Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 03/01/2003
Filed Date: 03/02/2004
Most Recent Update: 04/13/2004
Determination Date: 04/13/2004
Expiration Date: 04/13/2006
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-54,405
AVONDALE MILLS, INC.
BURNSVILLE, 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 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 March 2, 2004 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Avondale Mills, Inc.,
Burnsville, North Carolina. The workers at the subject firm
produced yarn used in the production of denim fabric.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that the production of yarn
used in the production of denim fabric at Avondale Mills, Inc.,
Burnsville, North Carolina is vertically integrated into the
production of denim fabric by its affiliated firm Avondale Mills,
Inc., Bevelle Plant located in Alexander City, Alabama. Workers of
Avondale Mills, Inc. Bevelle Plant in Alexander City, Alabama are
certified eligible to apply for worker adjustment assistance under
petition number TA-W-52,088.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 products produced by Avondale
Mills, Inc. contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production and
at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Avondale Mills, Inc., Burnsville, North
Carolina who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 1, 2003 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 13th day of April, 2004.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance