DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,239

MENZIES SOUTHERN HOSIERY MILL
ALSO KNOWN AS SOUTHERN HOSIERY MILLS, INC.
HICKORY, 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 3, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Menzies Southern Hosiery Mill, also known as Southern Hosiery
Mills, Inc., Hickory, North Carolina. The workers at the subject
firm produced hosiery and double-knit cloth, though workers are not
separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm decreased absolutely with the cessation of
operations in October 2007.
The investigation revealed that there were increasing
aggregate United States imports of socks (hosiery) comparing the
period of January through June 2007 to the same period in 2006.
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 facility 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 hosiery produced by Menzies
Southern Hosiery Mill, also known as Southern Hosiery Mills, Inc.,
Hickory, North Carolina contributed importantly to the total or
partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production and at that facility or subdivision. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Menzies Southern Hosiery Mill, also known as
Southern Hosiery Mills, Inc., Hickory, North Carolina who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after October 2, 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 1st day of November 2007


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