DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,780

PIEDMONT CARVING COMPANY, INC.
THOMASVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker 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 February 3, 2003 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of the workers at
Piedmont Carving Company, Inc., Thomasville, North Carolina.
The workers produce carved wood furniture parts. The workers
are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm declined in 2002 when compared to 2001.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of carved wood furniture
parts. The survey revealed that the customers have increased
their reliance on foreign purchases of carved wood furniture
parts during the relevant time period.



















Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced at Piedmont
Carving Company, Inc., Thomasville, North Carolina contributed
importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the
total or partial separation of workers of that firm. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of the Piedmont Carving Company, Inc.,
Thomasville, North Carolina who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 31, 2002,
through two years from the date of certification are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section
223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 21st day of March 2003.



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