DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,312

ASHDALE FOAM, INC.
CONOVER, 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 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 April 13, 2007, in response to a petition filed by a
company official on behalf of workers of Ashdale Foam, Conover,
North Carolina. The workers at the subject location were engaged
the in production of fabricated foam parts for upholstered
furniture.
The investigation also revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined during the period under investigation.
The investigation further revealed that the company produced
fabricated foam parts, and a loss of business with manufacturers
whose workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance contributed importantly to the workers separation or
threat of separation.
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 Ashdale Foam, Conover,
North 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 Ashdale Foam, Conover, North Carolina, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 10, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 22nd day of May 2007.


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance