DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,993

CHAS W. HOUSE AND SONS
UNIONVILLE, CONNECTICUT

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), 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 25, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by on behalf of workers of Chas W.
House and Sons, Unionville, Connecticut. The workers at the
subject firm produce woven felt.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject facility decreased absolutely during the
period of January through August of 2003 when compared to the same
period in 2002.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm did
not import woven felt or shift production of woven felt to a
foreign country during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject facility’s major
declining customers regarding their purchases of woven felt. This
survey revealed increases in imports of woven felt 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 woven felt produced at Chas W.
House and Sons, Unionville, Connecticut 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 Chas W. House and Sons, Unionville,
Connecticut who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 16, 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 3rd day of November, 2003.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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