DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,839

AMERICAN GLOVE COMPANY, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES, INC.
LYERLY, GEORGIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 August 25, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of American Glove Company, Inc., Lyerly, Georgia. The
workers of the subject firm produce knit cotton safety gloves.
The petition includes on-site leased workers of Comprehensive
Services, Inc.
The investigation revealed that sales and production at the
subject firm declined in FY ending June 30, 2004 and declined
absolutely with the shutdown of the facility at the end of June
2005.
Aggregate imports for consumption of gloves that are like or
directly competitive with those produced at the subject firm were
over 80 percent of consumption in 2003 and increased in both 2004
and January through July of 2005 compared with the same period one
year earlier.
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 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the
Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion one has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has more than
50 workers, but fewer than five percent are age 50 or over.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with knit cotton gloves produced at
American Glove Company, Inc., Lyerly, Georgia 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 American Glove Company, Inc., including on-
site leased workers of Comprehensive Services, Inc., Lyerly,
Georgia who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 24, 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."
I further determine that all workers of American Glove
Company, Inc., Lyerly, Georgia are denied eligibility to apply
for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 3rd day of October, 2005
/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance