Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/11/2001
Filed Date: 12/12/2002
Most Recent Update: 12/26/2002
Determination Date: 12/26/2002
Expiration Date: 12/26/2004
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-50,301
DELONG SPORTSWEAR, INC.
QUANAH, TEXAS
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on December 12, 2002 and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at DeLong Sportswear, Inc., Quanah, Texas. The
workers produce nylon jackets and warm-ups.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in plant production of nylon jackets and
warm-ups to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
the worker's firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of DeLong Sportswear, Inc., Quanah, Texas who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after December 11, 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, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 26th day of December, 2002.
/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance