DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,320

WEARBEST SIL-TEX MILLS, LTD.
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE
REPORTED UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER FOR ADP
TOTAL SOURCE
GARFIELD, NEW JERSEY

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 31, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Wearbest Sil-Tex Mills, Ltd., Garfield, New Jersey. Workers at the
subject firm produce jacquard fabrics.
The investigation revealed that there were workers present whose
wages were reported under the Federal Employer Identification Number
for ADP Total Source.
The investigation revealed that a significant portion of the
subject firm's work force was separated, while sales and production
at the subject firm decreased, during the relevant period January
through October 2008 compared to the same period in 2007.
Aggregate United States imports of products like or directly
competitive with jacquard fabrics were high and increasing both
absolutely and relative to United States shipments in 2006 and 2007.
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 those produced at Wearbest Sil-Tex Mills, Ltd.,
Garfield, New Jersey, 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 at Wearbest Sil-Tex Mills, Ltd., including workers
whose wages were reported under the Federal Employer
Identification Number for ADP Total Source, Garfield, New
Jersey, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 30, 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 20th day of November 2008


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