DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,226
YORKSHIRE AMERICAS, INC.
CHARLOTTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-52,226A
YORKSHIRE AMERICAS, INC.
LOWELL MANUFACTURING FACILITY
LOWELL, NORTH CAROLINA


Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
Worker 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 in response to a petition
received on July 3, 2003 in response to a petition filed by a
company official on behalf of workers at Yorkshire Americas, Inc.,
Charlotte, North Carolina (TA-W-52,226) and Yorkshire Americas,
Inc., Lowell Manufacturing Facility, Lowell, North Carolina (TA-W-
52,226A). The workers were engaged in employment related to the
production of dyes and chemicals for textiles.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that Yorkshire Americas, Inc.,
Charlotte, North Carolina (TA-W-52,226) and Yorkshire Americas,
Inc., Lowell Manufacturing Facility, Lowell, North Carolina (TA-W-
52,226A) supplies dyes and chemicals for the textile industry and a
loss of business with numerous manufacturers (whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance) contributed
importantly to the workers separation or threat of separation
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Yorkshire Americas,
Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina (TA-W-52,226) and Yorkshire
Americas, Inc., Lowell Manufacturing Facility, Lowell, North
Carolina (TA-W-52,226A) 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 Yorkshire Americas, Inc., Charlotte, North
Carolina (TA-W-52,226) and Yorkshire Americas, Inc., Lowell
Manufacturing Facility, Lowell, North Carolina (TA-W-52,226A),
Virginia who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 2, 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."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 15th day of August, 2003.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance