DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,360

COATS NORTH AMERICA
COATS AMERICAN SYLVAN PLANT DIVISION
ROSMAN, 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), 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 July 21, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers
at Coats North America, Coats American Sylvan Plant, Rosman,
North Carolina. The workers at the subject firm produce sewing
thread, string, and specialty yarn.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined from 2001 to 2002.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject firm is related to a shift in plant production of sewing
thread, string, and specialty yarn to a country (Mexico) 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 determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to 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 Coats North America, Coats American Sylvan
Plant, Rosman, North Carolina who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after July 18,
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 in Washington, D.C. this 4th day of August 2003.

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