DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-81,829

UNITED KNITTING LP
A DIVISION OF MALLEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM OMNISOURCE STAFFING
FORMERLY KNOWN AS EMPLOYMENT CONNECTION
CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE

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), can be
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)(III) imports of articles directly incorporating one
or more component parts produced outside the United
States that are like or directly competitive with
imports of articles incorporating one or more component
parts produced 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 July 26, 2012 by a company official on behalf of
workers of United Knitting LP, a division of Mallen
Industries, Inc., Cleveland, Tennessee (United Knitting LP).
The workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the
production of knit fabric. The worker group includes on-site
leased workers from OmniSource Staffing, formerly known as
Employment Connection.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm and their major declining
customer.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because 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.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of knit fabric by United Knitting LP have
decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because customer
imports of apparel directly incorporating knit fabric produced
outside the United States that are like or directly
competitive with imports of apparel incorporating knit fabric
produced by United Knitting LP have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
the increased customer imports of apparel contributed
importantly to the worker group separations and sales and
production declines at United Knitting LP.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of United Knitting LP,
a division of Mallen Industries, Inc., including on-site
leased workers from OmniSource Staffing, formerly known as
Employment Connection, Cleveland, Tennessee, who are engaged
in activities related to the production of activities related
to the production of knit fabric 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 United Knitting LP, a division of Mallen
Industries, Inc., including on-site leased workers from
OmniSource Staffing, formerly known as Employment
Connection, Cleveland, Tennessee, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after July 25,
2011, 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 23rd day of August, 2012.


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