Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/10/2006
Filed Date: 12/12/2007
Most Recent Update: 01/18/2008
Determination Date: 01/18/2008
Expiration Date: 01/18/2010
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-62,566
WESTPOINT HOME
BATH PRODUCTS DIVISION
INCLUDING FORMER ON-SITE CORPORATE EMPLOYEES
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
A-1 EMPLOYMENT, INC.
VALLEY, ALABAMA
Amended 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) the Department Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on January 18, 2008,
applicable to workers of WestPoint Home, Bath Products Division,
including on-site leased workers from A-1 Employment, Inc.,
Valley, Alabama. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on February 1, 2008 (73 FR 6212).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of bath towels.
New findings show that former corporate employees were
employed on-site at the Valley, Alabama location of West Point
Home, Bath Products Division. The corporate employees provided
various activities supporting the production of bath towels that
were produced at the Bath Products Division, Valley, Alabama
location of the subject firm
Based on these findings, the Department is amending the
certification to include former corporate employees working on-
site at the Bath Products Division of WestPoint Home, Valley,
Alabama.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers employed at WestPoint Home, Bath Products Division,
Valley, Alabama who were adversely affected by a shift in
production of bath towels to Pakistan.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-62,566 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of WestPoint Home, Bath Products Division,
including on-site former corporate employees, including on-
site leased workers from A-1 Employment, Inc., Valley,
Alabama, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 10, 2006, through January
18, 2010, 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 16th day of July 2008
/s/ Richard Church
____________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-62,566
WESTPOINT HOME
BATH PRODUCTS DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
A-1 EMPLOYMENT INC.
VALLEY, ALABAMA
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 12, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of WestPoint Home, Bath Products Division, Valley, Alabama.
The workers produce bath towels. The Bath Products Division
encompasses three integrated facilities at the site: the Fairfax
Fabrication Plant, the Fairfax Finishing Plant, and the Fairfax
Distribution Center. The worker group includes on-site leased
workers from A-1 Employment Inc. Bath Products Division workers are
separately identifiable from corporate employees working at the
Valley facility.
Other worker groups of WestPoint Home, Inc. employed in Valley
were certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance on
February 21, 2006, case numbers TA-W-58,623CC; TA-W-58,623I; and
TA-W-58,623J. Workers covered by the present petition are also
separately identifiable from the previously certified workers.
The investigation revealed that a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject facility are threatened to
become separated from employment. This employment threat is
directly attributable to a portion of production at the facility
being shifted to Pakistan. A significant portion of the production
abroad is for import and sale in the United States.
In addition, 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers’ firm or subdivision to Pakistan of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of like or directly competitive articles. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of WestPoint Home, Bath Products Division,
including on-site leased workers from A-1 Employment Inc.,
Valley, Alabama, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after December 10, 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 January 2008
/s/Richard Church
_____________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-62,566
WESTPOINT HOME
BATH PRODUCTS DIVISION
INCLUDING FORMER ON-SITE CORPORATE EMPLOYEES
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
A-1 EMPLOYMENT, INC.
VALLEY, ALABAMA
Amended 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) the Department Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on January 18, 2008,
applicable to workers of WestPoint Home, Bath Products Division,
including on-site leased workers from A-1 Employment, Inc.,
Valley, Alabama. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on February 1, 2008 (73 FR 6212).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of bath towels.
New findings show that former corporate employees were
employed on-site at the Valley, Alabama location of West Point
Home, Bath Products Division. The corporate employees provided
various activities supporting the production of bath towels that
were produced at the Bath Products Division, Valley, Alabama
location of the subject firm
Based on these findings, the Department is amending the
certification to include former corporate employees working on-
site at the Bath Products Division of WestPoint Home, Valley,
Alabama.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers employed at WestPoint Home, Bath Products Division,
Valley, Alabama who were adversely affected by a shift in
production of bath towels to Pakistan.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-62,566 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of WestPoint Home, Bath Products Division,
including on-site former corporate employees, including on-
site leased workers from A-1 Employment, Inc., Valley,
Alabama, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 10, 2006, through January
18, 2010, 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 16th day of July 2008
/s/ Richard Church
____________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-62,566
WESTPOINT HOME
BATH PRODUCTS DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
A-1 EMPLOYMENT INC.
VALLEY, ALABAMA
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 12, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of WestPoint Home, Bath Products Division, Valley, Alabama.
The workers produce bath towels. The Bath Products Division
encompasses three integrated facilities at the site: the Fairfax
Fabrication Plant, the Fairfax Finishing Plant, and the Fairfax
Distribution Center. The worker group includes on-site leased
workers from A-1 Employment Inc. Bath Products Division workers are
separately identifiable from corporate employees working at the
Valley facility.
Other worker groups of WestPoint Home, Inc. employed in Valley
were certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance on
February 21, 2006, case numbers TA-W-58,623CC; TA-W-58,623I; and
TA-W-58,623J. Workers covered by the present petition are also
separately identifiable from the previously certified workers.
The investigation revealed that a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject facility are threatened to
become separated from employment. This employment threat is
directly attributable to a portion of production at the facility
being shifted to Pakistan. A significant portion of the production
abroad is for import and sale in the United States.
In addition, 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers’ firm or subdivision to Pakistan of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of like or directly competitive articles. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of WestPoint Home, Bath Products Division,
including on-site leased workers from A-1 Employment Inc.,
Valley, Alabama, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after December 10, 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 January 2008
/s/Richard Church
_____________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance