DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,399

WEHADKEE YARN MILLS
TALLADEGA DIVISION
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA

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 on April 30, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of the workers of Wehadkee Yarn Mills, Talladega
Division, Talladega, Alabama. The workers are engaged in
the production of cotton yarn.
Wehadkee Yarn Mills, Talladega Division, Talladega,
Alabama supplies cotton and a loss of business with a
manufacturer of bath rugs whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed
importantly to the separation or threat of separation of
workers at Wehadkee Yarn Mills, Talladega Division,
Talladega, Alabama.
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 Wehadkee Yarn
Mills, Talladega Division, Talladega, Alabama, 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 Wehadkee Yarn Mills, Talladega
Division, Talladega, Alabama who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April
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 at Washington, D.C., this 4th day of May, 2007


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