Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/01/2003
Filed Date: 12/07/2004
Most Recent Update: 01/05/2005
Determination Date: 01/05/2005
Expiration Date: 01/05/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-56,163
GATEWAY HOSIERY MILLS, INC.
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative 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 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 7, 2004, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Gateway Hosiery Mills, Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The workers at the subject firm produce children's and ladies'
socks.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm decreased during the period of January through
November 2004 compared to the same period in 2003.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of socks during the relevant period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 socks produced by Gateway Hosiery
Mills, Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee, contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales
or production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Gateway Hosiery Mills, Inc., Chattanooga,
Tennessee, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 1, 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 5th day of January, 2005
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance