DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,093

GALEY & LORD INDUSTRIES, INC.
SHANNON, GEORGIA

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 on in response to a petition
received on June 16, 2004 in response to a petition filed by a
company official on behalf of workers at Galey & Lord Industries,
Inc., Shannon, Georgia. The workers were engaged in employment
related to the production of cotton fabric.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that Galey & Lord Industries, Inc.,
Shannon, Georgia supplied cotton for the apparel industry and a
loss of business with numerous manufacturers (whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance) contributed
importantly to the workers separation or threat of separation.
The petitioner also requested consideration for Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA).
In order to issue a certification of eligibility to apply for
ATAA for older workers, the group eligibility requirements of
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act must be met. The
Department has determined in this case that the requirements 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 Galey & Lord Industries,
Inc., Shannon, Georgia 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 Galey & Lord Industries, Inc., Shannon,
Georgia, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 15, 2003, through two years from
the date of certification, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223, and alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 28th day of June, 2004.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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