DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,433

LAWRENCE SEWING
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

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 November 8, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Lawrence
Sewing, San Francisco, California. The workers at the subject
firm produced girl's tops and bottoms.
Production and employment at the subject firm declined with
the closing of the subject firm in October 2007.
Furthermore, aggregate United Sates imports of girl's tops
and bottoms increased absolutely and relative to U.S. shipments
during the relevant time period. The imports/shipments ratio
exceeded one thousand percent in 2006 and January through June
2007.
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 facility 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with women's tops and bottoms
produced by Lawrence Sewing, San Francisco, California
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 Lawrence Sewing, San Francisco, California
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after November 7, 2006 through two years from the
date of certification are eligible to apply for trade
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 20th day of December 2007


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