DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,881

RUSSELL CORPORATION
RUSSELL ACTIVEWEAR DIVISION
NEW #1 MILL
ALEXANDER CITY, 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 August 10, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Russell Corporation, Russell Activewear Division, formerly known as
New #1 Mill, Alexander City, Alabama. Workers at the subject firm
produce knit fabric.
The workers of the subject firm were previously certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance under petition
TA-W-55,257D, which expired August 26, 2006.
The investigation revealed that the threat of decline in
employment is related to a shift in production of knit fabric to a
country (Honduras) that is a beneficiary under the trade agreement
with 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 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 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 Russell Corporation, Russell Activewear
Division, New #1 Mill, Alexander City, Alabama, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 27, 2006 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 August 2006

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