DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,199

TINNIN GARMENT CO., INC.
FREDERICKTOWN, MISSOURI

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 December 13, 2004, in
response to a petition filed by UNITE on behalf of the workers
at Tinnin Garment Co., Inc., Fredericktown, Missouri. The
workers are engaged in activities related to the production of
postal uniforms (outerwear).
The investigation revealed that production and employment
at the subject firm declined from 2003 to 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of postal uniforms
(outerwear). This survey revealed increases in customer imports
of postal uniforms (outerwear) 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 postal
uniforms (outerwear) like or directly competitive with those
produced at Tinnin Garment Co., Inc., Fredericktown, Missouri
contributed importantly to the decline in sales or production
and to the total or partial separation of workers of that firm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Tinnin Garment Co., Inc., Fredericktown,
Missouri who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 13, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 18th day of January, 2005.


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