DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,813

W L JACQUARD LLC
JACQUARD DIVISION
CLIFFSIDE, 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 an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance as a secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and
issue a certification of eligibility for secondary workers
to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group
eligibility requirements of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of
the Trade Act, as amended, must be met. It is determined in
this case that the requirements of (b) of Section 222, as
amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a
petition received on April 30, 2004 and filed by a company
official on behalf of workers at W L Jacquard, LLC,
Jacquard Division, Cliffside, North Carolina. The workers
produce woven jacquard fabrics, a component of bedding and
home fashions.
The investigation revealed that W L Jacquard, LLC,
Jacquard Division, Cliffside, North Carolina supplies woven
jacquard fabrics, a component of bedding and home fashions,
and at least 20 percent of its production or sales is
supplied to a manufacturer whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that sales,
production and employment declined from January through
April 2003 to January through April 2004.
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 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. Competitive conditions within the industry
are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of W L Jacquard,
LLC, Jacquard Division, Cliffside, North Carolina qualify
as adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of W L Jacquard, LLC, Jacquard Division,
Cliffside, North Carolina who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April
29, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 21st day of May 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance