DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,545

WEAVEXX, INC.
WAKE FOREST PLANT
WAKE FOREST, NORTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker 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 in response to a petition
received on January 10, 2003 and filed by the company on behalf of
workers at Weavexx, Inc., Wake Forest Plant, Wake Forest, North
Carolina. The workers produce forming and drying fabric used in
paper manufacturing.
The decline in employment at the subject plant is related to a
shift in plant production of forming and drying fabric used in
paper manufacturing to a country (Canada) that is a party to a free
trade agreement with the United States.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers firm or subdivision to Canada of articles that are like
or directly competitive with those produced by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Weavexx, Inc., Wake Forest Plant, Wake Forest,
North Carolina who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 7, 2002 through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 26th day of February 2003.


/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance