DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,804

SOUTH EAST PRINTING AND EMBROIDERY
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF STAFFING CONCEPTS NATIONAL
MIAMI, FLORIDA

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 October 15, 2004, in
response to a petition filed by a State agency representative on
behalf of workers of South East Printing and Embroidery, Miami,
Florida. The workers produce printed t-shirts.
The investigation revealed that employment declined at the
subject firm January through October 2004 over the corresponding
2003 period.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that South East
Printing and Embroidery, Miami, Florida also leased workers
through Staffing Concepts National, Duluth, Georgia to produce
printed t-shirts. All payroll, compensation and benefits for
employees at South East Printing and Embroidery, Miami, Florida
were handled through Staffing Concepts National, Duluth,
Georgia.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject firm is related to a shift in plant production of
printed t-shirts to a country, Dominican Republic, party to a
Free Trade Agreement with the United States.
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 addition, 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 workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the t-shirt apparel 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 of
articles that are like or directly competitive with printed t-
shirts produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"Workers of South East Printing and Embroidery, Miami,
Florida, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 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 19th day of November 2004.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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