DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,577

RUSSELL CORPORATION
COOSA RIVER TEXTILES
KNITTING, DYEING AND FINISHING DEPARTMENTS
WETUMPKA, 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, 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 June 23, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Russell Corporation, Coosa River Textiles, Knitting, Dyeing and
Finishing Departments, Alabama. The workers produce knitting,
dyeing, and finishing fabric for t-shirts and fleece shirts and
pants.
Employment at the subject facility has declined from June 2007
to June 2008.
The preponderance of the decline in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in production of finished fabric to a
country (Honduras) that is 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, Coosa River Textiles, Knitting, Dyeing and Finishing
Departments, Wetumpka, Alabama. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Russell Corporation, Coosa River Textiles,
Knitting, Dyeing and Finishing Departments, Wetumpka, Alabama,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after June 20, 2007 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 15th day of July 2008.
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance