DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,903

PERRY MANUFACTURING COMPANY
MOUNT AIRY, 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, 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 26, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Perry Manufacturing Company, Mount Airy, North Carolina.
The workers produce samples, patterns, and markers of men's,
ladies', and children's apparel. The workers are not separately
identifiable by article.
The investigation revealed that a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject firm are threatened to become
separated from employment.
The subject firm has shifted a portion of production of
samples, patterns, and markers to several countries (El Salvador,
Nicaragua, and Guatemala) which are party to a free trade agreement
with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 of 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 determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to El Salvador, Nicaragua,
and Guatemala 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 Perry Manufacturing Company, Mount Airy, North
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 14, 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 5th of March 2008


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