Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 06/01/2002
Filed Date: 06/12/2003
Most Recent Update: 07/21/2003
Determination Date: 07/21/2003
Expiration Date: 07/21/2005
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-52,017
BUSH INDUSTRIES, INC.
ST. PAUL, VIRGINIA
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 June 12, 2003 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Bush Industries, Inc.,
St. Paul, Virginia. The workers at the subject firm produced ready-
to-assemble furniture (RTA furniture).
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm decreased absolutely from 2001 to 2002 and during the
period of January through March of 2003, when compared to the same
period in 2002.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm did
not import ready-to-assemble furniture or shift production of
ready-to-assemble furniture to a foreign country during the
relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of ready-to-assemble
furniture. This survey revealed increases in imports of ready-to-
assemble furniture during the period under investigation.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with ready-to-assemble furniture
produced at Bush Industries, Inc., St. Paul, Virginia 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 Bush Industries, Inc., St. Paul, Virginia who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 1, 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 in Washington, D. C. this 21st day of July, 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance