DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,267

STEVENS LINEN ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED
DUDLEY, MASSACHUSETTS

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 October 22, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Stevens Linen Associates, Incorporated, Dudley,
Massachusetts. The workers are engaged in activities related to the
production of textile mill products such as linen towels, terry
towels, and pot holders.
This investigation revealed that employment declined at the
subject firm during the relevant period under investigation.
The investigation also revealed that sales and production
declined from January through September 2008, when compared to the
corresponding 2007 period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of textile mill products from January through
September 2008, when compared to the corresponding 2007 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 of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with textile mill products produced by
Stevens Linen Associates, Incorporated, Dudley, Massachusetts,
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 Stevens Linen Associates, Incorporated,
Dudley, Massachusetts, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 21, 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 30th day of October 2008

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
____________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance