DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,003

RICHLOOM FABRICS CORP.
RICHLOOM HOME FASHIONS
BAILEY PLANT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF PMC CORP.
CLINTON, SOUTH 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 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 April 19, 2005 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Richloom
Fabrics Corp., Richloom Home Fashions, Bailey Plant, Clinton,
South Carolina. The workers at the subject firm produce window
treatments and bed coverings.
The subject firm also leased workers from PMC Corp. to
work at the Clinton, South Carolina plant.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined absolutely from January to March 2005, when
compared to the same time period the previous year.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
window treatments and bed coverings increased absolutely 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 facility 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 window treatments and bed
coverings produced by Richloom Fabrics Corp., Richloom Home
Fashions, Bailey Plant, Clinton, South Carolina contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in production and at that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Richloom Fabrics Corp., Richloom Home
Fashions, Bailey Plant, Clinton, South Carolina, including
on-site leased workers of PMC Corp at Richloom Fabrics
Corp., Richloom Home Fashions, Bailey Plant, Clinton, South
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 13, 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 5th day of May, 2005.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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