DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,475

FIELDCREST CANNON, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF PILLOWTEX CORPORATION
BATH DIVISION
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF
CORESTAFF AGENCY
SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade 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 its 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on August 8, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by UNITE on behalf of workers at Fieldcrest
Cannon, Inc., a subsidiary of Pillowtex Corporation, Bath Division,
Scottsboro, Alabama. The workers at the subject firm produce bath
rugs.
The investigation revealed that the preponderance in the
declines in employment and production at the subject plant is

related to an increase in company imports of bath rugs during the
relevant period.
The petitioner also requested consideration for Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA).
In order to issue a certification of eligibility to apply for
ATAA for older workers, the group eligibility requirements of
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act must be met. The
Department has determined in this case that the requirements have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with bath rugs produced at Fieldcrest
Cannon, Inc., a subsidiary of Pillowtex Corporation, Bath Division,
Scottsboro, Alabama contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production and
at that firm or subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc., a subsidiary of
Pillowtex Corporation, Bath Division, Scottsboro, Alabama and
leased workers of Corestaff Agency producing bath rugs
produced at Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc., a subsidiary of Pillowtex
Corporation, Bath Division, Scottsboro, Alabama who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 6, 2002 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223, and alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 5th day of September, 2003.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance