DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,231

SALISBURY SPORTSWEAR, INC.
SALISBURY, PENNSYLVANIA

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, 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 July 3, 2003 in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers of Salisbury Sportswear,
Inc., Salisbury, Pennsylvania. The workers at the subject firm, a
contract sewer, produced women's swimwear.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm decreased absolutely from 2001 to 2002 and during
the period of January through June of 2003, when compared to the
same period in 2002.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's sole
customer regarding its purchases of swimwear. The customer reduced
business with the subject firm and increased its imports of women's
swimwear during the period under investigation.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with women's swimwear produced at
Salisbury Sportswear, Inc., Salisbury, Pennsylvania, contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production and at that firm or subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Salisbury Sportswear, Inc., Salisbury,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 2, 2002 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 in Washington, D. C. this 5th day of August, 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance