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TAW-52503  /  Carolina Mills, Inc. (Newton, NC)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 08/07/2002
Filed Date: 08/11/2003
Most Recent Update: 09/12/2003
Determination Date: 09/12/2003
Expiration Date: 09/12/2005

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,503

CAROLINA MILLS, INC.
PLANT NO. 2
NEWTON, NORTH CAROLINA

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 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 August 11, 2003 in response to a petition filed by a
company official on behalf of workers at Carolina Mills, Inc.,
Plant No. 2, Newton, North Carolina. The workers produce synthetic
yarns for apparel and home furnishings.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm supplies
synthetic yarns for blankets produced by a manufacturer whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance. A loss of business with this manufacturer contributed
importantly to worker separations or threat of separation.
In addition, In order for the Department to issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group
eligibility requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be
met. The Department has determined in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 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 determine that workers of Carolina Mills, Inc.,
Plant No. 2, Newton, North Carolina 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 Carolina Mills, Inc., Plant No.2, Newton,
North Carolina who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 7, 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, and are
also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assis-
tance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 12th day of September 2003.


/s/ Richard Church

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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance