DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,274

SOUTHERN GLOVE MANUFACTURING COMPANY INCORPORATED
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF ABLE BODY TEMP AGENCY
CONOVER, 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 October 20, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Southern Glove Manufacturing Company Incorporated,
Conover, North Carolina. The workers produce industrial work
gloves.
The investigation revealed that Southern Glove Manufacturing
Company Incorporated, Conover, North Carolina also leased workers
from Able Body Temp Agency, Conover, North Carolina to produce knit
fabric.
The investigation revealed that in January through September
2006 as compared with January through September 2005, the subject
firm increased import purchases of industrial work gloves while
experiencing a decrease in production.
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 industrial work gloves produced
by Southern Glove Manufacturing Company Incorporated, Conover,
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 Southern Glove Manufacturing Company
Incorporated, Conover, North Carolina, including on-site
leased workers from Able Body Temp Agency, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after October 20,
2005 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 1st day of November 2006



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