DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-40,095

GALINA BOUQUET, INC.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

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 September 24, 2001, in response to a petition filed by Local 10 and Local 89-22-1, on behalf of workers at Galina Bouquet, Inc., New York, New York. The affected workers were engaged in employment related to the production of bridal gowns.

The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the subject firm decreased during the period under investigation. The subject firm closed July 9, 2001. The investigation further revealed that aggregate U.S. imports of women=s and girl=s dresses increased from 1999 to 2000. The import/shipment ratio for this period was 150 percent.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-gation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles like
or directly competitive bridal gowns manufactured at Galina Bouquet, Inc., New York, New York, 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 Galina Bouquet, Inc., New York, New York, 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 in Washington, D. C. this 14th day of December, 2001


/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance