DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,135

ELITE TEXTILES LTD.
ABERMARLE, 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 May 9, 2005 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Elite Textiles Ltd., Abermarle, North Carolina. The workers
produce woven upholstery fabrics.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm supplied
component parts for the production of upholstered living room
furniture boards 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 at the subject firm.
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 Elite Textiles Ltd.,
Abermarle, 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 Elite Textiles Ltd., Abermarle, North Carolina
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after April 29, 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 31st day of May, 2005.


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