DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,191

COLLINS & AIKMAN PRODUCTS COMPANY
A SUBSIDIARY OF COLLINS & AIKMAN CORPORATION
FABRICS DIVISION
ROXBORO, NORTH 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 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 27, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of the workers of Collins & Aikman Products Company,
A subsidiary of Collins & Aikman Corporation, Fabrics
Division, Roxboro, North Carolina. The workers produce
automotive fabric.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales
decreased during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customer regarding purchases of automotive
fabric in 2005, 2006, and January through February 2007.
The survey revealed that the customer increased import
purchases of automotive fabric 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 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 automotive
fabric produced by Collins & Aikman Products Company, A
subsidiary of Collins & Aikman Corporation, Fabrics
Division, Roxboro, North Carolina, 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 & Aikman Products Company, A
subsidiary of Collins & Aikman Corporation, Fabrics
Division, Roxboro, North Carolina, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after
March 23, 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 17th day of April 2007.

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