DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,097

FOLEY WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
SNELLING PERSONNEL SERVICES AND
EXPRESS PERSONNEL SERVICES
ELLSWORTH, WISCONSIN

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), 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 November 29, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Foley Wood Products Inc., Ellsworth, Wisconsin. The
workers at the subject facility produce wooden audio/video
furniture and accessories and are not separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm leased
some of its on-site leased workers from Snelling Personnel
Services and Express Personnel Services.
The investigation revealed that employment declined from
2002 to 2003, and during January through September 2004, when
compared to the same time period the previous year. The subject
facility closed on December 31, 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject facility's
major declining customer regarding its purchases of wooden
audio/video furniture and accessories during 2002, 2003 and
January through September 2004. This survey revealed increases
in import purchases of wooden audio/video furniture and
accessories during the period under investigation.
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 wooden audio/video furniture
and accessories produced by Foley Wood Products Inc., Ellsworth,
Wisconsin, contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production
at that facility or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Foley Wood Products Inc., Ellsworth,
Wisconsin, including on-site leased workers of Snelling
Personnel Services and Express Personnel Services,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after November 23, 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 5th day of January, 2005

/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance