DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,081

RUSSELL CORPORATION
CROSS CREEK APPAREL
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM WORKFORCE CAROLINA
MT. AIRY, 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) (B)
of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 27, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Russell Corporation, Cross Creek Apparel, Mt. Airy, North Carolina.
The workers produce fabric for shirts, fleece and jersey apparel.
The workers of the subject firm were certified eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under petition number TA-W-58,894B,
which expired on April 19, 2008.
The investigation revealed that the worker group includes on-
site leased workers from Workforce Carolina.
Employment at the subject facility has declined, and the
subject firm has shifted the production of fabric to a country
(Honduras) that is a party to a free trade agreement with the
United States.
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 conclude 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 at Russell
Corporation, Cross Creek Apparel, Mt. Airy, North Carolina. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Russell Corporation, Cross Creek Apparel, Mt.
Airy, North Carolina, including on-site leased workers from
Workforce Carolina, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after April 20, 2008 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 21st day of May, 2008.

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