DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,853

FOUR LEAF TEXTILES, LLC
SHAMROCK PLANT
SPINDALE, 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 December 22, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Four Leaf Textiles, LLC, Shamrock Plant, Spindale, North
Carolina. The workers produce ring spun yarns.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm decreased in 2003 when compared to
2002.
The investigation also revealed that the major customers of
the subject firm increased their imports of ring spun yarns, while
reducing their purchases from the subject firm during the period
under investigation.
In addition, 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 conclude that increases of imports of ring spun
yarns produced at Four Leaf Textiles, LLC, Shamrock Plant,
Spindale, North Carolina contributed importantly to the total or
partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Four Leaf Textiles, LLC, Shamrock Plant,
Spindale, North Carolina who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 19, 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 20th day of January, 2004.

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