DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,099

WRIGHT'S HOSIERY MILL, INC.
FORT PAYNE, 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 (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 March 12, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of the workers of Wright's Hosiery Mill, Inc., Fort
Payne, Alabama. The workers are engaged in the production
of socks.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment
declined from January through February 2007 compared to the
corresponding 2006 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customers regarding their purchases of
socks in 2005, 2006 and in January through February 2007
compared to the corresponding 2006 period. The surveys
revealed that customers increased import purchases during
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.
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 socks produced
by Wright's Hosiery Mill, Inc., Fort Payne, Alabama
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 Wright's Hosiery Mill, Inc., Fort
Payne, Alabama who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 12, 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 10th day of April, 2007



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