DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,523
WELLINGTON LEISURE PRODUCTS, INC.
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF STANDARD INDUSTRIES
GREENSBORO, GEORGIA

TA-W-53,523A
WELLINGTON LEISURE PRODUCTS, INC.
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF STANDARD INDUSTRIES
MADISON, GEORGIA

TA-W-53,523B
WELLINGTON LEISURE PRODUCTS, INC.
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF STANDARD INDUSTRIES
GRANITE QUARRY, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-53,523C
WELLINGTON LEISURE PRODUCTS, INC.
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF STANDARD INDUSTRIES
EATONTON, GEORGIA

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 November 13, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Wellington Leisure Products, Inc., Greensboro, North
Carolina (TA-W-53,523); Wellington Leisure Products, Inc., Madison,
Georgia (TA-W-53,523A); Wellington Leisure Products, Inc., Granite
Quarry, North Carolina (TA-W-53,523B); and Wellington Leisure
Products, Inc., Eatonton, Georgia (TA-W-53,523C). All are wholly
owned subsidiaries of Standard Industries. The workers are engaged
in the production of cordage.
A large part of the declines in employment at the subject
division is related to a shift in production of cordage to a
country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement with the
United States.
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.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico 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 Wellington Leisure Products, Inc., Greensboro,
North Carolina (TA-W-53,523); Madison, Georgia (TA-W-53,523A);
Granite Quarry, North Carolina (TA-W-53,523B); and Eatonton,
Georgia (TA-W-53,523C) who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 3, 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 26th day of November 2003.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance