DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,761

SWIFT SPINNING, INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF BLACKSTREET CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLP
EAST COLUMBUS PLANT
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA

TA-W-64,761A

SWIFT SPINNING, INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF BLACKSTREET CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLP
CYD PLANT
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA

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 23, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Swift Spinning, Incorporated. Workers at the subject
firm produce cotton ring-spun yarns. Workers are employed at two
locations located in Columbus, Georgia and are separately
identifiable by location.
Employment at the CYD Plant declined during 2008 compared
to the previous year. The investigation also revealed that there
is a threat of employment decline at the East Columbus plant.
The investigation revealed that Swift Spinning,
Incorporated, Columbus, Georgia supplies component parts for
knit fabric and towels, and a loss of business with
manufacturers of knit fabrics and towels whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
contributed importantly to the separation or threat of
separation of workers at Swift Spinning, Incorporated, Columbus,
Georgia.
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 subject firm are age
50 or over and do not possess skills that are 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 Swift Spinning,
Incorporated, Columbus, Georgia 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 Swift Spinning, Incorporated, a subsidiary
of Blackstreet Capital Partners, LLP, East Columbus Plant,
Columbus, Georgia (TA-W-64,761), and Swift Spinning,
Incorporated, a subsidiary of Blackstreet Capital Partners,
LLP, CYD Plant, Columbus, Georgia (TA-64,761A), who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
December 3, 2007 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 5th day of February 2009

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