DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,247

GUILFORD PERFORMANCE TEXTILES
A SUBSIDIARY OF GMI HOLDING CORPORATION
FUQUAY-VARINA, 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 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 October 20, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Guilford Performance Textiles, formerly known as
Guilford Mills, Inc., a subsidiary of GMI Holding Corporation,
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. Workers at the subject firm
produced yarn.
The investigation also revealed that sales, production and
employment declined during the relevant period.
The United States Department of Labor surveyed the subject
firm's major declining customer regarding their purchases of yarn
in 2006, 2007, January through October 2007 and January through
October 2008. The survey revealed an increased reliance on
imported yarn 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 yarn manufactured by Guilford
Performance Textiles, formerly known as Guilford Mills, Inc., a
subsidiary of GMI Holding Corporation, Fuquay-Varina, 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 Guilford Performance Textiles, formerly known
as Guilford Mills, Inc., a subsidiary of GMI Holding
Corporation, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after October 17,
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 12th day of November 2008

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner


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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance