DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,297

DICEY MILLS INC
SHELBY, 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 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 January 6, 2005 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Dicey Mills Inc.,
Shelby, North Carolina. The workers at the subject facility
produce furniture upholstery.
The investigation revealed that Dicey Mills Inc., Shelby,
North Carolina supplied component parts for furniture 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 Dicey Mills Inc.,
Shelby, North Carolina 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 Dicey Mills Inc., Shelby, North Carolina who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 3, 2004, 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 21st day of January 2005.

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