DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,631

BRODNAX MILLS, INC.
BRODNAX, VIRGINIA

TA-W-57,631A

BRODNAX MILLS, INC.
SALES OFFICE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

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 an 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 in response to a petition
received on July 27, 2005, and filed on behalf of workers at
Brodnax Mills, Inc., Brodnax, Virginia (TA-W-57,631) and Brodnax
Mills, Inc., Sales Office, New York, New York (TA-W-57,631A). The
workers were engaged in activities related to the production of
yarn.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor conducted an anonymous survey of the
subject firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases
of yarn during 2003, 2004, and January through July 2005 over the
corresponding 2004 period. The survey revealed that major
customers increased their purchases of imported yarn, while
decreasing their purchases from the subject firm during the
relevant time 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with yarn produced at Brodnax Mills,
Inc., Brodnax, Virginia, contributed importantly to the total or
partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Brodnax Mills, Inc., Brodnax, Virginia (TA-W-
57,631), and Brodnax Mills, Inc., Sales Office, New York, New
York (TA-W-57,631A), who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after June 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 in Washington, D.C. this 30th day of August 2005.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner


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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance