DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,462

INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE GROUP
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES V, LLC
BURLINGTON APPARAL FABRIC
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF STAFFING ALLIANCE
RAEFORD, NORTH CAROLINA

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker 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 and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on September 13, 2004,
applicable to workers of International Textile Group, Burlington
Apparel Fabric, including leased workers of Staffing Alliance,
Raeford, North Carolina. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on October 8, 2004 (69 FR 60427).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of yarn and wool.
New information shows that some workers separated from
employment at the subject firm had their wages reported under a
separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account for Burlington
Industries V, LLC.


Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of International Textile Group, Burlington Apparel
Fabric, including leased workers of Staffing Alliance, Raeford,
North Carolina, who were adversely affected by a shift in
production to China and Taiwan.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-55,462 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of International Textile Group, Burlington
Industries V, LLC, Burlington Apparel Fabric, Raeford,
North Carolina and leased workers of Staffing Alliance,
Raeford, North Carolina, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August
16, 2003, through September 13, 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 13th day of October 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,462

INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE GROUP
BURLINGTON APPAREL FABRIC
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF STAFFING ALLIANCE
RAEFORD, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated August 17, 2004 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
International Textile Group, Burlington Apparel Fabric, Raeford,
North Carolina. The workers produce yarn and wool and are not
separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that International Textile Group,
Raeford, Burlington Apparel Fabric, North Carolina also leased
workers from Staffing Alliance, Raeford, North Carolina to produce
yarn and wool.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined and the subject firm shifted production of yarn and wool
to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a Free Trade Agreement
with the United States.
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 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 conclude that there were layoffs and a shift in
production from the subject firm to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with the articles produced by the
subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
“All workers of International Textile Group, Burlington
Apparel Fabric, Raeford, North Carolina and leased workers of
Staffing Alliance, Raeford, North Carolina, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after August 16,
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 13th day of September, 2004.

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