Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 01/05/2005
Filed Date: 01/06/2006
Most Recent Update: 02/15/2006
Determination Date: 02/15/2006
Expiration Date: 02/15/2008
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,587
NATIVE TEXTILES, INC.
QUEENSBURY, NEW YORK
TA-W-58,587A
NATIVE TEXTILES, INC.
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 (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 January 6, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Native Textiles, Inc., Queensbury, New York (TA-W-58,587) and
Native Textiles, Inc., New York, New York (TA-W-58,587A). The
workers were all engaged in activities related to the production of
warp knit synthetic tricot fabric.
The investigation revealed that sales and production at the
subject firm decreased from 2004 to 2005.
The investigation also revealed that there is an existing
certification of workers at another affiliated facility, in Glens
Falls, New York (TA-W-152, certified November 29, 2005) who dyed
and finished the warp knit synthetic tricot fabric knitted at the
Queensbury facility. That certification was based on an increase
of imports of warp knit synthetic tricot fabric by customers of the
subject firm.
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 articles produced by the company
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 Native Textiles, Inc., Queensbury, New York
(TA-W-58,587) and Native Textiles, Inc., New York City, New
York (TA-W-58,587A) who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 5, 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 15th day of February 2006.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance