Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 07/30/2000
Filed Date: 08/13/2001
Most Recent Update: 01/08/2002
Determination Date: 01/08/2002
Expiration Date: 01/08/2004
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-39,793
FOURTH EDITION, INC.
TERRE HILL, PENNSYLVANIA
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 on August 13, 2001 in response to petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at Fourth Edition, Inc., Terre Hill, Pennsylvania.
The workers were engaged in activity related to the production of ladies sleepwear and loungewear.
The investigation revealed that the subject company did not import ladies sleepwear and loungewear during the relevant time periods and that the company ceased to operate on May 1, 2001.
The investigation further revealed that 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. Investigative findings revealed that the aggregate U.S. import-to-shipments ratio in the pajamas and other nightwear category exceeded 400 percent 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 those produced at Fourth Edition, Inc., Terre Hill, Pennsylvania, contributed importantly to the decline in sales and 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 Fourth Edition, Inc., Terre Hill, Pennsylvania, engaged in the production of ladies sleepwear and loungewear, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after July 30, 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 8th day of January 2002.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-39,793
FOURTH EDITION, INC.
TERRE HILL, PENNSYLVANIA
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 on August 13, 2001 in response to petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at Fourth Edition, Inc., Terre Hill, Pennsylvania.
The workers were engaged in activity related to the production of ladies sleepwear and loungewear.
The investigation revealed that the subject company did not import ladies sleepwear and loungewear during the relevant time periods and that the company ceased to operate on May 1, 2001.
The investigation further revealed that 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. Investigative findings revealed that the aggregate U.S. import-to-shipments ratio in the pajamas and other nightwear category exceeded 400 percent 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 those produced at Fourth Edition, Inc., Terre Hill, Pennsylvania, contributed importantly to the decline in sales and 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 Fourth Edition, Inc., Terre Hill, Pennsylvania, engaged in the production of ladies sleepwear and loungewear, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after July 30, 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 8th day of January 2002.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance