DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,028

WESTPOINT HOME
BED PRODUCTS DIVISION
LANETT PLANT
LANETT, 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 Westpoint Home, Bed Products Division, Lanett Plant,
Lanett, Alabama. The workers of the subject facility produce
greige sheeting material.
Employment and production at the subject facility decreased
in January through September 2006 compared with the same period
the previous year. The subject firm currently is replacing
production of the greige sheeting material with imports of like
products.
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 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 material
produced at Westpoint Home, Bed Products Division, Lanett Plant,
Lanett, 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 Westpoint Home, Bed Products Division,
Lanett Plant, Lanett, 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 22nd day of September 2006


/s/Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division
Trade Adjustment Assistance