DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,443

BLOOMSBURG MILLS, INC
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF
ONE COURSE STAFFING SOLUTIONS
BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

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, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 8, 2004 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Bloomsburg Mills, Inc., Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The workers at
the subject facility produce finished broadwoven fabrics.
The subject firm leased some of its production workers from
One Source Staffing Solutions, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.

The investigation revealed that Bloomsburg Mills, Inc.,
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania supplies finished fabric for apparel and a
loss of business with a manufacturer (whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance) contributed
importantly to the workers separation or threat of separation.
Workers of the subject firm were previously certified for
trade adjustment assistance under petition number TA-W-38,914,
which expired March 21, 2004.
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 workers of Bloomsburg Mills, Inc.,
including leased workers of One Source Staffing Solutions,
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 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 Bloomsburg Mills, Inc., including leased
workers of One Source Staffing Solutions, Bloomsburg,
Pennsylvania who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 22, 2004, 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 16th day of March, 2004.



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