DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,482

NORTHRIDGE MILLS, INC.
SAN FERNANDO, 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 (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 June 5, 2008 in response to
a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Northridge Mills, Inc., San Fernando, California.
Workers at the subject firm sew swimwear, sportswear and underwear.
Workers are not separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed employment and sales declined from
2006 to 2007 and in January through May 2008 compared with the same
period in 2007.
United States aggregate imports of underwear, men's and boys'
tops, women's and girls' tops, men's and boys' swimwear, and
women's and girls' swimwear were very high and increasing both
absolutely and relative to US shipments from 2006 to 2007 and in
January through March 2008 compared with the same period in 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 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 those produced by Northridge
Mills, Inc., San Fernando, California, contributed to the total or
partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers at Northridge Mills, Inc., San Fernando,
California who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 22, 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 30th day of July 2008


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