DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,179

ELBECO INCORPORATED
GALLON MANUFACTURING DIVISION
GALLON, OHIO

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 Elbeco Incorporated, Gallon Manufacturing Division,
Gallon, Ohio. The workers produce woven uniform trousers.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm decreased from 2006 through September 2008, and further
separations are anticipated.
The subject firm has transferred some production from the
Gallon plant to Honduras, a country which is party to a free
trade agreement with the United States, and it also increased
its reliance on imports of products like or directly competitive
with woven uniform trousers in 2007. 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 trousers
produced at Elbeco Incorporated, Gallon Manufacturing Division,
Gallon, Ohio, 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, Gallon Manufacturing
Division, Gallon, Ohio who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 6, 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 17th day of October 2008

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