Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 08/21/2005
Filed Date: 08/11/2005
Most Recent Update: 09/13/2005
Determination Date: 09/13/2005
Expiration Date: 09/13/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-57,724
DAN RIVER, INC.
DANVILLE, VIRGINIA
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 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 August 11, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Dan River, Inc., Danville, Virginia. The workers at the
subject firm produce home furnishing textiles and apparel fabric;
they are not separately identifiable by articles produced.
The worker group at the subject firm was covered under an
existing certification (TA-W-52,427), which expired on August 20,
2005.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
decreased during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of home furnishing textiles and apparel fabric
during the period of January through July 2005 compared to the same
period in 2004.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase on imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the home furnishing textiles and
apparel fabrics produced at the subject firm 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 Dan River, Inc., Danville, Virginia who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 21, 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 in Washington, D. C. this 13th day of September, 2005
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance