DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,538
PRUDENTIAL OVERALL SUPPLY
GARMENT MANUFACTURING PLANT
CERRITOS, 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 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 sales and/or production have
decreased absolutely at the workers firm or subdivision and an
increase in imports of articles like or directly competitive with
articles produced by the workers' firm or subdivision contributed
importantly to workers' separation or threat of separation and to
the decline in the sales or production of the subject firm or
subdivision.
The investigation was initiated on February 9, 2005 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Prudential
Overall Supply, Garment Manufacturing Plant, Cerritos, California.
The workers at the subject facility produce work shirts and pants.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject facility declined from 2003 to 2004. The
manufacturing facility shut down in July of 2004.
The investigation further revealed that the work shirts and
pants currently sold to domestic customers by the company are
sourced from abroad.
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 of workers at the division 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 work shirts and pants produced at
Prudential Overall Supply, Garment Manufacturing Plant, Cerritos,
California contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production and
at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:


"All workers of Prudential Overall Supply, Garment
Manufacturing Plant, Cerritos, California who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after January 28,
2004 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 16th day of March 2005.

/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance