DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,591

MISS ELAINE, INC.
STE. GENEVIEVE, MISSOURI

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 an 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 20, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by UNITE HERE, Local 428 on behalf
of workers of Miss Elaine Inc., Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. The
workers are engaged in the production of women's sleepwear (i.e.
nylon gowns).
The investigation determined that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined from full year 2006
through full year 2007.
The investigation also revealed that the company increased
import purchases of women's sleepwear during the relevant
period.
Workers of Miss Elaine Inc., Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
petition number TA-W-56,476, which expired March 10, 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 firm 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 the women's sleepwear produced
by Miss Elaine Inc., Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, 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 Miss Elaine Inc., Ste. Genevieve, Missouri,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after March 11, 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 10th day of January, 2008.


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