DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,657

DELTA APPAREL INC.
MAIDEN DIVISION
MAIDEN, 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 July 8, 2008 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Delta Apparel Inc., Maiden Division, Maiden, North Carolina. The
workers produce fabric for T-shirts.
Employment at the subject facility has declined from June 2007
to June 2008.
The investigation revealed that 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 Delta Apparel
Inc., Maiden Division, Maiden, North Carolina. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:



"All workers of Delta Apparel Inc., Maiden Division, Maiden,
North Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 4, 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 25th day of July 2008.

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