Certified
« back to search results

TAW-40010  /  Seville Dyeing Co., Inc. (Woonsocket, RI)

Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 09/17/2000
Filed Date: 09/17/2001
Most Recent Update: 01/03/2002
Determination Date: 01/03/2002
Expiration Date: 01/03/2004

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-40,010

SEVILLE DYEING COMPANY, INC.
WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND

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 in response to a petition received on September 17, 2001, and filed on behalf of all workers at Seville Dyeing Company, Inc., Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The workers are engaged in employment related to the production of printed fabric.
This investigation revealed that production and employment declined at the subject plant in the relevant period. The investigation also disclosed that workers at Seville Dyeing Company, Inc., Woonsocket, Rhode Island have been impacted by a rising level of imports of printed fabric that has overshadowed domestic production. U.S. imports of printed fabric exceeded domestic production by nearly 300% in the third quarter of 2001. Additionally, major customers of the subject firm reported inaugural imports of printed fabric while decreasing purchases from the subject firm during the relevant period.
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 printed fabric produced at Seville Dyeing Company, Inc., Woonsocket, Rhode Island contributed importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the total or partial separation of workers of that firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Seville Dyeing Company, Inc., Woonsocket, Rhode Island, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after September 17, 2000, through two years from the date of this certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 3rd day of January, 2002
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance