DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,545

WM. WRIGHT CO.
WEST WARREN, MASSACHUSETTS

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 December 7, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of Wm.
Wright Co., West Warren, Massachusetts. The workers produce textile
products such as quilt, trim, tape, ribbons, and needles.
Workers at the subject facility were certified eligible to apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance on January 20, 2006 ((TA-W-58,538).
That certification expires on January 20, 2008.
The current investigation revealed that the subject company is
anticipating declines in employment, most of which will occur in
January and February 2008.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
anticipates moving more of its production of textile products to China
and will increase imports as a result.
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 textile products produced at Wm. Wright Co., West
Warren, Massachusetts, 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 Wm. Wright Co., West Warren, Massachusetts,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 21, 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 in Washington, D. C., this 3rd day of January, 2008


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