DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-92,037

SPECIALTY GARMENT MANUFACTURING COMPANY
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ALSICO USA
ASHEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA

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 July 21, 2016 by three workers on behalf of workers of
Specialty Garment Manufacturing Company, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Alsico USA, Asheboro, North Carolina (herein
known as “Specialty Garment Manufacturing Company” or
“workers’ firm”). The workers’ firm is engaged in activities
related to the production, warehousing and shipment of
protective garments/clean room apparel.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the petitioner and workers’ firm.
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 protective garments/clean room apparel by
Specialty Garment Manufacturing Company have decreased
absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because company
imports of protective garments and/or clean room apparel like
or directly competitive with protective garments and/or clean
room apparel have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased company imports of protective garments and/or clean
room apparel contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at Specialty Garment
Manufacturing Company.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Specialty Garment
Manufacturing Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alsico
USA, Asheboro, North Carolina, who are engaged in activities
related to the production of protective garments/ clean room
apparel 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 Specialty Garment Manufacturing Company, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Alsico USA, Asheboro, North
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 20, 2015 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 January 2017.
/s/Hope D. Kinglock
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HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance