Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 04/23/2003
Filed Date: 05/06/2004
Most Recent Update: 05/28/2004
Determination Date: 05/28/2004
Expiration Date: 05/28/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-54,852
PENNACO HOSIERY
A SUBSIDIARY OF DANSKIN, INC
GRENADA, MISSISSIPPI
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 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on May 6, 2004 and filed by a
company official on behalf of workers at Pennaco Hosiery, a
subsidiary of Danskin, Inc., Grenada, Mississippi. The workers are
engaged in activities related to the production of hosiery.
The investigation revealed that employment and production
declined at the subject firm from January through April 2004 when
compared to the same period in 2003.
The investigation also revealed that imports of hosiery by the
subject firm increased during the relevant time period.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for
older workers.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the hosiery produced at the
subject firm contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales and production at
that firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Pennaco Hosiery, a subsidiary of Danskin,
Inc., Grenada, Mississippi who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 23, 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 May 2004
/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance