DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,286

BAREVILLE GARMENT CORPORATION
MARTINDALE, 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 June 2, 2005 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Bareville Garment Corporation, Martindale, Pennsylvania. Workers
at the subject firm are sewing operators contracted to make women's
apparel (sleepwear and daywear).
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined during January through May
2005 when compared to the same time period of the previous year.
The investigation also revealed that aggregate United States
imports of women's apparel (sleepwear and daywear) are at high and
increasing levels both absolute and relative to domestic shipments
during the relevant 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 facility are age 50 or
over and do not possess skills that are 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 apparel (sleepwear and
daywear) produced at Bareville Garment Corporation, Martindale,
Pennsylvania contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production at
that facility or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Bareville Garment Corporation, Martindale,
Pennsylvania who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 26, 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 29th day of June 2005.


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