DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,511

AVONDALE MILLS, INC.
SIBLEY PLANT
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA

TA-W-59,511A

AVONDALE MILLS, INC.
CORPORATE OFFICE
MONROE, GEORGIA

TA-W-59,511B

AVONDALE MILLS, INC.
WALTON PLANT
MONROE, GEORGIA

TA-W-59,511C

AVONDALE MILLS, INC.
TIFTON PLANT
TIFTON, GEORGIA

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 June 5, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Avondale Mills, Inc., Sibley Plant,
Augusta, Georgia (TA-W-59,511); Avondale Mills, Inc., Corporate
Office, Monroe, Georgia (TA-W-59,511A); Avondale Mills, Inc.,
Walton Plant, Monroe, Georgia (TA-W-59,511B), and Avondale
Mills, Inc., Tifton Plant, Tifton, Georgia (TA-W-59,511C). The
workers at the subject firms are engaged in employment related
to the production of fabric and yarn.
Workers of Avondale Mills, Inc., Walton Plant, Monroe,
Georgia (TA-W-59,511B) were previously certified eligible to
apply for trade adjustment assistance under petition number TA-
W-54,775, which expired on May 27, 2006.
The investigation revealed that Avondale Mills, Inc.,
Sibley Plant, Augusta, Georgia (TA-W-59,511); Avondale Mills,
Inc., Walton Plant, Monroe, Georgia (TA-W-59,511B), and Avondale
Mills, Inc., Tifton Plant, Tifton, Georgia (TA-W-59,511C),
supplies component parts for fabric and apparel and a loss of
business with manufacturers of fabric and apparel, whose workers
were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance,
contributed importantly to the separation or threat of
separation of workers at Avondale Mills, Inc., Sibley Plant,
Augusta, Georgia (TA-W-59,511); Avondale Mills, Inc., Corporate
Office, Monroe, Georgia (TA-W-59,511A); Avondale Mills, Inc.,
Walton Plant, Monroe, Georgia (TA-W-59,511B), and Avondale
Mills, Inc., Tifton Plant, Tifton, Georgia (TA-W-59,511C).
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 firms are age 50 or
over 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 workers of Avondale Mills, Inc.,
Sibley Plant, Augusta, Georgia (TA-W-59,511); Avondale Mills,
Inc., Corporate Office, Monroe, Georgia (TA-W-59,511A); Avondale
Mills, Inc., Walton Plant, Monroe, Georgia (TA-W-59,511B), and
Avondale Mills, Inc., Tifton Plant, Tifton, Georgia (TA-W-
59,511C) 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 workers Avondale Mills, Inc., Sibley Plant,
Augusta, Georgia (TA-W-59,511), Avondale Mills, Inc.,
Corporate Office, Monroe, Georgia (TA-W-59,511A), and
Avondale Mills, Inc., Tifton Plant, Tifton, Georgia (TA-W-
59,511C), who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 2, 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;" and
"All workers of workers Avondale Mills, Inc., Walton Plant,
Monroe, Georgia (TA-W-59,511B), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 28,
2006 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 5th day of July 2006.

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