DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,644

CORINTHIAN, INC.
SEWING DEPARTMENT
CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI

TA-W-58,644A

CORINTHIAN, INC.
SEWING DEPARTMENT
BOONESVILLE, MISSISSIPPI


Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on February 3, 2006,
applicable to workers of Corinthian, Inc., Sewing Department,
Corinth, Mississippi. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on February 22, 2006 (71 FR 9160).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm.
Workers at the Corinth, Mississippi facility and Boonesville,
Mississippi facility of the subject firm sew upholstery for
furniture.
Information provided by the company shows that workers are
sent back and forth between the Corinth, Mississippi facility and
the Boonesville, Mississippi facility; therefore, workers are not
separately identifiable by product line or by location. Worker
separations have occurred at the Corinth, Mississippi and
Boonesville, Mississippi facilities of the Sewing Department,
Corinthian, Inc.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
cover workers of the Boonesville, Mississippi location of the
Sewing Department, Corinthian, Inc.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Corinthian, Inc. Sewing Department who were
adversely affected by increased company imports.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-58,644 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Corinthian, Inc., Sewing Department,
Corinth, Mississippi (TA-W-58,644) and Corinthian,
Inc., Sewing Department, Boonesville, Mississippi
(TA-W-58,644A), who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 12, 2005,
through February 3, 2008, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974 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 5th day of May 2006.

/s/ Richard Church

_______
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,644

CORINTHIAN, INC.
SEWING DEPARTMENT
CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI

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 18, 2006 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Corinthian,
Inc., Sewing Department, Corinth, Mississippi. The workers at the
subject firm are engaged in sewing upholstery for furniture; they
are separately identifiable by department.
The investigation revealed that the decline in employment of
sewing operators at the subject firm is directly attributed to an
increase in company imports of sewn kits from China in 2005. These
imports are expected to increase throughout 2006.
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 articles
like or directly competitive with articles produced at Corinthian,
Inc., Sewing Department, Corinth, Mississippi 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 Corinthian, Inc., Sewing Department, Corinth,
Mississippi who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 12, 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 3rd day of February, 2006

/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance