DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,481

SPRINGS INDUSTRIES, INC.
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF PHILLIPS STAFFING
SPRINGFIELD PLANT
LAUREL HILL, 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), 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 in response to a petition
initiated on November 7, 2003 and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers Springs Industries, Inc., including leased
workers of Phillips Staffing, Springfield Plant, Laurel Hill,
North Carolina. The workers produce unfinished fabric.
The investigation revealed that employment, and production
declined at the subject firm from January through July 2003
compared to the same period in 2002.
The investigation also revealed that imports of unfinished
fabric by the subject firm increased during the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with unfinished fabric produced at
Springs Industries, Inc. contributed importantly to the total or
partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production and at that firm. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Springs Industries, Inc., and leased
workers of Phillips Staffing, Springfield Plant, Laurel
Hill, North Carolina who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 31, 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 24th day of November 2003.

/s/ Richard Church

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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance