Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 06/28/2004
Filed Date: 06/29/2005
Most Recent Update: 07/12/2005
Determination Date: 07/12/2005
Expiration Date: 07/12/2007
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-57,477
MOUNT VERNON MILLS, INC.
McCORMICK, 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 (19
USC 2273), as amended, 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 June 29, 2005, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Mount Vernon Mills, Inc., McCormick, South Carolina. The workers
produce table linens and towels, and are not separately identi-
fiable by product line.
The investigation revealed production at the subject firm
declined in 2004 as company imports of table linens increased. The
firm has separated a substantial number of workers subsequent to
that time.
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 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 table
linens like or directly competitive with those produced at Mount
Vernon Mills, Inc., McCormick, South Carolina contributed im-
portantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to the
decline in sales and production at that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Mount Vernon Mills, Inc., McCormick, South
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 28, 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 12th day of July, 2005.
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance