DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,298
GUILFORD MILLS, INC.
HORNADAY PLANT
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-57,298A
GUILFORD MILLS, INC.
FUQUAY PLANT
FUQUAY-VARINA, NORTH CAROLINA

Certifications 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.
The investigation was initiated on June 3, 2005 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Guilford Mills, Hornaday Plant, Greensboro, North Carolina (TA-W-
57,298) and Guilford Mills, Fuquay Plant, Fuquay-Varina, North
Carolina (TA-W-57,298A). Workers of the Hornaday Plant (TA-W-
57,298) warp manmade (nylon and polyester) filament. Workers of
the Fuquay plant produce (extrude) and warp manmade filaments (TA-
W-57,298A).
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance as a secondarily affected worker group, the group
eligibility requirements in either paragraph (b)(3)(A) or (b)(3)(B)
of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met. It is determined in
the case of both the Hornaday and Fuquay plants that the
requirements of (b)(3)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation revealed that employment at both facilities
declined during the period of January through April 2005, when
compared to the same period in 2004.
The investigation further revealed that both facilities
supplied warped filament used in the production of fabric, and the
loss of business with manufacturers whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed importantly
to worker separations at the subject division.
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 the case Guilford Mills,
Hornaday Plant, Greensboro, North Carolina (TA-W-57,298) and
Guilford Mills, Fuquay Plant, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina (TA-W-
57,298A) that the requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the facilities 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 Guilford Mills, Hornaday
Plant, Greensboro, North Carolina (TA-W-57,298) and Guilford Mills,
Fuquay Plant, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina (TA-W-57,298A) 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 Guilford Mills, Hornaday Plant, Greensboro,
North Carolina (TA-W-57,298) and Guilford Mills, Fuquay Plant,
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina (TA-W-57,298A) who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after May
3, 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 21st day of July 2005.
/s/ Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance