DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,617

LEVI STRAUSS AND COMPANY
SAN FRANCISCO SEWING ROOM
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, 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.
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 September 16, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Levi Strauss and Company, San Francisco Sewing Room, San
Francisco, California. The workers at the subject firm are engaged
in the production of jeans.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined during the period of
January through August 2004, compared to the same period in 2003.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
facility is related to a shift in production of jeans to countries
(Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Mexico) that are either a
beneficiary country or are a party to a free trade agreement with
the United States.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Dominican Republic, Guatemala
and Mexico of articles that are like or directly competitive with
those produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Levi Strauss and Company, San Francisco Sewing
Room, San Francisco, California who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after September 14,
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 September 2004.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance