Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 11/17/2004
Filed Date: 11/18/2005
Most Recent Update: 12/28/2005
Determination Date: 12/28/2005
Expiration Date: 12/28/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,371
CARHARTT, INC.
SEBREE, KENTUCKY
TA-W-58,371A
CARHARTT, INC.
MOREHEAD, KENTUCKY
TA-W-58,371B
CARHARTT, INC.
GLASGOW, KENTUCKY
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, 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 November 18, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Carhartt, Inc., Sebree, Kentucky (TA-W-58,371),
Carhartt, Inc., Morehead, Kentucky (TA-W-58,371A) and Carhartt,
Inc., Glasgow, Kentucky (TA-W-58,371B). The workers were engaged
in the production of bib overalls, coats, jackets, vest, jean and
dungarees. The workers are not separately identifiable by product
line.
Employment at the subject plant has declined, and the subject
firm has shifted plant production of bib overalls, coats, jackets,
vest, jean and dungarees to a country (Mexico) 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
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 at Carhartt, Inc., Sebree, Kentucky (TA-W-
58,371), Carhartt, Inc., Morehead, Kentucky (TA-W-58,371A) and
Carhartt, Inc., Glasgow, Kentucky (TA-W-58,371B) who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
November 17, 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 28th day of December 2005.
/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance