DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,810

SPECIALTY SHEARING & DYEING INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF MONROE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
GREENVILLE, 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 (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 August 5, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of workers of Specialty Shearing & Dyeing
Incorporated, a subsidiary of Monroe Industries
Incorporated, Greenville, South Carolina. The workers
produce dyed and finished textile products.
The investigation also revealed employment and sales
at the subject facility decreased in January through July
2008, when compared to the same period in 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customers regarding purchases of products
like or directly competitive with textile products (dyed
and finished fabric) in 2006, 2007 and January through July
2008. The survey revealed increased import purchases during
the relevant period.
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 increases of imports of
articles like or directly competitive with dyed and
finished textile products produced by Specialty Shearing &
Dyeing Incorporated, a subsidiary of Monroe Industries
Incorporated, Greenville, 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 Specialty Shearing & Dyeing
Incorporated, a subsidiary of Monroe Industries
Incorporated, Greenville, South Carolina, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after August 4, 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 21st day of August 2008.


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