DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,810

STONE APPAREL
A SUBSIDIARY OF STONE INTERNATIONAL, LLC
INDUSTRIAS ORION S.A. DE C.V.
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

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 16, 2005,
applicable to workers of Stone Apparel, a subsidiary of Stone
International, LLC, Columbia, South Carolina. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on October 31, 2005 (70 FR
62347).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
finished and distributed men’s and boy’s underwear.
New information shows that in July 2005, Industrias Orion S.A.
DE C.V. purchased the manufacturing operations of Stone Apparel, a
subsidiary of Stone International, Columbia, South Carolina. Some
workers separated from employment at the subject firm had their
wages reported under the separate Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax
account for Industrias Orion S.A. DE C.V., Columbia, South
Carolina.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include all
workers of Stone Apparel, a subsidiary of Stone International, LLC
who were adversely affected by a shift in production to El
Salvador.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-57,810 is hereby issued
as follows:
"All workers of Stone Apparel, a subsidiary of Stone
International, LLC, Industrias Orion S.A. DE C.V., Columbia,
South Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 19, 2004, through September 16,
2007, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 13th day of April 2006.
/s/ Richard Church
_____________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,544

HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS, INC.
CONTROLS DIVISION
MILTON, VERMONT

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on July 13, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Husky Injection Molding Systems, Inc., Controls Division, Milton,
Vermont. The workers produce control cabinets and cable assemblies
for injection molding machines and robots.
The investigation revealed that a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject facility are threatened with
separation, and the forthcoming decline in employment is related to
a shift in production of control cabinets and cable assemblies for
injection molding machines and robots to a country (Canada) that is
a party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 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 there was a shift in production from
Husky Injection Molding Systems, Inc., Controls Division, Milton,
Vermont to Canada of articles that are like or directly competitive
with those produced by the subject facility. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:


"All workers of Husky Injection Molding Systems, Inc.,
Controls Division, Milton, Vermont who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after July 12, 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 18th day of August 2005.

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