DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,851

MARTIN MANUFACTURING
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF FECHHEIMER BROTHERS COMPANY
MARTIN, TENNESSEE

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 August 12, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Martin Manufacturing, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Fechheimer Brothers Company, Martin, Tennessee. The workers
produce uniforms for state government agencies.
This investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined in January through July 2008 compared to the
same period the previous year.
The subject firm is shifting production of uniforms to
Honduras, El Salvador, and Columbia. Honduras and El Salvador
are trade beneficiary countries under the Caribbean Basin
Economic Recovery Act.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers firm or subdivision to Honduras and El Salvador
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 Martin Manufacturing, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Fechheimer Brothers Company, Martin,
Tennessee, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 11, 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 20th day of August 2008


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