DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,666

LIBERTY SCREENPRINT
A DIVISION OF WENTWORTH CORPORATION
MADISON, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an 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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 11, 2008 in
response to a petition filed on by a company official on behalf
of workers of Liberty Screenprint, a division of Wentworth
Corporation, Madison, North Carolina is the subject of this
investigation. The workers of the subject facility produce
screenprint samples for t-shirts.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined in 2007 compared with 2006. Further
separations are planned as well.
Production of screenprint samples is shifting from the
Madison, North Carolina facility to a country (Honduras) that is
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 is a shift in production
from the workers firm or subdivision to Honduras of articles
that are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Liberty Screenprint, a division of
Wentworth Corporation, Madison, North Carolina who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
January 19, 2008 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 24th day of January 2008

/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance