DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,602

ARCHER TRIM, INC.
LUMBERTON, 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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply for
worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of paragraph
(b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be met. It is
determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of Section 222, as
amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 8, 2008 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of Archer
Trim, Inc., Lumberton, North Carolina. The workers produce knitted
collars, cuffs, and trim.
The investigation revealed that Archer Trim, Inc. supplied
component parts considered an integral part of the final product,
apparel, and a loss of business with a manufacturer of such products
whose workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance contributed importantly to the separation or threat of
separation of workers at Archer Trim, Inc.
In addition, 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 workers of Archer Trim, Inc., Lumberton, North Carolina,
qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 of
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:


"All workers of Archer Trim, Inc., Lumberton, North Carolina who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after
December 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 at Washington, D.C., this 30th day of December 2008

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