DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,586

C & M KNITTING MILL, INC.
MASPETH, 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 May 28, 2002, and filed on behalf of workers at the C &
M Knitting Mill, Inc., Maspeth, New York. The workers produce
ladies sweaters.


The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm decreased in 2000-2001 and the period of January-March
2002 as compared with the same period in 2001. The Maspeth, New
York plant of C & M Knitting Mills closed February 28, 2002.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that there were
substantial and increasing United States aggregate imports of
ladies sweaters during the period under investigation.
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 C & M Knitting
Mill, Inc., Maspeth, 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 C & M Knitting Mill, Inc., Maspeth, New York,
engaged in employment related to the production of ladies
sweaters, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 2, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 19th day of July, 2002.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance