DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,004
AGRIFROZEN FOODS
GRANDVIEW, WASHINGTON

TA-W-39,004A
AGRIFROZEN FOODS
WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON

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. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an 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 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 April 9, 2001, and filed by the Teamsters Local 760 on
behalf of workers at AgriFrozen Foods, Grandview, Washington (TA-W-
39,004) and AgriFrozen Foods, Walla Walla, Washington (TA-W-
39,004A). The workers produced frozen vegetables.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has increased
their reliance on imported frozen vegetables while curtailing
production and employment at AgriFrozen Foods, Grandview,
Washington (TA-W-39,004) and AgriFrozen Foods, Walla Walla,
Washington (TA-W-39,004A).
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with frozen vegetables produced by
AgriFrozen Foods, Grandview, Washington (TA-W-39,004) and
AgriFrozen Foods, Walla Walla, Washington (TA-W-39,004A)
contributed importantly to the decline in sales or production and
to the total or partial separation of workers of that firm. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of AgriFrozen Foods, Grandview, Washington (TA-W-
39,004) and AgriFrozen Foods, Walla Walla, Washington (TA-W-
39,004A), who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 23, 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 in Washington, D. C. this 17th day of May, 2001.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance