Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 06/21/2000
Filed Date: 07/09/2001
Most Recent Update: 07/30/2001
Determination Date: 07/30/2001
Expiration Date: 07/30/2003
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-39,602
ADD SPIRIT, INC.
TWIN CITY, GEORGIA
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 July 9, 2001, filed on behalf of workers at Add Spirit,
Inc., Twin City, Georgia. The workers produced infants apparel.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and em-
ployment at the subject firm declined in 2000 compared with 1999.
The garments produced by the subject firm are marketed through
normal retail channels. Thus the articles manufactured by the
subject firm have been impacted importantly by the high penetration
of imports into this market. Aggregate import data revealed that
U.S. import-to-shipments ratio in the infants' apparel category was
546% in the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the infants apparel produced by
Add Spirit, Inc., Twin City, Georgia, 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 Add Spirit, Inc. in Twin City, Georgia, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 21, 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 30th day of July, 2001.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-39,602
ADD SPIRIT, INC.
TWIN CITY, GEORGIA
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 July 9, 2001, filed on behalf of workers at Add Spirit,
Inc., Twin City, Georgia. The workers produced infants apparel.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and em-
ployment at the subject firm declined in 2000 compared with 1999.
The garments produced by the subject firm are marketed through
normal retail channels. Thus the articles manufactured by the
subject firm have been impacted importantly by the high penetration
of imports into this market. Aggregate import data revealed that
U.S. import-to-shipments ratio in the infants' apparel category was
546% in the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the infants apparel produced by
Add Spirit, Inc., Twin City, Georgia, 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 Add Spirit, Inc. in Twin City, Georgia, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 21, 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 30th day of July, 2001.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance