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TAW-59337  /  Carolina Mills Inc (Maiden, NC)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 05/04/2005
Filed Date: 05/08/2006
Most Recent Update: 06/26/2006
Determination Date: 06/26/2006
Expiration Date: 06/26/2008


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,337

CAROLINA MILLS, INC.
PLANT #1
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 May 8, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Carolina Mills, Inc., Plant #1, Maiden, North Carolina. The
workers produced colored and natural synthetic yarns.

The investigation further revealed that employment and
production at Carolina Mills, Inc., Plant #1, Maiden, North
Carolina declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases of
colored and natural synthetic yarns during 2005 over the
corresponding 2004 period and during January through April 2006
over the corresponding 2005 period. The survey revealed
customers increased their reliance on imported colored and
natural synthetic yarns during the relevant period.
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 addition, 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 subject facility are
over age 50 and do not possess skills that are 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 colored and natural synthetic
yarns produced at Carolina Mills, Inc., Plant #1, Maiden, North
Carolina 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., Plant #1, Maiden,
North Carolina who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after May 4, 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 26th day of June, 2006.

/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance