DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,779

CLAYSON KNITTING COMPANY INCORPORATED
STAR, 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 (19
USC 2273), 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 October 12, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Clayson Knitting Company Incorporated, Star, North Carolina. The
workers at the subject firm produce men's hosiery; they are not
separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment declined at the
subject firm from January through September 2003 to January through
September 2004.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in production of men's hosiery to a
country (the Dominican Republic), a beneficiary under the Caribbean
Basin Economic Recovery Act.
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 do not 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 the Dominican Republic of
articles that are like or directly competitive with the men's
hosiery produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Clayson Knitting Company Incorporated, Star,
North Carolina who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 5, 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 25th day of October 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance