DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,916

ADDISON SHOE COMPANY
A DIVISION OF MUNRO & COMPANY, INC.
WYNNE, ARKANSAS

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 April 7, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a State agency representative
on behalf of the workers of Addison Shoe Company, a division of
Munro & Company, Inc., Wynne, Arkansas. The workers are
engaged in the production of men's and women's footwear (i.e.
boots and shoes).
The investigation revealed that sales and production
declined from 2003 to 2004. Employment declined from 2003
through January through March 2005.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of men's and
women's boots and shoes during 2003, 2004 and January through
March 2005. The surveys revealed that customers increased
foreign purchases during the period under investigation.
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 assis-
tance (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 the men's and
women's footwear produced by Addison Shoe Company, a division
of Munro & Company, Inc., Wynne, Arkansas, 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 Addison Shoe Company, a division of Munro
& Company, Inc., Wynne, Arkansas, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 31,
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 12th day of May, 2005.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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