DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,255

HOFFMAN/NEW YORKER, INC.
DUSHORE, 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.
This investigation was initiated on October 21, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Hoffman/New Yorker, Inc., Dushore, Pennsylvania. The
workers produce pressing equipment used in the dry cleaning and
garment manufacturing industries.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the Dushore facility declined in January through September 2008
compared with the same period in 2007.
The subject firm increased its imports of pressing equipment
in January through September 2008 compared with the same period in
2007.
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 pressing equipment produced at
Hoffman/New Yorker, Inc., Dushore, 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 Hoffman/New Yorker, Inc., Dushore,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 17, 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 25th day of November 2008


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