DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,919

THE KELLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
FURNITURE MANUFACTURING DIVISION
CORYDON, INDIANA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
Alternative Trade 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 September 23, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of The Keller Manufacturing Company, Inc., Furniture
Manufacturing Division, Corydon, Indiana. The workers produce
wood furniture
The investigation revealed employment, sales, and
production declines at the subject company during the relevant
time periods.
A survey conducted by the Department of Labor of the
subject company's major customers regarding their purchases of
wood furniture during time periods 2001, 2002, January-August
2002 and January-August 2003 revealed increased customer
reliance upon import purchases.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26
USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act
of 1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of its investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older workers.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).
The Department has determined that criterion (2) has not
been met.
The investigation revealed that workers in the subject
workers' firm possess skills that are easily transferable.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with wood furniture produced at the
subject firm 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 The Keller Manufacturing Company, Inc.,
Furniture Manufacturing Division, Corydon, Indiana who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after September 5, 2002 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are
denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjust-
ment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 23rd day of October 2003.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance