DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,701

AMERICAN UNIFORM COMPANY
ROBBINSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

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)(A) of Section
222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 4, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
American Uniform Company, Robbinsville, North Carolina. The workers at
the subject firm produced men's and women's work pants; they were not
separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
American Uniform Company, Robbinsville, North Carolina declined form
January through November 2003 when compared to the same time period of
the previous year.
The investigation also revealed that imports of men's and women's
work pants by the subject firm increased during the relevant time
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 investigation,
I determine that increases of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with those produced at American Uniform Company,
Robbinsville, North Carolina contributed importantly to the total or
partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production and at that firm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of American Uniform Company, Robbinsville, North
Carolina who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 26, 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 29th day of December, 2003



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