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TAW-60901  /  Perfect Fit Glove Company, LLC (Buffalo, NY)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 02/01/2006
Filed Date: 02/05/2007
Most Recent Update: 02/22/2007
Determination Date: 02/22/2007
Expiration Date: 02/22/2009

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,901

PERFECT FIT GLOVE COMPANY, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF BACOU-DALLOZ SA
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM SPHERION, ADECCO, EGW AND
ABLEST
BUFFALO, NEW YORK

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 February 5, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Perfect Fit Glove Company, LLC, A Subsidiary of Bacou-
Dalloz SA, Buffalo, New York. The workers produce work gloves and
sleeves.
The investigation revealed that Perfect Fit Glove Company, LLC,
also leased workers from Spherion, Adecco, EGW and Ablest.
The investigation also revealed that in January through
February 2007 as compared with January through February 2006, the
subject firm increased import purchases of work gloves and sleeves
while experiencing a decrease in sales and production.
In accordance with Section 246 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with work gloves and sleeves produced
by Perfect Fit Glove Company, LLC, A Subsidiary of Bacou-Dalloz SA,
Buffalo, New York, 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 Perfect Fit Glove Company, LLC, A Subsidiary
of Bacou-Dalloz SA, Buffalo, New York, including on-site
leased workers from Spherion, Adecco, EGW and Ablest, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after February 1, 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 22nd day of February 2007



/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance