DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-72,726

U.S. TEXTILE CORPORATION
NEWLAND DIVISION
NEWLAND, NORTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a Firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and

(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on November 2, 2009 by a company official on behalf of
workers of U.S. Textile Corporation, Newland Division, Newland,
North Carolina. The workers were engaged in employment related
to production of ladies' sheer hosiery.
The investigation revealed that workers of U.S. Textile
Corporation, who are engaged in employment related to production
of ladies' sheer hosiery, meet the criteria for certification.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
proportion of workers were separated during the relevant time
period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and production of ladies' sheer hosiery by U.S. Textile
Corporation have decreased absolutely during the relevant time
period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because U.S.
aggregate imports of articles like or directly competitive
with the ladies' sheer hosiery produced by U.S. Textile
Corporation have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
the increased U.S. aggregate imports contributed importantly
to the worker group separations and sales/production declines
at the Newland, North Carolina facility.

Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of U.S. Textile
Corporation, Newland Division, Newland, North Carolina, who are
engaged in employment related to production of ladies' sheer
hosiery meet the worker group certification criteria under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance
with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of U.S. Textile Corporation, Newland
Division, Newland, North Carolina, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October 21,
2008, through two years from the date of certification, and
all workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on the date of certification
through two years from the date of certification, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2
of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 23rd day of July, 2010

/s/Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance