DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,258

JUST-A-STRETCH OF R.I., INC.
HOPE, RHODE ISLAND

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b)of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on February 12, 2004 filed on behalf of workers of Just-A-
Stretch of R.I., Inc., Hope, Rhode Island. The workers produce
knitted elastic fabric for the apparel industry.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined from 2002 to 2003 and during the period of March 2003 to
February 2004.

The investigation also revealed that Just-A-Stretch of R.I.,
Inc., Hope, Rhode Island supplies component parts for apparel and a
loss of business with apparel manufacturers whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed
importantly to the workers separation or threat of separation.
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 workers of Just-A-Stretch of R.I.,
Inc., Hope, Rhode Island qualify as adversely affected secondary
workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:



"All workers of the Just-A-Stretch of R.I., Inc., Hope, Rhode
Island, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 11, 2003, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 8th day of March 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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