DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,067

ALLTRISTA CONSUMER PRODUCTS COMPANY
CLOQUET DIVISION
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF
DIAMOND BRANDS, INC.
CLOQUET, MINNESOTA

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 in response to a petition
received on November 23, 2004 and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Alltrista Consumer Products Company, Cloquet
Division, Cloquet, Minnesota. The workers produce woodenware
products such as matches, toothpicks, craft sticks, corndog
sticks and strike-a-fire matches.

The investigation revealed that plant production and
employment declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that the company
increased their reliance on imported woodenware products during
the relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that Alltrista Consumer
Products Company, Cloquet Division, Cloquet, Minnesota also
leased workers from Diamond Brands, Inc. to produce woodenware
products at the subject plant.
In accordance with Section 246 of 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 addition, in order for the Department to issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group
eligibility 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 woodenware products such as
matches, toothpicks, craft sticks, corndog sticks and strike-a-
fire matches produced at Alltrista Consumer Products Company,
Cloquet Division, Cloquet, Minnesota 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 Alltrista Consumer Products Company, Cloquet
Division, Cloquet, Minnesota, including leased workers of
Diamond Brands, Inc. working at Alltrista Consumer Products
Company, Cloquet Division, Cloquet, Minnesota who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
November 19, 2003 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 29th day of December, 2004.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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