DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,563

ADDIE FASHIONS, INC.
WEST UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA

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 July 15, 2005 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Addie Fashions, Inc.,
West Union, South Carolina. The workers produce women's wearing
apparel such as skirts.
Production and employment at the subject firm declined from
January through June 2005 when compared with the same time period
of the previous year.
The investigation also revealed that aggregate United States
imports of women's of women's and girls' skirts are at high and
increasing levels both absolute and relative to domestic shipments.
In 2004, in terms of quantity, the import-to-shipment ratio for
women's and girls' skirts exceeded 100 percent.
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.
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 wearing apparel such as
skirts produced at Addie Fashions, Inc., West Union, South Carolina
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production and at that
facility or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Addie Fashions, Inc., West Union, South
Carolina who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 7, 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 26th day of August 2005.

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