DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,455

GLACIER WEST SPORTSWEAR, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF CASCADE WEST SPORTSWEAR, INC.
PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON

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, 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 on November 5, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Glacier West Sportswear, Inc., a subsidiary
of Cascade West Sportswear, Inc., Puyallup, Washington. The
workers at the subject firm produce polyester fleece outerwear.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm decreased from 2001 to 2002 and during the period of
January through October 2003 when compared to the same period in
2002.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject facility is related to a shift in production of
polyester fleece outerwear to a country (Mexico) that is a party
to a free trade agreement with the United States.
In addition, 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
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' 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 Glacier West Sportswear Inc., a subsidiary
of Cascade Sportswear Inc., Puyallup, Washington who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
November 4, 2002 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 17th day of November 2003.



/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance