DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,231

411 WAREHOUSE CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF ARNAV INDUSTRIES, INC.
MADISONVILLE, TENNESSEE

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 11, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at 411 Warehouse Corporation, a subsidiary of Arnav
Industries, Inc., Madisonville, Tennessee. The workers at the
subject firm are engaged in the warehousing, inspection, repair,
tagging, bagging and shipping of men's clothing.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
decreased absolutely from 2002 to 2003.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the preponderance
of declines in employment at the subject firm is related to a shift
of the warehousing, inspection, repair, tagging, bagging and
shipping of men's clothing to China, Turkey and Moldava.
Moreover, the Department of Labor has determined that imports
of men's clothing are likely to increase.
Workers of 411 Warehouse Corporation, a subsidiary of Arnav
Industries, Inc., Madisonville, Tennessee were previously certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance under petition
number TA-W-39,561, which expired September 10, 2003.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for
older workers.
In addition, In order for the Department to issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group
eligibility requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be
met. The Department has determined in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to China, Turkey and Moldava
of articles that are like or directly competitive with those
produced by the subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or
is likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly
competitive articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of 411 Warehouse Corporation, a subsidiary of
Arnav Industries, Inc., Madisonville, Tennessee, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 11, 2003 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 26th day of March 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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