DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,100

MICROFIBRES, INC.
WINSTON-SALEM, 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 in response to a petition
received on September 6, 2007 in response to a petition filed on
behalf of workers of Microfibres, Inc., Winston Salem, North
Carolina. The workers produce upholstery fabrics.
The investigation revealed that Microfibres, Inc., Winston
Salem, North Carolina supplies component parts for upholstered
furniture, and at least 20 percent of its production or sales is
supplied to manufacturers whose workers were certified eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance.
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 workers of Microfibres, Inc.,
Winston Salem, 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 Microfibres, Inc., Winston Salem, North
Carolina who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 14, 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 assis-
tance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 2nd day of October 2007


/s/Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance