DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,245

THOMASVILLE FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
PLANT H MANUFACTURING FACILITY
WINSTON-SALEM, 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 July 8, 2003 in response to
a petition filed a company official on behalf of workers of
Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Plant H Manufacturing
Facility, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The workers at the subject
facility produce residential wood household furniture; they are not
separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject facility decreased absolutely during the
period of January to June 2003, when compared to the same period in
2002.
Furthermore, imports of residential wood household furniture
by the subject facility increased absolutely during the relevant
period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with residential wood household
furniture produced at Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Plant
H Manufacturing Facility, Winston-Salem, 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 Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Plant
H Manufacturing Facility, Winston-Salem, North Carolina who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after July 3, 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 25th day of July, 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance