Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 09/25/2001
Filed Date: 10/15/2002
Most Recent Update: 11/19/2002
Determination Date: 11/19/2002
Expiration Date: 11/19/2004
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-42,233
M.J. SOFFE COMPANY
WALLACE, NORTH CAROLINA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of eli-
gibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on October 15, 2002, filed on behalf of workers at M.J.
Soffe Company, Wallace, North Carolina. The workers produced T-
shirts.
Investigation findings revealed that the subject plant ceased
subject plant production in favor of importing t-shirts from a
foreign source, impacting the workers at the subject plant.
The investigation also showed that the subject firm has
increased its imports of T-shirts.
A petition for NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment Assistance has
been filed on behalf of workers at the subject firm (NAFTA-7606).
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-
gation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles like or
directly competitive with those produced by M.J. Soffe Company,
Wallace, North Carolina, contributed importantly to the decline in
sales and production and to the total or partial separation of
workers of the subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers at M.J. Soffe Company, Wallace, North
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 25, 2001, through two
years from the date of certification, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 19th day of November 2002.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
__________________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-42,233
M.J. SOFFE COMPANY
WALLACE, NORTH CAROLINA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of eli-
gibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on October 15, 2002, filed on behalf of workers at M.J.
Soffe Company, Wallace, North Carolina. The workers produced T-
shirts.
Investigation findings revealed that the subject plant ceased
subject plant production in favor of importing t-shirts from a
foreign source, impacting the workers at the subject plant.
The investigation also showed that the subject firm has
increased its imports of T-shirts.
A petition for NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment Assistance has
been filed on behalf of workers at the subject firm (NAFTA-7606).
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-
gation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles like or
directly competitive with those produced by M.J. Soffe Company,
Wallace, North Carolina, contributed importantly to the decline in
sales and production and to the total or partial separation of
workers of the subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers at M.J. Soffe Company, Wallace, North
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 25, 2001, through two
years from the date of certification, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 19th day of November 2002.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
__________________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance