DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,873

OLYMPIC WEST SPORTSWEAR, INC.
CASCADA DE MEXICO, INC.
CASCADE WEST SPORTSWEAR, INC.
PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON

Amended 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) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on January
2, 2004, applicable to workers of Olympic West Sportswear, Inc.,
a division of Cascade West Sportswear, Inc., Puyallup,
Washington. The notice will be published soon in the Federal
Register.
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers are engaged in the production of outerwear.
New information shows that Cascade West Sportswear, Inc. is
the parent firm of Olympic West Sportswear, Inc. and Cascada de
Mexico, Puyallup, Washington. Workers of Cascada de Mexico, Inc.
and Cascade West Sportswear provide administrative, marketing and
management consulting services supporting the production of
outerwear at Olympic West Sportswear, Inc., Puyallup, Washington.



Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Olympic West Sportswear, Inc., Puyallup,
Washington, who were adversely affected by a shift in production
to Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-53,873 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Olympic West Sportswear, Inc.,
including workers of Cascada de Mexico, Inc., and
Cascade West Sportswear, Puyallup, Washington, who
became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after December 22, 2002, through January 2, 2006,
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 at Washington, D.C. this 12th day of January 2004.


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


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,873 CORRECTED COPY
1/8/2004
OLYMPIC WEST SPORTSWEAR, INC.
A DIVISION 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 December 23, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Olympic West Sportswear, Inc., a division of Cascade
West Sportswear, Inc., Puyallup, Washington. The workers at the
subject firm produced outerwear.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
plant declined from 2002 through November 2003.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm has
shifted production of 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 Olympic West Sportswear, Inc., a division of
Cascade West Sportswear, Inc., Puyallup, Washington who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
December 22, 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 2nd day of January 2004

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