DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,515

AVONDALE MILLS, INC.
GRANITEVILLE CORPORATE OFFICES, SUTHERLAND PLANT, SWINT PLANT,
WOODHEAD PLANT, GRANITEVILLE PLANT SERVICES, GREGG PLANT, AND
HICKMAN PLANT
GRANITEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA

TA-W-59,515A

AVONDALE MILLS, INC.
ALSO KNOWN AS AVONDALE MILLS GRANITEVILLE FABRICS, INC.
HORSE CREEK PLANT
GRANITEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA

TA-W-59,515B

AVONDALE MILLS, INC.
ALSO KNOWN AS AVONDALE MILLS GRANITEVILLE FABRICS, INC.
SAGE MILL
GRANITEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA

TA-W-59,515C

AVONDALE MILLS, INC.
WALHALLA PLANT
WALHALLA, SOUTH 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 June 5, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Avondale Mills, Inc., Graniteville
Corporate Offices, Sutherland Plant, Swint Plant, Woodhead
Plant, Graniteville Plant Services, Gregg Plant, and Hickman
Plant, Graniteville, South Carolina (TA-W-59,515), Avondale
Mills Graniteville Fabrics, Inc., also known as Avondale Mills
Graniteville Fabrics, Inc., Horse Creek Plant, Graniteville,
South Carolina (TA-W-59,515A), Avondale Mills, Inc., also known
as Avondale Mills Graniteville Fabrics, Inc., Sage Mill,
Graniteville, South Carolina (TA-W-59,515B), and Avondale Mills,
Inc., Walhalla Plant, Walhalla, South Carolina (TA-W-59,515C).
The workers at the subject firms are engaged in employment
related to the production of fabric and yarn.
The investigation revealed that Avondale Mills, Inc.,
Graniteville Corporate Offices, Sutherland Plant, Swint Plant,
Woodhead Plant, Graniteville Plant Services, Gregg Plant, and
Hickman Plant, Graniteville, South Carolina (TA-W-59,515),
Avondale Mills, Inc., also known as Avondale Mills Graniteville
Fabrics, Horse Creek Plant, Graniteville, South Carolina (TA-W-
59,515A), Avondale Mills, Inc., also known as Avondale Mills
Graniteville Fabrics, Inc., Sage Mill, Graniteville, South
Carolina (TA-W-59,515B), and Avondale Mills, Inc., Walhalla
Plant, Walhalla, South Carolina (TA-W-59,515C), 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 of Avondale Mills, Inc., Graniteville
Corporate Offices, Sutherland Plant, Swint Plant, Woodhead
Plant, Graniteville Plant Services, Gregg Plant, and Hickman
Plant, Graniteville, South Carolina (TA-W-59,515), Avondale
Mills Graniteville Fabrics, Inc., also known as Avondale Mills
Graniteville Fabrics, Inc., Horse Creek Plant, Graniteville,
South Carolina (TA-W-59,515A), Avondale Mills, Inc., also known
as Avondale Mills Graniteville Fabrics, Inc., Sage Mill,
Graniteville, South Carolina (TA-W-59,515B), and Avondale Mills,
Inc., Walhalla Plant, Walhalla, South Carolina (TA-W-59,515C).
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.,
Graniteville Corporate Offices, Sutherland Plant, Swint Plant,
Woodhead Plant, Graniteville Plant Services, Gregg Plant, and
Hickman Plant, Graniteville, South Carolina (TA-W-59,515),
Avondale Mills Graniteville Fabrics, Inc., also known as
Avondale Mills Graniteville Fabrics, Inc., Horse Creek Plant,
Graniteville, South Carolina (TA-W-59,515A), Avondale Mills,
Inc., also known as Avondale Mills Graniteville Fabrics, Inc.,
Sage Mill, Graniteville, South Carolina (TA-W-59,515B), and
Avondale Mills, Inc., Walhalla Plant, Walhalla, South Carolina
(TA-W-59,515C) 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., Graniteville
Corporate Offices, Sutherland Plant, Swint Plant, Woodhead
Plant, Graniteville Plant Services, Gregg Plant, and
Hickman Plant, Graniteville, South Carolina (TA-W-59,515),
Avondale Mills Graniteville Fabrics, Inc., also known as
Avondale Mills Graniteville Fabrics, Inc., Horse Creek
Plant, Graniteville, South Carolina (TA-W-59,515A),
Avondale Mills, Inc., also known as Avondale Mills
Graniteville Fabrics, Inc., Sage Mill, Graniteville, South
Carolina (TA-W-59,515B), and Avondale Mills, Inc., Walhalla
Plant, Walhalla, South Carolina (TA-W-59,515C), 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."
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