Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 11/30/2004
Filed Date: 11/30/2005
Most Recent Update: 12/30/2005
Determination Date: 12/30/2005
Expiration Date: 12/30/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,425
CAROLINA MILLS, INC.
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
MAIDEN, 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 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 30, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Carolina Mills, Inc., Corporate Headquarters, Maiden,
North Carolina. The workers are engaged in administrative support
activities related to the production of yarn.
The investigation revealed that employment at the Corporate
Headquarters declined during the period of January through
November 2005, when compared to the same time period in 2004.
The investigation revealed that workers in the Corporate
Headquarters of Carolina Mills, Inc., Maiden, North Carolina, are
in direct support of Carolina Mills, Inc., yarn production
facilities at Plant 8 in Maiden, North Carolina, and Plant 22 in
Gastonia, North Carolina, whose workers are covered by TAA
certifications. Workers at Plant 8 were deemed secondarily
affected and workers at Plant 22 were affected by increased imports
of yarn.
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 synthetic yarns produced by
Carolina Mills, Inc. 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 Carolina Mills, Inc., Corporate Headquarters,
Maiden, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 30, 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 December 2005.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance