DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,466

MT. PLEASANT HOSIERY MILLS, INC.
MT. PLEASANT, NORTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 November 18, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Mt. Pleasant Hosiery, Inc., Mt. Pleasant, North
Carolina. The workers produce cotton hosiery.
The investigation revealed that a threat of worker separations
is extant and a closure of the subject firm is imminent.
A survey conducted by the Department of Labor revealed that
major declining customers of the subject firm did increase their
purchases of imported cotton hosiery in 2007 and in January through
November 2008 while decreasing purchases from the subject firm.
In addition, 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion #1 has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the number of workers at the
subject firm who are 50 years or older is not significant.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with cotton hosiery produced at Mt.
Pleasant Hosiery Mills, Inc., Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina
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 Mt. Pleasant Hosiery Mills, Inc., Mt.
Pleasant, North Carolina who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 12, 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."
"I further determine that all workers of Mt. Pleasant
Hosiery Mills, Inc., Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina are denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 16th day of December, 2008


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