DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,183

DURO TEXTILES LLC
DURO FINISHING, PLANT 2, AND DURO TEXTILE PRINTERS DIVISIONS
FALL RIVER, 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 (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 March 26, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Duro Textiles LLC, Duro Finishing, Plant 2, and Duro
Textile Printers Divisions, Fall River, Massachusetts. The workers
produce dyed and finished textiles.
The subject workers were previously certified eligible to
apply of adjustment assistance under petition number TA-W-56,596,
which expired on April 1, 2007.
The investigation revealed that sales declined between 2005
and 2006 and that a significant number or proportion of workers at
are threatened to become separated from employment.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's primary
declining customers regarding purchases of dyed and finished
textiles in 2005, 2006, and January through March 2007. The survey
revealed that the respondents became increasingly reliant on
imports during the relevant period.
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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with dyed and finished textiles
produced by Duro Textiles LLC, Duro Finishing, Plant 2, and Duro
Textile Printers Divisions, Fall River, Massachusetts 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 Duro Textiles LLC, Duro Finishing, Plant 2, and
Duro Textile Printers Divisions, Fall River, Massachusetts,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after April 2, 2007 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 4th day of May 2007


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