DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,151

CARHARTT, INC.
DOVER, TENNESSEE

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 October 18, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Carhartt, Inc., Dover, Tennessee. The workers at the
subject firm produce (cut) linings for bib overalls.
Declines in employment at the subject facility are related to
a corporate shift in the cutting of linings for bib overalls to a
country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement with the
United States.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Carhartt, Inc., Dover, Tennessee, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
October 18, 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."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 24th day of October, 2005
/s/ Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance