DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,228

WAVERLY MILLS INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF R.J. KUNIC & COMPANY INCORPORATED
LAURINBURG, 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 on October 1, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Waverly Mills Incorporated, A subsidiary of R.J. Kunic & Company
Incorporated, Laurinburg, North Carolina. The workers produce ring
spun polyester yarn. The workers are separately identifiable from
workers producing open end spun yarn, also located at the subject
facility.
This investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject facility decreased in the year-to-date period of
January through August 2007 compared to that of 2006.
The investigation also revealed the subject firm also
increased imports of ring spun polyester yarn during the relevant
period.
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 ring spun polyester yarn produced
by Waverly Mills Incorporated, A subsidiary of R.J. Kunic & Company
Incorporated, Laurinburg, 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:
"Workers of Waverly Mills Incorporated, A subsidiary of R.J.
Kunic & Company Incorporated, Laurinburg, North Carolina,
engaged in employment related to the production of ring spun
polyester yarn, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 26, 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 18th day of October 2007


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