DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-40,418

WOOD & HYDE LEATHER CO., INC.
GLOVERSVILLE, 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
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 December 10, 2001, and filed on behalf of workers at
Wood & Hyde Leather Co., Inc., Gloversville, New York. The workers
produce finished leather.


The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined absolutely from 2000 to
2001.
A Department of Labor survey of the subject firm's major
customers revealed increases in imports of finished leather during
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 Wood & Hyde
Leather Co., Inc., Gloversville, 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 the Wood & Hyde Leather Co., Inc.,
Gloversville, New York engaged in employment related to the
production of finished leather, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October 17,
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 7th day of May, 2002.




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