DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,346

WEAVETEX, INC.
JONESVILLE, 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 November 15, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Weavetex, Inc., Jonesville, South Carolina. The workers
produce substrate for flocking, upholstery, backing and apparel.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined from January through October 2005 over the
corresponding 2004 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firms' major
declining customers regarding their purchases of substrate for
flocking, upholstery, backing and apparel in 2003, 2004 and January
through October 2005 over the corresponding 2004 period. The
survey revealed that customers increased their imports of substrate
for flocking, upholstery, backing and apparel during the relevant
period under investigation.
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 conclude that increases of imports of substrate
for flocking, upholstery, backing and apparel produced by Weavetex,
Inc., Jonesville, South Carolina 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 at Weavetex, Inc., Jonesville, South Carolina,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after November 14, 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 27th day of December, 2005.


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance