DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,750

FINISHING TOUCH HOSIERY
FYFFE, ALABAMA

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 March 11, 2005, in response
to a petition filed by company official on behalf of workers of
Finishing Tough Hosiery, Fyffe, Alabama. The workers produced
socks.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm declined during the relevant period.
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.
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 at Finishing Tough
Hosiery, Fyffe, Alabama 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 Finishing Tough Hosiery, Fyffe, Alabama, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 8, 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 30th day of March, 2005.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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