DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,715

SALISBURY MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
MOHICAN MILLS
SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on August 21, 2006,
applicable to workers of Salisbury Manufacturing Corporation
located in Salisbury, North Carolina. The notice was published
in the Federal Register on September 13, 2006 (71 FR 54094-
54096).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers produce airline blankets. The company informed the
Department that some of the workers wages were reported to the
Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax account for a sister company,
Mohican Mills.
The intent of the certification is to provide coverage to
all workers of the subject firm impacted by increased imports.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
include workers of Salisbury Manufacturing Corporation,
Salisbury, North Carolina, whose wages are reported by Mohican
Mills.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-59,715 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Salisbury Manufacturing Corporation, Mohican
Mills, Salisbury, North Carolina, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June 28,
2005 through August 21, 2008, 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 10th day of October, 2006


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





4510-30-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,715

SALISBURY MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
SALISBURY, 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), 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 July 13, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Salisbury Manufacturing Corporation, Salisbury, North Carolina.
The workers at the subject facility produce airline blankets and
are not separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed employment and production have
declined as a result of the subject facility closing in March of
2006.
Further, the investigation revealed that the subject firm did
not import airline blankets form foreign sources, nor did the
subject firm shift production of airline blankets to a foreign
country.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s major
declining customers regarding their purchases of airline blankets.
These surveys revealed increased imports of airline blankets
during the period under investigation.
In addition, 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 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 airline blankets produced at
Salisbury Manufacturing Corporation, Salisbury, 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 Salisbury Manufacturing Corporation,
Salisbury, North Carolina who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 28, 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 21st day of August, 2006


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






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