DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,753

WESTPOINT HOME, INC.
BATH PRODUCTS DIVISION
WAGRAM, 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 in response to a petition
received on June 26, 2007 and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at West Point Home, Inc., Bath Products
Division, Wagram, North Carolina. The workers are engaged in
employment related to the production of towels.
The investigation revealed that plant layoffs are
anticipated through the remainder of the year.
The investigation further revealed that the company
increased their reliance on imported towels during the relevant
period.
The workers at the subject facility were certified for Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance (ATAA) on August 10, 2005. That certification will
expire on August 10, 2007.
In accordance with Section 246 of 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 addition, 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 towels produced at West Point
Home, Inc., Bath Products Division, Wagram, 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 West Point Home, Inc., Bath Products
Division, Wagram, North Carolina who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 11,
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 18th of July, 2007.


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