DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,027

WEST POINT HOME
ALSO KNOWN AS WEST POINT STEVENS
OPELIKA GREIGE PLANT
BED PRODUCTS DIVISION
OPELIKA, ALABAMA

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 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 September 7, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of West Point Home, also known as West Point Stevens,
Opelika Greige Plant, Bed Products Division, Opelika, Alabama. The
workers manufacture greige sheeting for bed products.
Employment, sales, and production at West Point Home, also
known as West Point Stevens, Opelika Greige Plant, Bed Products
Division, Opelika, Alabama declined during the period of January
through September 2006, when compared to the same time period in
2005.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm increased
imports of greige sheeting during the period of January through
September 2006, when compared to the same time period in 2005.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with greige sheeting for bed products
manufactured by West Point Home, also known as West Point Stevens,
Opelika Greige Plant, Bed Products Division, Opelika, Alabama,
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 West Point Home, also known as West Point
Stevens, Opelika Greige Plant, Bed Products Division, Opelika,
Alabama, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 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 28th day of September 2006.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance