DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,819

NEUVILLE INDUSTRIES, INC.
HILDEBRAN DIVISION
HILDEBRAN, NORTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974,
(19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated May 20, 2003 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Neuville Industries, Inc., Hildebran Division, Hildebran, North
Carolina. The workers at the subject firm produce socks.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined from 2001 to 2002 and also declined from January
through April 2003 when compared to the same time period in
2002.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject firm is related to a shift in plant production of socks
to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement
with the United States.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Neuville Industries, Inc., Hildebran
Division, Hildebran, North Carolina who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 12,
2002 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 2nd day of June 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance