DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,582

COLLINS & AIKMAN PRODUCTS COMPANY
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
DETROIT, MICHIGAN

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 March 12, 2009 in response
to a petition filed by a State agency representative on behalf of
workers of Collins & Aikman Products Company, Corporate
Headquarters, Detroit, Michigan. The workers perform
administrative functions for the entire firm.
The investigation revealed that employment declined at the
subject firm during the period under investigation.
The workers at the subject firm were in support of production
of painted plastic exterior trim for automobiles and golf carts
manufactured by Collins & Aikman, Americus Division, Americus,
Georgia. The workers at that plant were certified eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance based on increased imports of
painted plastic exterior trim (TA-W-61,827) on August 13, 2007.
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 increased imports of painted
plastic exterior trim for automobiles and golf carts produced by
Collins & Aikman Products Company 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 Collins & Aikman Products Company, Corporate
Headquarters, Detroit, Michigan, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 10, 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 27th day of May, 2009



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