DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,396

LEESBURG KNIT MILL
KNITTING DIVISION
A DIVISION OF UNION UNDERWEAR COMPANY, INC.
LEESBURG, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 on November 22, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Leesburg Yarn Mills, Knitting Division, a division of
Union Underwear Company, Inc., Leesburg, Alabama. The workers of
the subject facility produce knitted cloth used in the manufacture
of undergarments.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined from January through November 2005 when compared to the
same time period of the previous year.
The investigation further revealed that there was a shift in
production of knitted cloth from the subject firm to Honduras, 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 addition, 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers firm or subdivision to Honduras of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Leesburg Yarn Mills, Knitting Division, a
division of Union Underwear Company, Inc., Leesburg, Alabama,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after November 21, 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 4th day of January 2006.



/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance