DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,043

PETE'S 807 CUTTING SERVICES, INC.
HIALEAH, FLORIDA

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 eligi-
bility 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 on April 16, 2001 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Pete's 807
Cutting Services, Inc., Hialeah, Florida. The workers were
engaged in employment related to the production of ladies' and
men's pants and shorts.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm decreased during the period under investigation.
The investigation also disclosed that Pete's 807 Cutting
Services, Inc. workers performed contract work for major garment
customers who market their garments through normal distribution
channels. The subject firm has been impacted by the high
penetration of imports in this market.
U.S. imports of men's and boys' trousers, slacks, jeans and
pants and for women's and girls' slacks and shorts increased
absolutely in 1999 as compared with the same period in 1998 and
in the twelve months through September 2000 as compared with the
same period in 1999. The ratio of imports to domestic shipments
for these import categories have exceeded 100% in 1999.
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 men's and ladies' pants and shorts,
produced at Pete's 807 Cutting Services, Inc., Hialeah, Florida,
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 Pete's 807 Cutting Services, Inc., Hialeah,
Florida, who became totally or partially separated from em-

ployment on or after March 25, 2000, through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjust-

ment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 8th day of June, 2001.


/s/ Edward A. Tomchick
______________________________
EDWARD A. TOMCHICK
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance