DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,045

MOUNT VERNON MILLS, INC.
ARKWRIGHT DIVISION
SPARTANBURG, SOUTH 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 March 21, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Mount Vernon Mills, Inc., Arkwright Division,
Spartanburg, South Carolina. The workers produce broadwoven
greige cloth.
The investigation revealed that a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject firm are threatened to
become separated from employment.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
supplied broadwoven greige cloth used in the production of table
linens and surgical cotton blends, and at least 20 percent of
its sales or production went to a manufacturer of such products
whose workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance.
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 workers of Mount Vernon Mills,
Inc., Arkwright Division, Spartanburg, South Carolina, qualify
as adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Mount Vernon Mills, Inc., Arkwright
Division, Spartanburg, South Carolina, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after March
19, 2007, 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 of April 2008


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