DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,178

ELBECO INCORPORATED
CITY SHIRT COMPANY DIVISION
FRACKVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

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 October 7, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Elbeco Incorporated, City Shirt Company Division,
Frackville, Pennsylvania. The workers produce woven uniform
shirts.
The workers of the firm were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under TA-W-59,962, which expired
September 6, 2008. As a result, the impact date of this
certification begins the day following the expiration date of
the previous certification.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm decreased in 2007 and through September 2008, and further
separations are anticipated in 2008.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm had
an increased reliance on imports from abroad of products like or
directly competitive with woven uniform shirts in 2007, compared
with 2006. The company's reliance on imports continued to
increase in January through September 2008.
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 woven uniform shirts produced
at Elbeco Incorporated, City Shirt Company Division, Frackville,
Pennsylvania 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 Elbeco Incorporated, City Shirt Company
Division, Frackville, Pennsylvania who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after September
7, 2008, 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 17th day of October 2008

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