DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,954

UNIFI-KINSTON, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF UNIFI INC
POLYESTER POY SPINNING DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
MUNDY MAINTENANCE, SERVICES AND OPERATIONS, LLC, AND ONESOURCE
KINSTON, 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 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 August 8, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Unifi-Kinston, LLC, a subsidiary of Unifi, Inc.,
Polyester POY Spinning Division, Kinston, North Carolina. The
workers produce polyester (POY) filament yarn.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from Mundy
Maintenance, Services and Operations, LLC, and OneSource.
Workers of the subject facility were certified eligible to
apply for trade adjustment assistance on December 9, 2004 (TA-W-
55,977). That certification expired on December 9, 2006.
The investigation revealed that employment at the Kinston
facility declined since the previous certification ended.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm is a
supplier of component parts (polyester (POY) filament yarn) to
manufacturers of other related yarn products whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance and
the loss of business with these firms contributed importantly to
worker separations at the subject firm.
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 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 Unifi-Kinston, LLC, a
subsidiary of Unifi, Inc., Polyester POY Spinning Division,
Kinston, North Carolina 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 Unifi-Kinston, LLC, a subsidiary of Unifi,
Inc., Polyester POY Spinning Division, including on-site
leased workers from Mundy Maintenance, Services and
Operations, LLC, and OneSource, Kinston, North Carolina who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after December 10, 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 31st day of August 2007
/s/ Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance