DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,102

H. WARSHOW AND SONS, INC.
MILTON PENNSYLVANIA DIVISION
MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on October 11, 2005, filed by a company official on behalf
of workers of H. Warshow and Sons, Inc., Milton Pennsylvania
Division, Milton, Pennsylvania. Workers at the subject firm
produce stretch fabric.
Employment at the subject firm decreased from 2003 to 2004 and
during January through September 2005 over the corresponding period
in 2004.
The investigation revealed that H. Warshow and Sons, Inc.,
Milton Pennsylvania Division, Milton, Pennsylvania, supplies
component parts for underwear (shorts and t-shirts) and samples,
and at least 20 percent of its production or sales is supplied to a
manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
trade adjustment assistance.
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.
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.
The investigation further revealed the subject firm was
certified for trade adjustment assistance and alternative trade
adjustment assistance (TA-W-53,096), which expires on November 21,
2005.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of H. Warshow and Sons,
Inc., Milton, Pennsylvania Division, Milton, Pennsylvania qualify
as adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of H. Warshow and Sons, Inc., Milton Pennsylvania
Division, Milton, Pennsylvania, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after November 22,
2005 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 at Washington, D.C., this 15th day of November 2005.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance