DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,009

JOAN FABRICS CORPORATION
TYNGSBORO, MASSACHUSETTS

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an 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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 6, 2005, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Joan
Fabrics Corporation, Tyngsboro, Massachusetts. The workers are
engaged in the design of sample lines of fabric and provide
various administrative support functions to the firm's
manufacturing facilities.
The investigation revealed that the workers of Joan Fabrics
Corporation, Tyngsboro, Massachusetts are in direct support of
upholstery, wall panel and tie lining fabrics produced by an
affiliated facility in Siler City, North Carolina. Workers of
Joan Fabrics Corporation, Siler City, North Carolina, were
certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance
under petition number TA-W-59,168. That certification expires
April 25, 2008.
The decline in employment at the subject facility is
attributable to a shift in plant production of upholstery, wall
panel and tie lining fabrics to a country (Mexico) that is party
to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 conclude that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with upholstery, wall panel and
tie lining fabrics produced by the subject firm or subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Joan Fabrics Corporation, Tyngsboro,
Massachusetts who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after September 5, 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 20th day of September 2006


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