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TAW-60172  /  Sunshine School Uniforms and Supply Co. (Medley, FL)

Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 09/27/2005
Filed Date: 10/02/2006
Most Recent Update: 10/23/2006
Determination Date: 10/23/2006
Expiration Date: 10/23/2008

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,172

SUNSHINE SCHOOL UNIFORMS
AND SUPPLY COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
ADP TOTAL SOURCE
MEDLEY, FLORIDA

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on October 23, 2006,
applicable to workers of Sunshine School Uniforms, and Supply
Company, Medley, Florida. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on November 16, 2006 (71 FR 66799).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of school uniforms.
New information shows that leased workers of ADP Total
Source were employed on-site at the Medley, Florida location of
Sunshine School Uniforms and Supply Company.
Information also shows that all workers separated from
employment at the subject firm had their wages reported under a
separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account for ADP Total
Source.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Sunshine School Uniforms and Supply Company,
Medley, Florida who were adversely affected by a shift of
production to Guatemala.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-60,172 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Sunshine Schools Uniforms and Supply
Company, including on-site leased workers ADP Total
Source, Medley, Florida who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 27,
2005, through October 23, 2008, 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 4th day of January 2007.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance

4510-30-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,172

SUNSHINE SCHOOL UNIFORMS
AND SUPPLY COMPANY
MEDLEY, FLORIDA

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), 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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 2, 2006 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Sunshine
Schools Uniforms and Supply Company, Medley, Florida. The
workers at the subject firm produced school uniforms.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject plant is related to a shift in plant production of school
uniforms to Guatemala, a beneficiary country under the Caribbean
Basin Economic Recovery Act.

In accordance with Section 246 of 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 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 Guatemala 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 Sunshine Schools Uniforms and Supply
Company, Medley, Florida who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 27, 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 in Washington, D.C., this 23rd day of October 2006.


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance







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