TAW-55737 / F. S. Childers and Sons Lumber Co., Inc. (Taylorsville, NC)
Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 10/04/2003
Filed Date: 10/05/2004
Most Recent Update: 11/08/2004
Determination Date: 11/08/2004
Expiration Date: 11/08/2006
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-55,737
F.S. CHILDERS AND SONS LUMBER COMPANY, INC.
TAYLORSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
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 October 5, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
F.S. Childers and Sons Lumber Company, Inc., Taylorsville, North
Carolina. Workers at the subject firm produce southern yellow
pine.
The investigation revealed that there were absolute declines
in sales, production and employment at the subject firm from 2002
to 2003. In October 2004, the subject firm ceased operations.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of southern yellow
pine during 2002, 2003, and the months of January through September
during 2003 and 2004. The survey revealed an increased reliance on
import purchases during the relevant period.
In addition, 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 southern yellow pine produced by
F.S. Childers and Sons Lumber Company, Inc., Taylorsville, North
Carolina 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 F.S. Childers and Sons Lumber Company, Inc.,
Taylorsville, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 4, 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 8th day of November 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance