DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,031

SHERWOOD HOME FURNISHINGS
SEWING OPERATIONS
SPRING CITY, TENNESSEE

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (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 June 4, 2004, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Sherwood
Home Furnishings, Sewing Operations, Spring City, Tennessee.
The workers at the subject firm produced textile covers for home
furnishings.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
at the subject firm declined absolutely during the period of
2002 to 2003 and from January through May of 2004, when compared
to the same period in 2003.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
textile covers for home furnishings increased during the
relevant period.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility
requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The
Department has determined in this case that the requirements of
Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the facility are age 50
or over and possess skills that are not easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with textile covers for home
furnishings produced at Sherwood Home Furnishings, Sewing
Operations, Spring City, Tennessee contributed importantly to
the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in
production and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Sherwood Home Furnishings, Sewing
Operations, Spring City, Tennessee, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 26,
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, and are also eligible to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 2nd day of July, 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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