DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,012

GROVER INDUSTRIES, INC.
GROVER DIVISION
GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-58,012A

GROVER INDUSTRIES, INC.
TRYON DIVISION
LYNN, 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 September 23, 2005, filed by a company official, on
behalf of workers of Grover Industries, Inc., Grover Division,
Grover, North Carolina (TA-W-58,012) and Grover Industries, Inc.,
Tryon Division, Lynn, North Carolina (TA-W-58,012A). The subject
facilities are vertically integrated. Workers of the Grover
Division (TA-W-58,012) wind yarn on tubes which is sent to the
Tryon Division (TA-W-58,012A) for the final production of dyed yarn
used in weaving furniture upholstery fabrics.
The investigation revealed worker separation occurred at both
locations. Furthermore, Grover Industries, Inc., Tryon Division,
Lynn, North Carolina (TA-W-58,012A) supplies component parts for
furniture upholstery fabrics, 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.
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 subject 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 Grover Industries, Inc.,
Grover Division, Grover, North Carolina (TA-W-58,012) and Grover
Industries, Inc., Tryon Division, Lynn, North Carolina (TA-W-
58,012A) 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 Grover Industries, Inc., Grover Division,
Grover, North Carolina (TA-W-58,012), and Grover Industries,
Inc., Tryon Division, Lynn, North Carolina (TA-W-58,012A), who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after September 22, 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 4th day of October 2005

/s/ Linda G. Poole

LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance