DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,999

SCHNEIDER MILLS, INC.
ALEXANDER MILLS DIVISION
FOREST CITY, 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 (19
USC 2273), as amended, 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 November 15, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Schneider Mills, Inc., Alexander Mills Division, Forest
City, North Carolina. The workers produced various fabrics used
for acetate lining, shower curtains and apparel.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production at the subject firm declined in 2002, 2003 and January
through November, 2004, compared with the corresponding 2003
period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the major customers of the
subject firm regarding their purchases of acetate lining fabric in
the above periods. Respondents to the survey reported increasing
their reliance on imports 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 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 increases of imports of fabrics for
acetate lining, shower curtains and apparel produced at Schneider
Mills, Inc., Alexander Mills Division, Forest City, North 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 Schneider Mills, Inc., Alexander Mills
Division, Forest City, North Carolina, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after November 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 in Washington, D. C., this 22nd day of November, 2004

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance