DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,943

WEST POINT HOME, INC.
LANIER AND CARTER PLANTS
BATH PRODUCTS DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM AMBASSADOR PERSONNEL
SERVICES
VALLEY, 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 August 7, 2007, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
West Point Home, Inc., Lanier and Carter Plants, Bath Products
Division, Valley, Alabama. The workers manufacture greige
(unfinished) bath products, i.e., towels and bath mats.
The subject firm also leased workers from Ambassador Personnel
Services.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production declined from 2005 to 2006, and during the period of
January through July 2007 when compared to the same time period in
2006.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of greige (unfinished) bath products from 2005
to 2006, and during the period of January through July 2007, when
compared to the same time period in 2006.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with greige (unfinished) bath products
produced by West Point Home, Inc., Lanier and Carter Plants, Bath
Products Division, Valley, 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 West Point Home, Inc., Lanier and Carter
Plants, Bath Products Division, Valley, Alabama, including on-
site leased workers of Ambassador Personnel Services, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after August 1, 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 27th day of August 2007

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