DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,158

ZAWICK MANUFACTURING COMPANY
HELLERTOWN, 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 (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 September 8, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by UNITE, Pennsylvania, Ohio and S.
Jersey Joint Board, on behalf of workers at Zawick Manufacturing
Company, Hellertown, Pennsylvania. The workers produced women's
swimwear.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and em-
ployment at the subject firm declined to zero on August 12, 2003
when the plant was shut down.
The U.S. Department of Labor conducted a survey of the major
customer of the subject firm regarding purchases of women's
swimwear in 2001, 2002, and January-September 2003. The survey
revealed that the respondent increased its imports of women's
swimwear while decreasing purchases from the subject firm during
the relevant period.
In accordance with Section 246 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 order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the 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 investi-
gation, I conclude that increased imports of articles like or
directly competitive with women's swimwear produced at Zawick
Manufacturing Company, Hellertown, Pennsylvania, contributed
importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the total
or partial separation of workers of that firm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Zawick Manufacturing Company, Hellertown,
Pennsylvania who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 6, 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, 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 19th day of November 2003

/s/ Richard Church
_____________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance