DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,251

CULP WOVEN VELVETS
A DIVISION OF CULP, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM MANPOWER
AND VENTURING STAFFING
ANDERSON, 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 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 April 25, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Culp Woven Velvets, a division of Culp, Inc., Anderson, South
Carolina. The workers produce woven velvet (upholstery fabric).
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from Manpower
and Venturing Staffing.
This investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment declined at the subject firm in 2007 compared to 2006
and in January through March 2008 over the corresponding 2007
period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased their reliance on imports of woven velvets during the
relevant period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with woven velvets produced by Culp
Woven Velvets, a division of Culp, Inc., Anderson, South 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 Culp Woven Velvets, a division of Culp, Inc.,
including on-site leased workers from Manpower and Venturing
Staffing, Anderson, South Carolina, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 23, 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 10th day of June, 2008

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