DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,597

FAIREY FINISHING PLANT INC.
DURHAM, 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), 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 18, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by UNITE HERE, North and South
Carolina/Virginia District, on behalf of workers of Fairey
Finishing Plant, Inc., Durham, North Carolina. The workers
primarily produced dyed and finished nylon ladies' trouser socks.
The investigation revealed sales, production and employment
declined from 2003 over 2004.
U.S. imports of stockings, socks, etc., not elsewhere
specified or otherwise indicated, knitted or crocheted, of
synthetic fibers (not containing lace or net) increased
significantly in 2004 compared to 2003 and in January 2005 compared
to January 2004.
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 dyed and finished ladies' trouser
socks produced at Fairey Finishing Plant, Inc., Durham, North
Carolina 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 Fairey Finishing Plant, Inc., Durham, North
Carolina who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 7, 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 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 March, 2005.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance