DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,749
SLATER SCREEN PRINT CORPORATION
PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND

TA-W-57,749A
SLATER DYE WORKS, INC.
PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on September 14, 2005
applicable to workers of Slater Screen Print Corporation,
Pawtucket, Rhode Island and Slater Dye Works, Inc., Pawtucket,
Rhode Island. The notice was published in the Federal Register
on October 6, 2005 (70 FR 58477).
The Department voluntarily reviewed the certification for
workers of the subject firm. The workers were engaged in the
production of printed fabric; they are not separately
identifiable by product line.
New findings show that there was a previous certification,
TA-W-52,384, issued on September 2, 2003, for workers of Slater
Screen Print Corporation, Pawtucket, Rhode Island and Slater Dye
Works, Inc., Pawtucket, Rhode Island who were engaged in
employment related to the production of printed fabric. That
certification expired September 2, 2005. To avoid an overlap in
worker group coverage, this certification is being amended to
change the impact date for workers of the subject firm from
August 15, 2004 to September 3, 2005.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-57,749 and TA-W-
57,749A are hereby issued as follows:
"All workers of Slater Screen Print Corporation, Pawtucket,
Rhode Island (TA-W-57,749) and Slater Dye Works, Inc.,
Pawtucket, Rhode Island (TA-W-57,749A), who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after September
3, 2005, through September 14, 2007, are eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act
of 1974, are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974.”

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 13th day of January 2006.

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


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,749

SLATER SCREEN PRINT CORPORATION
PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND

TA-W-57,749A

SLATER DYE WORKS, INC.
PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND

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), 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 August 16, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Slater Screen Print Corporation, Pawtucket, Rhode Island (TA-W-
52,384) and Slater Dye Works, Inc., Pawtucket, Rhode Island (TA-W-
52,384A). The workers are engaged in employment related to the
production of printed fabric; they are not separately identifiable
by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm decreased in January through July
2005 compared to the same period in 2004.
The U. S. Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s
major customers regarding their purchases of printed fabric in
2003, 2004, and January through August, 2005. The survey revealed
purchases from abroad increased while purchases from the subject
firm declined 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 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 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 produced by Slater Screen Print
Corporation, Pawtucket, Rhode Island (TA-W-52,384) and Slater Dye
Works, Inc., Pawtucket, Rhode Island (TA-W-52,384A), contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production and at that firm or subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Slater Screen Print Corporation, Pawtucket,
Rhode Island (TA-W-52,384) and Slater Dye Works, Inc.,
Pawtucket, Rhode Island (TA-W-52,384A), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 15,
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 14th day of September, 2005.

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