DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,835

RAMTEX, INC.
INCLUDING ON-STIE LEASED WORKERS OF DEFENDER SERVICES, INC.
RAMSEUR, 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 February 13, 2006, and filed by a company official
on behalf of workers of Ramtex Inc., Ramseur, North Carolina.
The workers at the subject firm produce poly cotton yarn and
greige fabric.
The subject firm also leases workers from Defender
Services, Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina.
The workers of Ramtex Inc., Ramseur, North Carolina, were
previously certified eligible to apply for TAA and ATAA under
petition number TA-W-52,587, which expired on October 14, 2005.
The investigation revealed that Ramtex Inc., Ramseur, North
Carolina, supplies component parts for table linens 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 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 workers of Ramtex Inc., Ramseur,
North Carolina, 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 Ramtex Inc., Ramseur, North Carolina
including on-site leased workers of Defender Services,
Inc., who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 15, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 13th day of March, 2006


/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance