DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-63,759

S. SHAMASH AND SONS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

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 July 29, 2008, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
S. Shamash & Sons, New York, New York. Workers at the subject firm
are engaged in activities such as accounting, freight receipt, and
inventory.
The investigation further revealed that workers at the subject
firm are engaged in activities supporting production at trade
certified firm, S. Shamash & Sons, Secaucus, New Jersey.
Workers of S. Shamash & Sons, Secaucus, New Jersey were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
petition number TA-W-63,340, based upon increased imports of
textile fabric. This certification will expire on June 30, 2010.
The investigation revealed that employment at S. Shamash and
Sons, New York, New York, declined from July 2007 to July 2008 and
is directly related to increased imports of textile fabric.
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 addition, 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 textile fabric produced by S.
Shamash & Sons, Secaucus, New Jersey, contributed importantly to
the total or partial separation of workers at S. Shamash and Sons,
New York, New York. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of S. Shamash & Sons, New York, New York, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after July 21, 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 8th day of August 2008
/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance