DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,001

R. TWINING & COMPANY, LTD.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF TRC STAFFING SERVICES
GREENSBORO, 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 on April 18, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of R. Twining & Company, Ltd., Greensboro, North
Carolina. The workers produce tea in bags.
The investigation revealed that R. Twining & Company, Ltd.,
Greensboro, North Carolina also leased on-site workers from TRC
Staffing Services.
The investigation also revealed that employment at the
subject firm declined from November 2004 through February 2005
when compared to November 2003 through February 2004.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject firm is related to a shift in plant production of tea
bags to England and China. There is likely to be an increase in
imports of tea bags.
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 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 do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to England and China of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those
produced by the subject firm or subdivision, and there has been
or is likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly
competitive articles. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of R. Twining & Company, Ltd., Greensboro,
North Carolina, including on-site leased workers of TRC
Staffing Services, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 15, 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 26th day of April, 2005.
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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