Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 06/18/2003
Filed Date: 06/30/2004
Most Recent Update: 07/16/2004
Determination Date: 07/16/2004
Expiration Date: 07/16/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-55,178
WELLINGTON CORDAGE, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF WELLINGTON LEISURE INC.
LEESVILLE, SOUTH 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 June 30, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Wellington Cordage LLC, a subsidiary of Wellington
Leisure Products Inc., Leesville, South Carolina. Workers at
the subject facility produce yarn and narrow woven webbing;
workers are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject facility declined between 2002 and
2003 and also between January and June 2004 when compared with
the same time period in 2003.
The investigation further revealed an increase in company
imports of yarn and narrow woven webbing during the relevant
period.
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 facility are age 50
or over and do not possess skills that are 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 yarn and narrow woven webbing,
produced by Wellington Cordage LLC, a subsidiary of Wellington
Leisure Products Inc., Leesville, South 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 Wellington Cordage LLC, a subsidiary of
Wellington Leisure Products Inc., Leesville, South
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 18, 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 16th day of July 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance