DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,330

DAVY MANUFACTURING, INC.
COLLINGDALE, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on June 8, 2005, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Davy Manufacturing,
Inc., Collingdale, Pennsylvania. The workers produce aprons.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined in the relevant time
period.
The United States Department of Labor conducted a survey of
the major customer of the subject firm regarding its purchases of
aprons in 2003, 2004, and January-May 2005. The survey revealed
that the respondent increased its imports of aprons while
decreasing purchases from the subject firm 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 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.
The investigation revealed that 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 conclude that increased imports of articles like
or directly competitive with aprons produced at Davy Manufacturing,
Inc., Collingdale, Pennsylvania, 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 Davy Manufacturing, Inc., Collingdale,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 1, 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 1st day of July, 2005.

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