DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,484

THE LANG COMPANIES
MILLER O’CONNEL PRINTING
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM MANPOWER
WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC
2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the results
of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply
for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance,
the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph (a)(2)(A) or
(a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met. It is
determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of Section
222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 20, 2008 in response
to a worker petition filed on behalf of workers of The Lang Companies,
Miller O’Connell Printing, Waukesha, Wisconsin. The workers produce
wall calendars, Christmas cards, mugs, and stationary.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at the
subject facility declined in January through October 2008 compared
with the corresponding period in 2007.
The subject firm shifted its operations from the Waukesha
facility to China. All of the transferred production will be imported
back into the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for
older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation,
I determine that increases of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with wall calendars, Christmas cards, mugs and stationary
produced at The Lang Companies, Miller O’Connell Printing, Waukesha,
Wisconsin, contributed importantly to the total or partial separation
of workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of The Lang Companies, Miller O’Connell Printing,
including on-site leased workers from Manpower, Waukesha,
Wisconsin, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 19, 2007 through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are
also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.”
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 11th day of December, 2008


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance