Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 06/30/2004
Filed Date: 06/30/2005
Most Recent Update: 07/28/2005
Determination Date: 07/28/2005
Expiration Date: 07/28/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-57,485
PROMAN MFG. CO., INC.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
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 30, 2005 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Proman Mfg. Co., Inc.,
Boston, Massachusetts. The workers sew sportswear and furniture
covers; they are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined in January through June
2005 compared with the same period in 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of sportswear and/or furniture
covers in 2003, 2004 and January through June, 2005. The survey
revealed increased imports of sportswear and/or furniture covers in
January through June 2005 while purchases from the subject
declined.
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 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 sportswear and furniture covers
produced at Proman Mfg. Co., Inc. Boston, Massachusetts 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 Proman Mfg. Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after June 30, 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 28th day of July 2005.
/s/ Richard Church
_____________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance