DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,384

PLEASANT HILL MANUFACTURING
A SUBSIDIARY OF KING LOUIE INTERNATIONAL INC
WAGONER, OKLAHOMA

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on August 5, 2004 and filed on
behalf of workers at Pleasant Hill Manufacturing, a subsidiary of
King Louie International Inc, Wagoner, Oklahoma. The workers
produce knit shirts.
The investigation revealed that employment and production
declined at the subject firm from January through June 2004
compared to the same period in 2003.
The investigation also revealed that imports of knit shirts by
the subject firm increased, in relation to production, during the
relevant time period.
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 the knit shirts produced by the
subject firm contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales and production at
that firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Pleasant Hill Manufacturing, a subsidiary of
King Louie International Inc, Wagoner, Oklahoma, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
July 26, 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 27th day of August 2004.


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