DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,596

QUILT GALLERY
EASLEY, SOUTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of eligi-
bility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance,
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated on July 9, 2001 in response
to a petition filed by the workers at Quilt Gallery, Easley,
South Carolina. The affected workers were engaged in employment
related to the production of quilts, pillows and comforters.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm decreased during the period under investigation.
An increase of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with articles produced by subject firm have been
documented and confirmed by customer survey generated by the
Department of Labor.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-
gation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles like
or directly competitive with quilts, pillows and comforters
manufactured at Quilt Gallery, Easley, South Carolina, contribut-

ed importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the
total or partial separation of workers of that firm. In accor-

dance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Quilt Gallery, Easley, South Carolina,
engaged in employment related to the production of quilts,
pillows and comforters, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 20, 2000 through
two years from the date of certification are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974."

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 14th day of August, 2001



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