DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,746

TAMA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF PERFORMANCE PERSONNEL
ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

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 March 11, 2005, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Tama Manufacturing Company, Inc, Allentown, Pennsylvania. The
workers produce women's slacks and skirts; they are not separately
identifiable by specific product.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm leased
workers from Performance Personnel.
Workers at the subject firm were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance on May 3, 2002 (TA-W-41,216). That
certification expired May 3, 2004.
This investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production decreased during partial fiscal year November through
February 2004-2005 compared to the same period one year earlier.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customer regarding its purchases of women's slacks and skirts in
2003-2004, and in January through February 2005 compared with the
same period in 2004. The survey revealed increased customer imports
along with reduced purchases from the subject firm in the 2003-2004
periods, and also revealed an increasing reliance on imports in
early 2005.
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 with women's slacks and skirts
produced at Tama Manufacturing Company, Inc., Allentown,
Pennsylvania contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production at
that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Tama Manufacturing Company, Inc., Allentown,
Pennsylvania including on-site leased workers of Performance
Personnel who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 4, 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 6th day of April 2005.

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