Petitioner Type: Union
Impact Date: 07/12/2001
Filed Date: 07/22/2002
Most Recent Update: 09/10/2002
Determination Date: 09/10/2002
Expiration Date: 09/10/2004
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-41,868
VF IMAGEWEAR (WEST), INC.
MT.PLEASANT, TENNESSEE
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 July 22, 2002 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at VF Imagewear (West),
Inc., Mt.Pleasant, Tennessee. The workers produce men's and
boys' work uniforms.
A petition for the NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment Assistance
has been filed on behalf of workers at the subject plant (NAFTA -
06375).
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm decreased during the period under investigation.
The investigation further revealed that company imports in-
creased during the relevant period.
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 men's and boys' work uniforms at VF
Imagewear (West), Inc., Mt.Pleasant, Tennessee, contributed
importantly to the decline in sales or 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 VF Imagewear (West), Inc., Mt.Pleasant,
Tennessee, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 12, 2001, through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjust-
ment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 10th day of September 2002.
Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-41,868
VF IMAGEWEAR (WEST), INC.
MT.PLEASANT, TENNESSEE
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 July 22, 2002 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at VF Imagewear (West),
Inc., Mt.Pleasant, Tennessee. The workers produce men's and
boys' work uniforms.
A petition for the NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment Assistance
has been filed on behalf of workers at the subject plant (NAFTA -
06375).
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm decreased during the period under investigation.
The investigation further revealed that company imports in-
creased during the relevant period.
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 men's and boys' work uniforms at VF
Imagewear (West), Inc., Mt.Pleasant, Tennessee, contributed
importantly to the decline in sales or 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 VF Imagewear (West), Inc., Mt.Pleasant,
Tennessee, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 12, 2001, through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjust-
ment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 10th day of September 2002.
Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance