DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,862

CINTAS CORPORATION
MASON CUTTING CENTER
MASON, 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.
This investigation was initiated on January 12, 2009 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Cintas Corporation, Supply Chain Division, Mason
Cutting Center, Mason, Ohio. The workers produce cut fabric
pieces for shirts and pants.
Employment and production at the subject firm has declined
from 2007 to 2008.
The subject firm imported products like those manufactured
at the subject facility in 2008, replacing a major portion of
production at the subject facility.
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 the cut fabric pieces for
shirts and pants produced at Cintas Corporation, Supply Chain
Division, Mason Cutting Center, Mason, Ohio, 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 Cintas Corporation, Supply Chain Division,
Mason Cutting Center, Mason, Ohio, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 9,
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 26th day of January 2009



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