DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,559
PILLOWTEX CORPORATION
BED AND BATH DIVISION
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF CORESTAFF AGENCY, RAKES STAFFING
A & R AGENCY AND AJILON STAFFING
KANNAPOLIS, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-52,559A
PILLOWTEX CORPORATION
NEW YORK DESIGN AND SALES OFFICE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Amended 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 issued a Notice of
Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance on September 5, 2003, applicable to workers
of Pillowtex Corporation, Bed and Bath Division, including leased
workers of Corestaff Agency, Rakes Staffing, A & R Agency, and
Ajilon Staffing, Kannapolis, North Carolina. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on October 10, 2003 (68 FR
58720).
At the request of the petitioners, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of sheets.


The company reports that worker separations occurred at New
York Design and Sales Office, New York, New York location of the
subject firm. The New York Design and Sales Office workers
provide sales, and designing function services for the subject
firm’s production plant located in Kannapolis, North Carolina.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending the
certification to include workers of Pillowtex Corporation, New
York Design and Sales Office, New York, New York.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Pillowtex Corporation who were adversely affected
by increased imports.



The amended notice applicable to TA-W-52,559 is hereby issued as
follows:
"All workers of Pillowtex Corporation, Bed and Bath
Division, Kannapolis, North Carolina and leased workers of
Corestaff Agency, Rakes Staffing, A & R Agency and Ajilon
Staffing, Kannapolis, North Carolina producing sheets at
Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc., a subsidiary of Pillowtex
Corporation, Bed and Bath Division, Kannapolis, North
Carolina (TA-W-52,559) and Pillowtex Corporation, New York
Design and Sales Office, New York, New York (TA-W-52,559A)
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after August 15, 2003, through September 5, 2005, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section
223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 23rd day of December 2003.

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



DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,559

PILLOWTEX CORPORATION
BED AND BATH DIVISION
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF
CORESTAFF AGENCY
RAKES STAFFING
A & R AGENCY
AJILON STAFFING
KANNAPOLIS, 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 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 15, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by the company on behalf of workers at
Pillowtex Corporation, Bed and Bath Division, Kannapolis, North
Carolina. The workers at the subject firm produce sheets.
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 sheets 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 sheets produced at Pillowtex
Corporation, Bed and Bath Division, Kannapolis, North Carolina
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 Pillowtex Corporation, Bed and Bath Division,
Kannapolis, North Carolina and leased workers of Corestaff
Agency, Rakes Staffing, A&R Agency, Ajilon Staffing,
Kannapolis, North Carolina producing sheets at Fieldcrest
Cannon, Inc., a subsidiary of Pillowtex Corporation, Bed and
Bath Division, Kannapolis, North Carolina who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after August 15,
2003, 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/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance