DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,964

REED MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI

TA-W-61,964A

REED MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE

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 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 August 9, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Reed Manufacturing Company, Inc., Tupelo, Mississippi (TA-W-61,964)
and Reed Manufacturing Company, Inc., Franklin, Tennessee (TA-W-
61,964A). Workers of Tupelo, Mississippi (TA-W-61,964) produce
denim jeans, casual pants, work pants, and shirts. Workers of
Franklin, Tennessee (TA-W-61,964A), were engaged in administrative
support functions (customer service clerks) in support of the
Tupelo, Mississippi production.
Workers of Reed Manufacturing Company, Inc., Tupelo,
Mississippi (TA-W-61,964) were certified eligible to apply for
trade adjustment assistance based on a shift in production of denim
jeans, casual pants, work pants, and shirts to the Dominican
Republic, under petition number TA-W-56,488, which expired on
February 22, 2007.
The investigation revealed that employment is threatened
decline as the subject firm is shifting portions of its denim
jeans, casual pants, work pants, and shirts manufacturing from
Tupelo, Mississippi (TA-W-61,964), to countries (Dominican Republic
and Haiti) that are beneficiary countries under the Caribbean Basin
Economic Recovery Act.
Employment of the administrative staff at Reed Manufacturing
Company, Inc., Franklin, Tennessee (TA-W-61,964A), declined
absolutely with its closure on July 31, 2007. This decline in
employment is in part attributable to the firm's shift in
production from the Tupelo plant to the Dominican Republic and
Haiti.
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 firms are age 50 or
over and do not possess skills that are 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 and
Haiti 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 Reed Manufacturing Company, Inc., Tupelo,
Mississippi (TA-W-61,964), who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 23, 2007
through two years from the date of certification; and all
workers of Reed Manufacturing Company, Inc., Franklin,
Tennessee (TA-W-61,964A), who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 8, 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 August 2007

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