DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,159

ALEXANDER-HARRIS CO., INC.
PELHAM, GEORGIA

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 (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 in response to a petition
received on June 28, 2004 in response to a petition filed by a
company official on behalf of workers of Alexander-Harris Co.,
Inc., Pelham, Georgia. The workers produce veneer for furniture.
The investigation revealed that Alexander-Harris Co., Inc.,
Pelham, Georgia supplies component parts for furniture and a loss
of business with manufacturers whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed
importantly to the workers separation or threat of separation.
In addition, 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 firm 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 workers of Alexander-Harris Co.,
Inc., Pelham, Georgia 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 Alexander-Harris Co., Inc., Pelham, Georgia
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after June 25, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 2nd day of July 2004.

/s/ Richard Church

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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance