DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,102

ROBINSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY
CLARKRANGE, TENEESSEE

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)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on April 1, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by workers of Robinson
Manufacturing Company, Clarkrange, Tennessee. Workers at the
subject firm produce apparel, specifically boxer shorts and
performance athletic apparel. Workers are not separately
identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm
experienced employment, sales and production declines during the
relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of boxer shorts and performance athletic
apparel during the relevant period.
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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with boxer shorts and performance
athletic apparel produced by Robinson Manufacturing Company,
Clarkrange, Tennessee, 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 Robinson Manufacturing Company, Clarkrange,
Tennessee, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 31, 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 15th day of April 2008

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