Senator Graham Press Releases
Contact: Wes Hickman (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
Date: 01/04/2006
Textile Workers at Jonesville Textile Company Qualify for Trade Adjustment Assistance
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced displaced employees at Weavetex, Inc. in Jonesville are eligible to receive trade adjustment assistance (TAA). The Department of Labor has certified that Weavetex has suffered losses due to increased foreign imports and cheap foreign labor.
TAA benefits help provide displaced workers with job retraining, educational advancement, resume writing and relocation assistance. Eligible workers also qualify for alternative trade adjustment assistance, a special program that benefits workers over the age of fifty.
“These programs help soften the blow of job losses due to the unfair trade practices,” said Graham. “Our manufacturers and textile companies are simply asking for a fair playing field. American workers are hard-working and when given the chance to compete in a fair market, no one can come close to them.”
Graham noted that manufacturing companies in South Carolina have been hard hit by unfair competition much of it coming from China.
Employees of Weavetex should visit their local ‘One-Stop Center’ for more information on how to receive TAA benefits. There are ‘One-Stop’ locations in Spartanburg and Union:
Upstate One-Stop Career Center
110 Commerce Street Spartanburg, SC 29306 864-562-4168
Spartanburg ESC One-Stop Satellite Center
364 South Church Street Spartanburg, SC 29304 864-573-7525
Union One-Stop Satellite Center
440 Duncan Highway Union, SC 29379 864-427-5672
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