DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,505

SPRINGS GLOBAL US, INC.
CHARLES D. OWEN MANUFACTURING DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM DIVERSCO AND MANPOWER
SWANNANOA, 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 November 28, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Springs Global U.S., Inc., Charles D. Owen Manufacturing
Division, Swannanoa, North Carolina. The workers manufacture woven
and non-woven blankets.
The subject firm also leased workers from Diversco and Manpower.

The workers are currently certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under petition number TA-W-58,622, which will
expire on January 31, 2008.
The investigation revealed that employment and production
declined during the period of January through November 2007, when
compared to the same time period in 2006. Furthermore, additional
worker separations will occur after the January 31, 2008 expiration
of TA-W-58,622.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of woven and non-woven blankets 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 woven and non-woven blankets
produced by Springs Global U.S., Inc., Charles D. Owen
Manufacturing Division, Swannanoa, 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 Springs Global U.S., Inc., Charles D. Owen
Manufacturing Division, Swannanoa, North Carolina, including
on-site leased workers from Diversco and Manpower, who became
totally separated from employment on February 1, 2008, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 8th day of January 2008

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