DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,804

T.S. DESIGNS, INC.
BURLINGTON, 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 March 23, 2005, in response
to a petition filed by the company on behalf of workers at T.S.
Designs, Inc., Burlington, North Carolina. The workers produce
screen printing on fabric.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production at the facility decreased in 2004 compared with 2003.
The United States Department of Labor surveyed the subject
firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases of
screen printing on fabric during 2003, 2004 and January through
March 2005. The survey revealed increased 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 screen
printing on fabric produced at T.S. Designs, Inc., Burlington,
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 T.S. Designs, Inc., Burlington, North
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 7, 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 in Washington, D. C., this 12th day of April, 2005.

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