DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,280

PAT & ROSE DRESS INCORPORATED
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 in response to a petition
received on April 8, 2002 and filed by United Needletrades,
Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE), Local 89-22-1, on behalf
of workers at Pat & Rose Dress Inc., New York, New York. The
workers produced women's sportswear and dresses.
The investigation revealed that women's sportswear and dresses
produced by Pat & Rose Dress Inc. 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.
U.S. imports of women's and girls' skirts increased relatively
in 2001, compared to 2000. In 2001, the ratio of imports to U.S.
shipments was more than 233%.
U.S. imports of women's and girls' slacks and pants increased
absolutely in 2001, compared to 2000. In 1998, the ratio of imports
to U.S. shipments was estimated to be more than 143%.
U.S. imports of women's and girls' dresses decreased
absolutely only moderately in 2001 compared to 2000 and increased
in the three consecutive years prior. In 2001, the ratio of imports
to U.S. shipments was more than 149%.
U.S. imports of women's and girls' blouses and shirts
increased absolutely in 2001, compared to 2000. In 2000, the ratio
of imports to U.S. shipments was 399%.
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 women's sportswear and dresses produced
at Pat & Rose Dress 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 Pat & Rose Dress Inc., New York, New York who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 6, 2001 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 31st day of May, 2002


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