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TAW-59410  /  Ameritex Yarn LLC (Burlington, NC)

Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 05/07/2005
Filed Date: 05/17/2006
Most Recent Update: 06/29/2006
Determination Date: 06/29/2006
Expiration Date: 06/29/2008

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,410

AMERITEX YARN LLC
BURLINGTON, 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 on May 17, 2005, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Ameritex Yarn LLC,
Burlington, North Carolina. The workers produce open-end motor
spun yarn (cotton or poly cotton blend).
The investigation revealed that Ameritex Yarn LLC, Burlington,
North Carolina, supplies component parts for towels, and a loss of
business with a manufacturer of towels whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed importantly
to the separation or threat of separation of workers at Ameritex
Yarn LLC, Burlington, North Carolina.
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 Ameritex Yarn LLC,
Burlington, 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 Ameritex Yarn LLC, Burlington, North Carolina,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after May 7, 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 29th day of June 2006


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