DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,446

VF JEANSWEAR SERVICE SUPPORT CENTER
1421 SOUTH ELM STREET
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 13, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of VF Jeanswear Service Support Center, 1421 South Elm
Street, Greensboro, North Carolina. The workers were engaged in
providing technical, research and development and manufacturing
support for certified facilities that produced jeans (men's,
women's and children's).
The subject facility is under an existing certification that
will expire on December 15, 2007 (TA-W-58,265).
Employees at the subject location were engaged in support of
affiliated facilities whose workers are currently certified for
Trade Adjustment Assistance. Those certifications were based on
shifts of production of jeans (men's, women's and children's) to a
country (Mexico) which is a party to a free trade agreement with
the United States.
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 conclude that there was a shift of production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico 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 VF Jeanswear Service Support Center, 1421
South Elm Street, Greensboro, North Carolina, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
December 16, 2007, 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 26th day of November 2007.


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