Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 01/08/2000
Filed Date: 01/22/2001
Most Recent Update: 02/07/2001
Determination Date: 02/07/2001
Expiration Date: 02/07/2003
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-38,561
OSHKOSH B'GOSH INC.
BYRDSTOWN DIVISION
BYRDSTOWN, TENNESSEE
Certification Regarding Eligibility
to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-148), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of eli-
gibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on January 22, 2001, filed on behalf of workers at Oshkosh
B'Gosh, Inc., Byrdstown Division, Byrdstown, Tennessee. The workers
produced boys and girls knitted tops and leggings.
A petition for Transitional Adjustment Assistance has been
filed on behalf of workers at the subject firm (NAFTA 4442). That
petition was certified on February 5, 2001.
The subject plant will permanently close on March 5, 2001.
The investigation also revealed that from 1999 to 2000, the company
increased reliance of imports of boy's and girl's knitted tops and
leggings.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-
gation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles like or
directly competitive with those produced by Oshkosh B'Gosh, Inc.,
Byrdstown Division, Byrdstown, Tennessee, contributed importantly
to the decline in sales and production and to the total or partial
separation of workers of the subject firm. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers at the Oshkosh B'Gosh, Inc., Byrdstown
Division, Byrdstown, Tennessee, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January
8, 2000, through two years from the date of certification
are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 7th day of February, 2001.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-38,561
OSHKOSH B'GOSH INC.
BYRDSTOWN DIVISION
BYRDSTOWN, TENNESSEE
Certification Regarding Eligibility
to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-148), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of eli-
gibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on January 22, 2001, filed on behalf of workers at Oshkosh
B'Gosh, Inc., Byrdstown Division, Byrdstown, Tennessee. The workers
produced boys and girls knitted tops and leggings.
A petition for Transitional Adjustment Assistance has been
filed on behalf of workers at the subject firm (NAFTA 4442). That
petition was certified on February 5, 2001.
The subject plant will permanently close on March 5, 2001.
The investigation also revealed that from 1999 to 2000, the company
increased reliance of imports of boy's and girl's knitted tops and
leggings.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-
gation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles like or
directly competitive with those produced by Oshkosh B'Gosh, Inc.,
Byrdstown Division, Byrdstown, Tennessee, contributed importantly
to the decline in sales and production and to the total or partial
separation of workers of the subject firm. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers at the Oshkosh B'Gosh, Inc., Byrdstown
Division, Byrdstown, Tennessee, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January
8, 2000, through two years from the date of certification
are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 7th day of February, 2001.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance