DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,040

AH SCHREIBER COMPANY, INC.
GORDON GARMENT DIVISION
BRISTOL, VIRGINIA

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 March 16, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
AH Schreiber Company, Inc., Gordon Garment Division, Bristol,
Virginia. The workers at the subject firm produce swimwear and
components.
Workers at the subject firm were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance on May 12, 2004 (TA-W-54,661). That
certification expires May 12, 2006.
In January through March 2006 production and employment at the
subject plant declined compared with the same period in 2005. The
decline in employment is related to a shift in production of
swimwear to a country (Dominican Republic) that is a beneficiary
under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.
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 determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to the Dominican Republic 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 AH Schreiber Company, Inc., Gordon Garment
Division, Bristol, Virginia who become totally or partially
separated from employment on or after May 13, 2006 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 27th day of March, 2006

/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance