DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,556

PITT SERVICE, LTD
WORKING AT UNIFI-KINSTON, LLC
KINSTON, 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)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 11, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
employees of Pitt Services, Ltd, working at Unifi-Kinston, LLC,
Kinston, North Carolina. However, during the investigation it
became apparent that the intentions of the petitioning worker
group (Pitt Services, Ltd.) were to be considered for TAA working
at the following location Unifi-Kinston, LLC., Kinston, North
Carolina. Therefore, the investigation is for workers of Pitt
Services, Ltd. working at Unifi-Kinston, LLC, Kinston, North
Carolina engaged in the production of the POY yarn filament
(Dacron).
The investigation revealed that workers of Pitt Services,
Ltd, were contracted to Unifi-Kinston, LLC, Kinston, North
Carolina during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that employment of the Unifi-
Kinston, LLC, workers at Pitt Services, Ltd., Kinston, North
Carolina, declined during the period under investigation.
The investigation further revealed that workers of Unifi-Kinston,
LLC, were certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment
assistance under petition number TA-W-55,977, which expires on
December 9, 2006.
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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced by Unifi-
Kinston, LLC, Kinston, North Carolina, contributed importantly to
the total or partial separation of Pitt Services, Ltd., workers
working at Unifi-Kinston, LLC, Kinston, North Carolina. The
imports also contributed importantly to the decline in sales or
production. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"Workers of Pitt Services, Ltd., working at Unifi-Kinston,
LLC, Kinston, North Carolina, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February 8,
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 1st day of March, 2005.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance