DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,076

LAKEWOOD DYED YARNS
A SUBSIDIARY OF MASTERCRAFT FABRICS, LLC
JOAN FABRICS CORPORATION
CRAMERTON, NORTH CAROLINA

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 24, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Lakewood Dyed Yarns, a subsidiary of Mastercraft
Fabrics, LLC/Joan Fabrics Corporation, Cramerton, North Carolina.
The workers of the subject facility produce dyed yarns.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
decreased during the period of January through October 2004, when
compared to the same period in 2003.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
supplies a component part for jacquard furniture fabrics and a loss
of business with a manufacturer of jacquard furniture fabrics whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
contributed importantly to the separation or threat of separation
of workers at the subject firm.
In addition, 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 workers of Mastercraft Fabrics,
LLC/Joan Fabrics Corporation, Cramerton, North Carolina qualify as
adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Mastercraft Fabrics, LLC/Joan Fabrics
Corporation, Cramerton, North Carolina who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after November 16,
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 at Washington, D.C., this 15th day of December 2004

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