DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,115

ACTION KNITWEAR, INC.
BEAN STATION, 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 (19 USC
2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 1, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Action Knitwear, Inc., Bean Station, Tennessee. The
workers of the subject firm produce knit T-shirts and sweatshirts.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
decreased during the period of January through November 2004, when
compared to the same period in 2003.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
supplies a component part for printed T-shirts and a loss of
business with a manufacturer of printed T-shirts whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed
importantly to the separation or threat of separation of workers at
the subject firm.
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 workers of Action Knitwear, Inc.,
Bean Station, Tennessee qualify as adversely affected secondary
workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Action Knitwear, Inc., Bean Station, Tennessee
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after November 19, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 21st day of December 2004.

/s/ Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance