DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,147

SPRINGS GLOBAL US, INC.
PIEDMONT PLANTS DIVISION
PIEDMONT, ALABAMA

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 April 4, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of the workers
of Springs Global US, Inc., Piedmont Plants Division, Piedmont,
Alabama. The workers produced custom made comforters and bedding
accessories.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined from 2004 to 2005 and declined in January
through March 2006 over the corresponding period of 2005.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of comforters and bedding accessories from 2004
to 2005, and during January through March 2006 over the
corresponding period of 2005.
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 comforters and bedding
accessories produced by Springs Global US, Inc., Piedmont Plants
Division, Piedmont, Alabama 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 Springs Global US, Inc., Piedmont Plants
Division, Piedmont, Alabama who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 3, 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 20th day of April, 2006.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance