DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,648

U.S. TEXTILE CORPORATION
NEWLAND, NORHT 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 July 29, 2005, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
U.S. Textile Corporation, Newland, North Carolina. The workers
produced socks and other hosiery (i.e. sheer hosiery).
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that U.S. aggregate imports of
socks and other hosiery (i.e. sheer hosiery) increased sharply from
the period January through June 2005 over the corresponding 2004
period. The ratio of U.S. imported socks and other hosiery (i.e.
sheer hosiery) compared to U.S. production, increased significantly
during the relevant period.
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 and other hosiery (i.e.
sheer hosiery) produced at U.S. Textile Corporation, Newland, 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 U.S. Textile Corporation, Newland, North
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 22, 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 7th day of September, 2005.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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