DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,403

WESTPOINT HOME, INC.
FORMERLY KNOWN AS WESTPOINT STEVENS, INC.
BED PRODUCTS DIVISION
FINISHING PLANT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM 1ST CHOICE PERSONNEL INC.
OPELIKA, 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 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 April 30, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at WestPoint Home, Inc., formerly known as WestPoint
Stevens, Inc., Bed Products Division, Finishing Plant, Opelika,
Alabama. The workers bleach, dye, and print bed sheeting
material.
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers
from 1st Choice Personnel Inc.
This investigation revealed that production at the subject
firm declined between 2005 and 2006. Furthermore, a significant
number or proportion of workers at the subject firm are
threatened to become separated from employment.
During the relevant period, the subject firm increased
imports of bed sheeting material.
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 increased imports of articles
like or directly competitive with bed sheeting material produced
by WestPoint Home, Inc., formerly known as WestPoint Stevens,
Inc., Bed Products Division, Finishing Plant, Opelika, Alabama
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 WestPoint Home, Inc., formerly known as
WestPoint Stevens, Inc., Bed Products Division, Finishing
Plant, including on-site leased workers from 1st Choice
Personnel Inc., Opelika, Alabama, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 24,
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 8th day of May 2007


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