DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,805

BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
MACON, GEORGIA

TA-W-50,805A

BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
DUBLIN, GEORGIA

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 6, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc., Macon, Georgia
(TA-W-50,805), and Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc., Dublin,
Georgia (TA-W-50,805A). The workers at the subject firm produce
wood household furniture, such as bedroom furniture and
entertainment centers.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm declined during the period of January through February
2003, when compared to the same period in 2002.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
wood household furniture, such as bedroom furniture and
entertainment centers increased during the relevant 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 wood household furniture, such as
bedroom furniture and entertainment centers produced at Bassett
Furniture Industries, Inc., Macon, Georgia, and Bassett Furniture
Industries, Inc., Dublin, Georgia, contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales
or production and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:



"All workers of Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc., Macon,
Georgia (TA-W-50,805), and Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.,
Dublin, Georgia (TA-W-50,805A) who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 4, 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, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 25th day of February, 2003.

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