DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,513

FINCH FABRICATING & PLATING, INC.
THOMASVILLE, 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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 16, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Finch Fabricating & Plating, Inc., Thomasville, North Carolina.
The workers at the subject firm produced metal furniture and are
not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that Finch Fabricating & Plating,
Inc., Thomasville, North Carolina produces metal furniture, and
at least 20 percent of its production or sales is supplied as a
component to a manufacturer of furniture whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Finch Fabricating &
Plating, Inc., Thomasville, North Carolina qualify as adversely
affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Finch Fabricating & Plating, Inc.,
Thomasville, North Carolina who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 9, 2003, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 9th day of April, 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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