Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 11/13/2002
Filed Date: 11/18/2003
Most Recent Update: 12/01/2003
Determination Date: 12/01/2003
Expiration Date: 12/01/2005
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-53,574
SPRINGS INDUSTRIES, INC.
LEROY PLANT
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF PHILLIPS STAFFING
FORT LAWN, SOUTH 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 November 18, 2003 in response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at Springs Industries, Inc., Leroy Plant, including leased workers of Phillips Staffing, Fort Lawn, South Carolina. The workers produce unfinished fabric. The workers are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment and production declined at the subject firm from January through July 2003 when compared to the same period in 2002.
The investigation also revealed that imports of unfinished fabric by the subject firm increased during the relevant time period.
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 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 increases of imports of articles like or directly competitive with unfinished fabric produced at Springs Industries, Inc., Fort Lawn, South Carolina 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., Leroy Plant, Fort Lawn, South Carolina and leased workers of Phillips Staffing producing unfinished fabric at Springs Industries, Inc., Leroy Plant, Fort Lawn, South Carolina who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after November 13, 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 1st day of December 2003.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-53,574
SPRINGS INDUSTRIES, INC.
LEROY PLANT
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF PHILLIPS STAFFING
FORT LAWN, SOUTH 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 November 18, 2003 in response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at Springs Industries, Inc., Leroy Plant, including leased workers of Phillips Staffing, Fort Lawn, South Carolina. The workers produce unfinished fabric. The workers are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment and production declined at the subject firm from January through July 2003 when compared to the same period in 2002.
The investigation also revealed that imports of unfinished fabric by the subject firm increased during the relevant time period.
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 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 increases of imports of articles like or directly competitive with unfinished fabric produced at Springs Industries, Inc., Fort Lawn, South Carolina 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., Leroy Plant, Fort Lawn, South Carolina and leased workers of Phillips Staffing producing unfinished fabric at Springs Industries, Inc., Leroy Plant, Fort Lawn, South Carolina who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after November 13, 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 1st day of December 2003.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance