DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,867

VANITY FAIR BRANDS, LP
DISTRIBUTION
MISSION, TEXAS

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 February 20, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Vanity Fair Brands, LP, Distribution, Mission, Texas.
The workers are engaged in storing, picking, packing, and shipping
operations related to the production of women's lingerie at an
affiliated facility.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined in 2007 compared with 2006 and will decline
absolutely when it shuts down in 2008.
The investigation revealed that the workers at the subject
facility supported the production of women's lingerie at Vanity
Fair Brands, LP, Dyeing and Finishing Department, Monroeville,
Alabama. Workers at that facility were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance on July 5, 2007 (TA-W-61,494A) based on a
shift of production from the Monroeville facility to Mexico.
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 conclude 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. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:


"All workers of Vanity Fair Brands, LP, Distribution, Mission,
Texas, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 5, 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 19th day of March 2008


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