DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,263

FABRICTEX, INC
LINCOLNTON, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-55,263A

FABRICTEX, INC
SALES OFFICE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

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 July 16, 2004 in response to
a petition filed by on behalf of workers at Fabrictex, Inc,
Lincolnton, North Carolina (TA-W-55,263). A company official
requested that the petition investigation be expanded to include
workers of Fabrictex, Inc, Sales Office, New York, New York (TA-W-
55,263A). The workers at the subject facility in Lincolnton
produce stretch knit fabrics for swimwear and the workers at the
New York location are engaged in sales for this product.
The investigation revealed that Fabrictex, Inc, Lincolnton,
North Carolina (TA-W-55,263) supplies component parts for women's
swimwear and a loss of business with a manufacturer (whose workers
were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance)
contributed importantly to the workers separation or threat of
separation.
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 Fabrictex, Inc,
Lincolnton, North Carolina (TA-W-55,263) and Fabrictex, Inc, Sales
Office, New York, New York (TA-W-55,263A) 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 Fabrictex, Inc, Lincolnton, North Carolina
(TA-W-55,263) and Fabrictex, Inc, Sales Office, New York, New
York (TA-W-55,263A) who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after July 12, 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 23rd day of August, 2004.


/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance