DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,335

FALCON PRODUCTS, INC.
BELMONT, MISSISSIPPI

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 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 July 30, 2004, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Falcon Products, Inc., Belmont, Mississippi. The
workers produced metal chairs, banquet tables and portable dance
floors; they are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined at the subject firm from 2002 to 2003 and
also declined from January through July 2003 to January through
July 2004.
The investigation also revealed that company imports of
metal chairs, banquet tables and portable dance floors increased
from 2002 to 2003.
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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with metal chairs, banquet tables
and portable dance floors produced at Falcon Products, Inc.,
Belmont, Mississippi 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 Falcon Products, Inc., Belmont, Mississippi
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after July 21, 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 11th day of August 2004

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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