DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,226

CAVALIER SPECIALITY YARN COMPANY
GASTONIA, 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, as
amended (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 on October 14, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Cavalier Specialty Yarn Company, Gastonia, North Carolina. The workers
at the subject firm produce yarn and fabrics; they are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in production of yarn and fabrics to a
country (Canada) that is a party to a free trade agreement with the
United States.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the results
of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply
for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older workers.
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 conclude that there was a shift in production from the workers' firm
or subdivision to Canada 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 Cavalier Specialty Yarn Company, Gastonia, North
Carolina who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 10, 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
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 21st day of November, 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance