Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 01/19/2010
Filed Date: 01/20/2011
Most Recent Update: 04/12/2011
Determination Date: 04/12/2011
Expiration Date: 04/12/2013
Other Worker Groups on This Petition
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-75,125
WESTPOINT HOME, INC.
MANUFACTURING DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
MANPOWER
GREENVILLE, ALABAMA
TA-W-75,125A
WESTPOINT HOME, INC.
DISTRIBUTION CENTER
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
MANPOWER
GREENVILLE, ALABAMA
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (“Act”), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor issued
a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance on April 12, 2011, applicable to workers of WestPoint
Home, Inc., Manufacturing Division, Greenville, Alabama and
WestPoint Home, Inc., Distribution Center, Greenville, Alabama.
The workers at the Manufacturing Division and the Distribution
Center are engaged in employment related to the production of
bedding products. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on May 2, 2011 (76 FR 24536).
At the request of a petitioner, the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of the subject firm. The company
reports that workers leased from Manpower were employed on-site
at the Manufacturing Division and the Distribution Center of
WestPoint Home, Inc., Greenville, Alabama. The Department has
determined that these workers were sufficiently under the control
of WestPoint Home, Inc. to be considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from Manpower working on-
site at the Manufacturing Division and the Distribution Center,
Greenville, Alabama location of WestPoint Home, Inc.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-75,125 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of WestPoint Home, Inc., Manufacturing
Division, including on-site leased workers from
Manpower, Greenville, Alabama (TA-W-75,125) and
WestPoint Home, Inc., Distribution Center, including
on-site leased workers from Manpower, Greenville,
Alabama (TA-W-75,125A), who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 19, 2010
through April 12, 2013, and all workers in the group
threatened with total or partial separation from
employment on the date of certification through two
years from the date of certification, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of
Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.”
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 19th day of August, 2011.
/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
__________________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-75,125
WESTPOINT HOME, INC.
MANUFACTURING DIVISION
GREENVILLE, ALABAMA
TA-W-75,125A
WESTPOINT HOME, INC.
DISTRIBUTION CENTER
GREENVILLE, ALABAMA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (“Act”), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are satisfied if
the following criteria are met:
I. The first criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(1) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(1)) requires that a significant
number or proportion of the workers in the workers’ firm must
have become totally or partially separated or be threatened
with total or partial separation.
II. The second criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(2) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)) may be satisfied if either:
(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers’ firm to a
foreign country in the production of articles or supply
of services like or directly competitive with those
produced/supplied by the workers’ firm; or
(i)(II) there has been an acquisition from a foreign country
by the workers’ firm of articles/services that are like
or directly competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers’ firm.
III. The third criterion requires that the shift/acquisition must
have contributed importantly to the workers’ separation or
threat of separation. See Section 222(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)(B)(ii).
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on January 20, 2011 by a company official on behalf of
workers of WestPoint Home, Inc., Manufacturing Division,
Greenville, Alabama (TA-W-75,125) and WestPoint Home, Inc.,
Distribution Center, Greenville, Alabama (TA-W-75,125A)
(hereafter referred to collectively as “WestPoint Home”).
Workers of WestPoint Home, Inc., Manufacturing Division and
Distribution Center, Greenville, Alabama, are engaged in
employment related to the production of bedding products. The
worker group does not include any on-site leased workers.
This investigation revealed that workers of WestPoint Home,
who are engaged in employment related to the production of
bedding products, meet the criteria for certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant number or
proportion of the workers at WestPoint Home have become totally
or partially separated, or threatened with such separation.
Criterion II has been met because WestPoint Home has shifted
to foreign countries the production of articles like or directly
competitive with those produced at the Greenville, Alabama
facility.
Criterion III has been met because the shift of production
to China, Pakistan, India, and Bahrain contributed importantly to
worker group separations at the Greenville, Alabama facility.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of WestPoint Home, Inc.,
Manufacturing Division and Distribution Center, Greenville,
Alabama, who are engaged in employment related to the production
of bedding products, meet the worker group certification criteria
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance
with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following
certification:
“All workers of WestPoint Home, Inc., Manufacturing
Division, Greenville, Alabama (TA-W-75,125) and WestPoint
Home, Inc., Distribution Center, Greenville, Alabama (TA-W-
75,125A), who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 19, 2010, through two years
from the date of certification, and all workers in the group
threatened with total or partial separation from employment on
date of certification through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended.”
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 12th day of April, 2011
/s/Del Min Amy Chen________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
- 7 -
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-75,125
WESTPOINT HOME, INC.
MANUFACTURING DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
MANPOWER
GREENVILLE, ALABAMA
TA-W-75,125A
WESTPOINT HOME, INC.
DISTRIBUTION CENTER
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
MANPOWER
GREENVILLE, ALABAMA
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (“Act”), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor issued
a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance on April 12, 2011, applicable to workers of WestPoint
Home, Inc., Manufacturing Division, Greenville, Alabama and
WestPoint Home, Inc., Distribution Center, Greenville, Alabama.
The workers at the Manufacturing Division and the Distribution
Center are engaged in employment related to the production of
bedding products. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on May 2, 2011 (76 FR 24536).
At the request of a petitioner, the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of the subject firm. The company
reports that workers leased from Manpower were employed on-site
at the Manufacturing Division and the Distribution Center of
WestPoint Home, Inc., Greenville, Alabama. The Department has
determined that these workers were sufficiently under the control
of WestPoint Home, Inc. to be considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from Manpower working on-
site at the Manufacturing Division and the Distribution Center,
Greenville, Alabama location of WestPoint Home, Inc.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-75,125 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of WestPoint Home, Inc., Manufacturing
Division, including on-site leased workers from
Manpower, Greenville, Alabama (TA-W-75,125) and
WestPoint Home, Inc., Distribution Center, including
on-site leased workers from Manpower, Greenville,
Alabama (TA-W-75,125A), who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 19, 2010
through April 12, 2013, and all workers in the group
threatened with total or partial separation from
employment on the date of certification through two
years from the date of certification, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of
Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.”
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 19th day of August, 2011.
/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
__________________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-75,125
WESTPOINT HOME, INC.
MANUFACTURING DIVISION
GREENVILLE, ALABAMA
TA-W-75,125A
WESTPOINT HOME, INC.
DISTRIBUTION CENTER
GREENVILLE, ALABAMA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (“Act”), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are satisfied if
the following criteria are met:
I. The first criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(1) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(1)) requires that a significant
number or proportion of the workers in the workers’ firm must
have become totally or partially separated or be threatened
with total or partial separation.
II. The second criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(2) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)) may be satisfied if either:
(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers’ firm to a
foreign country in the production of articles or supply
of services like or directly competitive with those
produced/supplied by the workers’ firm; or
(i)(II) there has been an acquisition from a foreign country
by the workers’ firm of articles/services that are like
or directly competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers’ firm.
III. The third criterion requires that the shift/acquisition must
have contributed importantly to the workers’ separation or
threat of separation. See Section 222(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)(B)(ii).
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on January 20, 2011 by a company official on behalf of
workers of WestPoint Home, Inc., Manufacturing Division,
Greenville, Alabama (TA-W-75,125) and WestPoint Home, Inc.,
Distribution Center, Greenville, Alabama (TA-W-75,125A)
(hereafter referred to collectively as “WestPoint Home”).
Workers of WestPoint Home, Inc., Manufacturing Division and
Distribution Center, Greenville, Alabama, are engaged in
employment related to the production of bedding products. The
worker group does not include any on-site leased workers.
This investigation revealed that workers of WestPoint Home,
who are engaged in employment related to the production of
bedding products, meet the criteria for certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant number or
proportion of the workers at WestPoint Home have become totally
or partially separated, or threatened with such separation.
Criterion II has been met because WestPoint Home has shifted
to foreign countries the production of articles like or directly
competitive with those produced at the Greenville, Alabama
facility.
Criterion III has been met because the shift of production
to China, Pakistan, India, and Bahrain contributed importantly to
worker group separations at the Greenville, Alabama facility.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of WestPoint Home, Inc.,
Manufacturing Division and Distribution Center, Greenville,
Alabama, who are engaged in employment related to the production
of bedding products, meet the worker group certification criteria
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance
with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following
certification:
“All workers of WestPoint Home, Inc., Manufacturing
Division, Greenville, Alabama (TA-W-75,125) and WestPoint
Home, Inc., Distribution Center, Greenville, Alabama (TA-W-
75,125A), who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 19, 2010, through two years
from the date of certification, and all workers in the group
threatened with total or partial separation from employment on
date of certification through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended.”
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 12th day of April, 2011
/s/Del Min Amy Chen________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
- 7 -