DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,006

WESTPOINT STEVENS, INC.
NOW KNOWN AS WESTPOINT HOME, INC
LONGVIEW PLANT
BED PRODUCTS DIVISION
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA

Amended 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), the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on June
15, 2004, applicable to workers of the WestPoint Stevens, Inc.,
Longview Plant, Bed Products Division, Hickory, North Carolina.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 7, 2004
(69 FR 40983). On April 8, 2005, in accordance with Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC 2813), the same worker group was
issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on May 16, 2005 (70 FR 25864).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers are engaged in the production of comforters.
Information submitted to the Department shows that on August
8, 2005, American Real Estate Partners purchased WestPoint
Stevens, Inc. and is now known as WestPoint Home, Inc.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to reflect the new ownership.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of WestPoint Stevens, Inc., Longview Plant, Bed
Products Division who were adversely affected by increased
imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-55,006 is hereby issued
as follows:
"All workers of WestPoint Stevens, Inc., Now Known as
WestPoint Home, Inc., Longview Plant, Bed Products Division,
Hickory, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 1, 2003, through
June 15, 2006, 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 17th day of August 2005.

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


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,006

WESTPOINT STEVENS
LONGVIEW PLANT
BED PRODUCTS DIVISION
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker 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 June 2, 2004 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
WestPoint Stevens, Longview Plant, Bed Products Division, Hickory,
North Carolina. The workers at the subject firm produce
comforters.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined during the relevant period.

The investigation further revealed that company imports of
comforters increased absolutely during the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with comforters produced at WestPoint
Stevens, Longview Plant, Bed Products Division, Hickory, North
Carolina 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 WestPoint Stevens, Longview Plant, Bed
Products Division, Hickory, North Carolina who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after June 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."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 15th day of June 2004.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance