DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,217

WADE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
WADESBORO DIVISION
WADESBORO, 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 in response to a
petition received on May 19, 2005 and filed by a State
agency representative on behalf of workers at Wade
Manufacturing Company, Wadesboro Division, Wadesboro, North
Carolina. The workers produce woven fabrics and they are
separately identifiable from workers producing other
articles at the plant.
The investigation revealed that Wade Manufacturing
Company, Wadesboro Division, Wadesboro, North Carolina
supplies woven fabrics for infant bedding products, and at
least 20 percent of its production or sales is supplied to
a manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed employment
decline from 2003 to 2004 and also from January through
March 2005 over the corresponding 2004 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 determine that workers of Wade
Manufacturing Company, Wadesboro Division, Wadesboro, 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:
"Workers of Wade Manufacturing Company, Wadesboro Division,
Wadesboro, North Carolina, engaged in employment related to
the production of woven fabrics, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 18,
2005, 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 29th day of June, 2005.

/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance