DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,737

AMERICAN AND EFIRD, INC.
NELSON PLANT 12
AND SHARED SUPPORT WORKERS FROM NELSON PLANT 02
LENIOR, 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 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on July 24, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of American and Efird, Inc., Nelson Plant 12, Lenior,
North Carolina. The workers produce poly-wrap core yarn and
thread.
The investigation was expanded to include shared support
workers of Nelson Plant 02 in Lenoir, North Carolina. These
workers provide shared maintenance, safety, and human resources
services to both the subject facility and Nelson Plant 02.
The investigation revealed that workers at Nelson Plant 12,
Lenoir, North Carolina, are threatened with separation in
September 2008 upon the facility's closure, which will in turn
cause a decline in the number of shared support workers from
Nelson Plant 02.
The investigation revealed that American and Efird, Inc.,
Nelson Plant 12, Lenior, North Carolina, supplies component
parts for textiles and apparel and a loss of business with a
manufacturer of textiles and apparel whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
contributed importantly to the separation or threat of
separation of workers at American and Efird, Inc., Nelson Plant
12, Lenior, North Carolina.
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 all workers of American and
Efird, Inc., Nelson Plant 12, Lenior, North Carolina, and shared
support workers from American and Efird, Inc., Nelson Plant 02,
Lenoir, North 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 American and Efird, Inc., Nelson Plant 12,
Lenior, North Carolina, and shared support workers from
American and Efird, Inc., Nelson Plant 02, Lenoir, North
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 24, 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 18th day of August 2008

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