DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,646

DALLCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
EVERETT, PENNSYLVANIA

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 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of its 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)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 21, 2004 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Dallco
Industries, Inc., Everett, Pennsylvania. Workers at the subject
firm produce basket liners, women's pants & tops, and children's
shorts, pants & leggings. Workers are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment
decreased during January through August 2004, when compared to
the same period of the previous year.
The Department of Labor surveyed the major declining
customers of Dallco Industries, Inc., Everett, Pennsylvania.
This survey revealed increases in imports of basket liners,
women's pants & tops, and children's shorts, pants & leggings
during the period under investigation.
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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the basket liners, women's
pants & tops, and children's shorts, pants & leggings produced
by Dallco Industries, Inc., Everett, Pennsylvania contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers at
that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Dallco Industries, Inc., Everett,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after September 17, 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 22nd day of October, 2004.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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