Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/06/2005
Filed Date: 12/05/2006
Most Recent Update: 01/09/2007
Determination Date: 01/09/2007
Expiration Date: 01/09/2009
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,532
AUBURN APPAREL, INC.
AUBURN, 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 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 5, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Auburn Apparel, Inc., Auburn, Pennsylvania. The workers
at the subject firm produced men's, women's, and children's t-
shirts and thermal and performance underwear; they are not
separately identifiable by articles produced.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production at the subject firm decreased during the period of
January through November 2006 over the corresponding 2005 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customer regarding its purchases of men's, women's, and children's
t-shirts and thermal and performance underwear during 2004, 2005
and January through November 2006 over the corresponding 2005
period. The survey revealed increased imports of men's, women's,
and children's t-shirts and thermal and performance underwear
during the period under investigation.
In addition, 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 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 an increase in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with men's, women's, and children's t-
shirts and thermal and performance underwear produced by the
subject firm contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production at
that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Auburn Apparel, Inc., Auburn, Pennsylvania,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after December 5, 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 9th day of January 2007
/s/Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance