DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-51,315

CELA FABRICS, INC.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK


Negative Determination 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.
The investigation was initiated on March 26, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Cela Fabrics. The subject firm is a fabric
converter, buying and selling fabric. The workers coordinate
with textile mills the production of fabric required by their
customers, which are apparel manufacturers.
The investigation revealed that the workers of the subject
firm do not produce an article within the meaning of Section 222
of the Act. The Department of Labor has consistently determined
that the performance of services does not constitute production
of an article, as required by Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974, and this determination has been upheld in the U.S. Court
of Appeals.
Workers at the firm or subdivision may be certified only if
their separation was caused importantly by a reduced demand for
their services from a parent firm, a firm otherwise related to
their firm by ownership, or a firm related by control.
Additionally, the reduction in demand for services must
originate at a production facility whose workers independently
meet the statutory criteria for certification, and the reduction
must directly relate to the product impacted by imports. These
conditions have not been met for workers at this firm.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Cela
Fabrics, Inc., New York, New York, are denied eligibility to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 30th day of April 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance