DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,988
CECIL SAYDAH COMPANY
CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

TA-W-55,988A
CECIL SAYDAH COMPANY
LOUISVILLE SAYDAH HOME FASHION
EMINENCE, KENTUCKY

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 November 15, 2004 in
response to a petition filed on by a company official on behalf
of workers at Cecil Saydah Company, Corporate Headquarters, Los
Angeles, California (TA-W-55,988) and Cecil Saydah Company,
Louisville Saydah Home Fashion, Eminence, Kentucky (TA-W-
55,988A). The workers at the subject facilities produced
textiles or were in support of the production of textiles.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
at the subject facilities declined during the period of 2002 to
2003. The subject facilities closed on December 10, 2004.
The investigation further revealed that company reliance on
imports of textiles increased during the relevant period.
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 facilities 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 textiles produced at Cecil
Saydah Company, Corporate Headquarters, Los Angeles, California
and Cecil Saydah Company, Louisville Saydah Home Fashion,
Eminence, Kentucky contributed importantly to the total or
partial separation of workers and to the decline in production
and at these firms or subdivisions. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Cecil Saydah Company, Corporate
Headquarters, Los Angeles, California (TA-W-55,988) and
Cecil Saydah Company, Louisville Saydah Home Fashion,
Eminence, Kentucky (TA-W-55,988A), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after November
10, 2003, 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 28th day of December, 2004

/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance