Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 06/03/2003
Filed Date: 06/04/2004
Most Recent Update: 06/21/2004
Determination Date: 06/21/2004
Expiration Date: 06/21/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-55,029
LEEDA SEWING MANUFACTURING, INC.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
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 its 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 June 4, 2004 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Leeda Sewing
Manufacturing, Inc., San Francisco, California. Workers at the
subject firm produced women's evening wear and bridal wear and
were not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
decreased absolutely with the closure of the subject firm on
March 22, 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of women's evening
wear and bridal wear. This survey revealed increases in imports
of women's evening wear and bridal wear during the period under
investigation.
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 women's evening wear and
bridal wear produced at Leeda Sewing Manufacturing, Inc., San
Francisco, California contributed importantly to the total or
partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Leeda Sewing Manufacturing, Inc., San
Francisco, California who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 3, 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 in Washington, D. C. this 21st day of June, 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance