DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,629

GIANT MERCHANDISING, INC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
PRIORITY TEMPORARY SERVICES, PARTNERS IN DIVERSITY AND
APPLE ONE
COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA

TA-W-62,629A

INCLUDING AN EMPLOYEE IN SUPPORT OF GIANT MERCHANDISING, INC.,
COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA OPERATING OUT OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on January 28, 2008,
applicable to workers of Giant Merchandising, Inc., including on-
site leased workers from Priority Temporary Services, Partners In
Diversity and Apple One, Commerce, California. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2008 (73 FR
8369).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm.
New information shows that a worker separation (Mr. Halton
Hamer) has occurred involving an employee in support of and under
the control of the Commerce, California facility of Giant
Merchandising, Inc. operating out of Rochester, Minnesota.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include an employee in support of the Commerce,
California facility operating out of Rochester, Minnesota.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Giant Merchandising, Inc., Commerce, California
who were adversely affected by a shift in production of screen
printed apparel to Mexico.



The amended notice applicable to TA-W-62,629 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Giant Merchandising, Inc., including
on-site leased workers from Priority Temporary
Services, Partners In Diversity, and Apple One,
Commerce, California (TA-W-62,629), including an
employee in support of Giant Merchandising, Inc.,
Commerce, California operating out of Rochester,
Minnesota (TA-W-62,629A), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after
December 10, 2006, through January 28, 2010, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 28th day of April 2008
/s/ Richard Church
____________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,629

GIANT MERCHANDISING, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM PRIORITY TEMPORARY
SERVICES, PARTNERS IN DIVERSITY, AND APPLE ONE
COMMERCE, 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, 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 3, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a California State Workforce Office
on behalf of workers of Giant Merchandising, Inc., Commerce,
California. The workers produce screen printed apparel for name
brands.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the commerce plant declined in 2007 compared with 2006.
The subject firm began to phase out production of screen
printed apparel at the Commerce plant in 2007 and shift operations
to Mexico. The shift in production is scheduled to be complete by
the end of 2008. Apparel screen printed in Mexico is destined for
sale in the U.S. market.
In addition, 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 there was a shift in 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, and there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of like or directly competitive articles. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:


"All workers of Giant Merchandising, Inc., including on-site
leased workers from Priority Temporary Services, Partners in
Diversity, and Apple One, Commerce, California, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
December 10, 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 28th day of January 2008

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance






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