DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,613

FOAMEX, L.P.
MILAN, TENNESSEE

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 on January 22, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by the company official on behalf of
workers of Foamex, L.P., Milan, Tennessee. The workers produce
foam.
The investigation revealed that production is ceasing at
Milan, Tennessee and being shifted to Canada and Mexico during the
same period.


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 and Mexico 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 Foamex, L.P., Milan, Tennessee who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after January
1, 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 4th day of February, 2003


/s/ Richard Church

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Richard Church
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance