DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,768

QST INDUSTRIES INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM TEMPORARY RESOURCES
MOCKSVILLE, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an 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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on June 29, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of QST Industries, Inc., Mocksville, North Carolina.
The workers at the subject firm produce pockets, waistbands and
trim components for the apparel industry. They are not
separately identifiable by articles produced. The subject firm
utilizes on-site leased workers from Temporary Resources.
This investigation revealed that the preponderance in the
declines in employment at the subject firm is related to a shift
in production of pocketing, waistband, and trim components to
Mexico and Dominican Republic, countries that are either a party
to a free trade agreement or a beneficiary country with the
United States.
In addition, 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 do not possess skills that are easily
transferable. Competitive conditions within the industry are
adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there has been a shift in
production from QST Industries, Inc., Mocksville, North Carolina
to Mexico and Dominican Republic of articles that are like or
directly competitive with the pocketing, waistband, and trim
components produced by that firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of QST Industries, Inc., Mocksville, North
Carolina who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 28, 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 23rd day of July 2007


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