DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


TA-W-60,379

SPRINGFIELD LLC
LIMESTONE PLANT
GAFFNEY, 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 in response to a petition
received on November 7, 2006, filed on behalf of workers of
Springfield LLC, Limestone Plant, Gaffney, South Carolina. Workers
at the subject firm produce poplin greige cloth (polyester/cotton
blend) for occupational uniforms.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that Springfield LLC, Limestone
Plant, Gaffney, South Carolina supplies component parts for men's
and ladies' work shirts/blouses and pants and a loss of business
with a manufacturer of men's and ladies' work shirts/blouses and
pants whose workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance contributed importantly to the separation or threat of
separation of workers at Springfield LLC, Limestone Plant, Gaffney,
South Carolina.
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 workers of Springfield LLC,
Limestone Plant, Gaffney, South Carolina, 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 Springfield LLC, Limestone Plant, Gaffney,
South Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 3, 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 21st day of November, 2006.

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