DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-80,270

AVERY DENNISON
RETAIL BRANDING AND INFORMATION SOLUTIONS (RBIS) DIVISION
FORMERLY KNOWN AS INFORMATION AND BRAND MANAGEMENT
DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ADECCO
SAYRE, PENNSYLVANIA

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, as amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department
of Labor herein presents the results of an investigation
regarding certification of eligibility to apply for worker
adjustment assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a
firm under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a),
are satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the
workers in such workers' firm, or an appropriate
subdivision of the firm, have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
(2)(B)(i) there has been a shift in production by
such workers' firm or subdivision to a foreign
country of articles like or directly competitive
with articles which are produced by such firm or
subdivision; and
(ii)(I) the country to which the workers' firm
has shifted production of the articles is a party
to a free trade agreement with the United States;
(II) the country to which the workers' firm
has shifted production of the articles is a
beneficiary under the African Growth and
Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean Basin Economic
Act; or
(III) there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of articles that are like or
directly competitive with articles which are or
were produced by such firm or subdivision

The investigation was initiated in response to a
petition filed on July 5, 2011 by a company official on
behalf of workers of Avery Dennison, Retail Branding and
Information Solutions (RBIS), formerly known as Information
and Brand Management Division, Sayre, Pennsylvania. The
workers' firm is engaged activities related to the
production of table top tag and label printers and patches
for the apparel industry. The subject worker group also
includes on-site leased workers from Adecco.
Workers were certified eligible to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA) which expired on July 6, 2011,
under petition number TA-W-70,345.
During the course of the investigation, information
was collected from the workers' firm and the United States
International Trade Commission's, Interactive Tariff and
Trade Dataweb.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm
have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the
employment decline is related to the shift in production
of patches for the apparel industry to a foreign country
that is party to a free trade agreement with the United
States.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974,
as amended ("Act"), 26 U.S.C. 2813, 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.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a
firm under Section 246 (a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(I) Whether a significant number of workers in
the workers' firm are 50 years of age or
older;
(II) Whether the workers in the workers' firm
possess skills that are not easily
transferable; and
(III) The competitive conditions within the
workers' industry (i.e., conditions within
the industry are adverse).
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I) has been met because a
significant number of workers in the workers' firm are 50
years of age or older.
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(II) has been met because the
workers in the workers' firm possess skills that are not
easily transferrable.
Finally, Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(III) has been met
because conditions within the workers' industry are
adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Avery Dennison,
Retail Branding and Information Solutions (RBIS), formerly
known as Information and Brand Management Division, Sayre,
Pennsylvania including on-site leased workers from Adecco,
who are engaged in activities related to the production of
table top tag and label printers and patches for the
apparel industry meet the worker group certification
criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. §
2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:





"All workers of Avery Dennison, Retail Branding and
Information Solutions (RBIS), formerly known as
Information and Brand Management Division, Sayre,
Pennsylvania including on-site leased workers from
Adecco, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 7, 2011, through two years
from the date of certification, are eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and are also
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974,
as amended."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 30th day of September, 2011


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
_____________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance