Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 11/20/2002
Filed Date: 11/28/2003
Most Recent Update: 12/18/2003
Determination Date: 12/18/2003
Expiration Date: 12/18/2005
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-53,663
RENFRO CORPORATION
CENTRAL SUPPLY
MT. AIRY, 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, as
amended (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 on November 28, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Renfro Corporation, Central Supply Division, Mt.
Airy, North Carolina. The workers provided tagging and
packaging of socks that were produced at a sister facility,
Renfro Corporation, Pulaski, Virginia which was certified for
TAA and ATAA on September 9, 2003 (TA-W-53,663).
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject firm is related to the sister facility shifting plant
production of socks to Mexico.
The petitioner also requested consideration for Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA).
In order to issue a certification of eligibility to apply
for ATAA for older workers, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act must be met. The
Department has determined in this case that the requirements
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 conclude 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 or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of th e Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Renfro Corporation, Central Supply
Division, Mt. Airy, North Carolina who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after November
20, 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, 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 18th day of December 2003.
/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance