DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,397

TRUE TEXTILES, INC.
NEWPORT, MAINE

TA-W-65,397A

TRUE TEXTILES, INC.
LEONARD G SAULTER FACILITY
GUILFORD, MAINE

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 February 26, 2009 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
True Textiles, Inc., Newport, Maine (TA-W-65,397) and True Textiles,
Inc., Leonard G Saulter Facility, Guilford, Maine (TA-W-65,397A).
Workers at the subject firms produced yarn. Workers are not
separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales at the
subject facilities declined during the relevant period.
Aggregate United States imports of selected yarn like or
directly competitive with yarn produced at the subject plant
increased significantly during the relevant period. The ratio of
U.S. imports to U.S. shipments of fabrics was well over 100 percent
and rising 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 those produced by True Textiles, Inc., Newport,
Maine (TA-W-65,397) and True Textiles, Inc., Leonard G Saulter
Facility, Guilford, Maine (TA-W-65,397A) contributed to the total or
partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production and at those firms or subdivisions. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers True Textiles, Inc., Newport, Maine (TA-W-65,397)
and True Textiles, Inc., Leonard G Saulter Facility, Guilford,
Maine (TA-W-65,397A) who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after February 25, 2008 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 25th day of March 2009.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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