Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 10/26/2006
Filed Date: 12/13/2006
Most Recent Update: 01/09/2007
Determination Date: 01/09/2007
Expiration Date: 01/09/2009
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,588
CLAYSON KNITTING COMPANY, INC.
STAR, 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, 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)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 13, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Clayson Knitting Company, Inc., Star, North Carolina.
The workers produce socks, and are not separately identifiable.
The workers were previously certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under petition number TA-W-55,779, which
expired October 25, 2006.
This investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production at the subject firm declined absolutely from January
through November 2006 as compared to the same time period the
previous year.
The investigation further revealed that imports of socks
have increased during the relevant period.
In addition, 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 do not possess skills that are 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 by Clayson
Knitting Company, Inc., Star, 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 Clayson Knitting Company, Inc., Star, North
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 26, 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 9th day of January, 2007
/s/Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance