DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,451

HICKORY DYEING AND WINDING COMPANY, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM FOOTHILLS STAFFING
HICKORY, 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.
This investigation was initiated on November 13, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Hickory Dyeing and Winding Company, Inc., Hickory,
North Carolina. The workers produce dyed nylon and polyester
continuous filament yarn. Workers are not separately
identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed the worker group includes on-
site leased workers from Foothills Staffing.
Employment and production at the Hickory facility have
declined in 2007.
The subject firm has increased imports of dyed nylon and
polyester continuous filament yarn in January through October
2007 compared with the same period in 2006, replacing production
at the subject facility.
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 dyed nylon and polyester
continuous filament yarn produced at Hickory Dyeing and Winding
Company, Inc., Hickory, 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:
"All workers of Hickory Dyeing and Winding Company, Inc.,
including on-site leased workers from Foothills Staffing,
Hickory, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 9, 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 30th day of November 2007



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