DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,488

SASI CORPORATION
d/b/a BRIDAL ORIGINALS
COLLINSVILLE, ILLINOIS

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 August 20, 2004 and filed
by a company official on behalf of workers at SASI Corporation,
d/b/a Bridal Originals, Collinsville, Illinois. The workers
produce bridal gowns; they are not separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production declined at the subject firm from 2003 up to July 2004.
The investigation also revealed an increase of company-wide
imports of bridal gowns.
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 produced at 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 SASI Corporation, d/b/a Bridal Originals,
Collinsville, Illinois, engaged in employment related to the
production of bridal gowns who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 19, 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 3rd day of September 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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