DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-54,431

DEXTER SHOE COMPANY
DEXTER MAINE PLANT
DEXTER, MAINE

Negative Determination 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.
The investigation was initiated on March 8, 2004, in
response to a petition filed by State agency representative on
behalf of workers of Dexter Shoe Company, Dexter Maine Plant,
Dexter, Maine. The workers are engaged in employment related to
warehousing and shipping of non-rubber footwear for Dexter Shoe
Company.
The investigation revealed that Dexter Shoe Company, Dexter
Maine Plant, Dexter, Maine, does not produce an article within
the meaning of Section 222(a)(2) of the Act. In order to be
considered eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, the worker group seeking
certification (or on whose behalf certification is being sought)
must work for a "firm" or appropriate subdivision that produces
an article and there must be a relationship between the workers'
work and the article produced by the workers' firm or
appropriate subdivision. The warehouse and distribution workers
described above do not support a firm or appropriate subdivision
that produces an article domestically and thus the worker group
can not be considered import impacted or affected by a shift in
production of an article.
In addition, 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 worker group must be
certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance
(TAA). Since the workers are denied eligibility to apply for
TAA, the workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.



Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of
Dexter Shoe Company, Dexter Maine Plant, Dexter, Maine, are
denied eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 12th day of May 2004.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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