DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-72,669

A&H SPORTSWEAR COMPANY, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM JOB CONNECTIONS
AND EXPRESS PERSONNEL
PEN ARGYL, PENNSYLVANIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a Firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and

(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on October 26, 2009 on behalf of workers of A&H
Sportswear Company, Inc., Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. The workers
produced women's swimwear. The worker group includes on-site
leased workers from Job Connections and Express Personnel.
The investigation revealed that workers of A&H Sportswear
Company, Inc. who are engaged in employment related to
production of women's swimwear meet the criteria for
certification.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
proportion of the workers were separated during the relevant
period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and production of women's swimwear by A&H Sportswear Company,
Inc. have decreased absolutely during the relevant period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because company
imports of articles like or directly competitive with the
women's swimwear produced by A&H Sportswear Company, Inc. have
increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
the increased imports of women's swimwear contributed
importantly to the worker group separations and
sales/production declines at A&H Sportswear Company, Inc.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of A&H Sportswear
Company Inc., Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, who are engaged in
employment related to women's swimwear meet the worker group
certification criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:
"All workers of A&H Sportswear Company Inc., including on-
site leased workers of Job Connections and Express
Personnel, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October 23,
2008, through two years from the date of certification, and
all workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on the date of certification
through two years from the date of certification, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2
of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 15th day of March, 2010

/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance