DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-40,057

VIRGINIA GLOVE
GLADE SPRING, VIRGINIA

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 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 September 17, 2001, filed on behalf of workers at Virginia Glove, Glade Spring, Virginia. The workers produced work gloves.
Investigation findings revealed that the subject plant experienced declines in sales, production, and levels of employment over the past year.
The investigation also showed that the subject facility increased its imports of work gloves during the first nine months of this year as compared with the same period of 2000.

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 Virginia Glove, Glade Spring, Virginia, 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 Virginia Glove, Glade Spring, Virginia, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after August 31, 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 27th day of December 2001.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer
Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance