DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,354

KNIGHT TEXTILE CORPORATION
SALUDA, SOUTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 August 2, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Knight Textile Corporation, Saluda, South Carolina. The affected
workers provided direct support functions (clerical, accounting,
human resources, quality control, warehouse and shipping
activities) for Knight Apparel Corporation, New York, New York.


The investigation revealed that the decline in employment at
the subject facility is directly related to a shift in production
of apparel samples from Knight Apparel Corporation to Nicaragua and
Jordan. The workers at Knight Apparel Corporation, New York, New
York were certified as eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance on June 30, 2004 (TA-W-55,056).
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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the
Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).
The Department has determined that criterion (1) has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that there were no affected workers
who were 50 years of age or older among the remaining affected
workers.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from Knight Apparel Corporation to Nicaragua and Jordan, of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those produced
by that firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be
an increase in imports of like or directly competitive articles. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Knight Textile Corporation, Saluda, South
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 16, 2004, 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
I further determine that all workers of Knight Textile
Corporation, Saluda, South Carolina, are denied eligibility to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 13th day of August 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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