DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,007

HERRINGBONE SHIRT MANUFACTURING CO., LLC
FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS

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 January 27, 2009, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Herringbone Shirt Manufacturing Co., LLC, Fall River,
Massachusetts. The workers produce men's dress shirts.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment declined
during the period under investigation.
The investigation revealed that U.S. aggregate imports of
men's dress shirts increased relative to U.S. shipments from 2006
to 2007, and during the period of January through March 2008
compared with the corresponding period of 2007.
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 men's dress shirts produced at
Herringbone Shirt Manufacturing Co., LLC, Fall River,
Massachusetts, 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 Herringbone Shirt Manufacturing Co., LLC, Fall
River, Massachusetts, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 26, 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 13th day of February 2009



/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance