DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,041

COLLINS AND AIKMAN
PORT HURON OPERATIONS DIVISION
PORT HURON, MICHIGAN

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 February 27, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Collins and Aikman, Port Huron Operations Division, Port
Huron, Michigan. Workers at the subject firm manufacture plastic
and interior trim products; door panels and applique (automotive
components) more specifically LX door trim and IP garnish.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined during the period of January through
February 2007, when compared to the same time period in 2006.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm submitted a
bid for the production of door panels which was awarded to a
foreign manufacturer during the relevant period.
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 door panels produced by Collins
and Aikman, Port Huron Operations Division, Port Huron, Michigan,
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 Collins and Aikman, Port Huron Operations
Division, Port Huron, Michigan, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February 27,
2006, 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 23rd day of April 2007



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