DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,884

LAN-TEX, INC.
INCLUDING WORKERS OF D&G SERVICES
STATESVILLE, 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on July 18, 2008, and filed on behalf of workers at Lan-
Tex, Inc., including workers of D&G Services, Statesville, North
Carolina. D&G Services is a property management company having
common ownership with Lan-Tex, Inc., and D&G Services workers have
been paid, and potentially identified, as employees of Lan-Tex,
Inc. The workers produce jersey, fleece and rib material.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined at the subject facility during the relevant
period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases of
jersey, fleece and rib material in 2006, 2007, and January through
July 2008. The survey revealed that respondents increased their
purchases of imported jersey, fleece and rib material while
decreasing their purchases from the subject firm 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 jersey, fleece and rib material
produced at Lan-Tex, Inc., Statesville, North 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 Lan-Tex, Inc, including workers of D&G
Services, Statesville, North Carolina, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 15,
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 8th day of September 2008

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