DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,334

CENTURY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES
CENTURY CHAIR PLANT #3
LONGVIEW, 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 in response to a petition
received on June 8, 2005 and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Century Furniture Industries, Century Chairs
Plant #3, Longview, North Carolina. The workers are engaged
employment related to the production of dinning room and
occasional wood chairs.
The investigation revealed that plant production and
employment declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that the company
increased their reliance on imported dinning room and occasional
wooden chairs during the relevant period.
In accordance with Section 246 of 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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with dinning room and occasional
wood chairs produced at Century Furniture Industries, Century
Chair Plant # 3, Longview, 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 Century Furniture Industries, Century Chair
Plant # 3, Longview, North Carolina who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June 7, 2004
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 27th day of June, 2005.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance