DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,882

IWP CUSTOM DOORS
A SUBSIDIARY OF JELD-WEN, INC.
STILE AND RAIL DIVISION
EVERETT, WASHINGTON

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 2, 2005, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of IWP Custom
Doors, a subsidiary of Jeld-Wen, Inc., Stile and Rail Wood Doors
Division, Everett, Washington. The workers produce stile and rail
wood doors.
The investigation revealed that employment declined during the
period of January through August 2005 when compared to the same
time period in 2004.
Furthermore, the subject firm shifted some production of stile
and rail wood doors to a country (Mexico) that is party to a free
trade agreement with the United States during the relevant period.
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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion number two has
not been met.
The investigation revealed that the skills of the worker group
are easily transferable within the local commuting area.







Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of IWP Custom Doors, a subsidiary of Jeld-Wen,
Inc., Stile and Rail Wood Doors Division, Everett, Washington
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after August 30, 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."
I further determine that all workers of IWP Custom Doors, a
subsidiary of Jeld-Wen, Inc., Stile and Rail Wood Doors
Division, Everett, Washington are denied eligibility to apply
for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed in Washington, D.C. this 3rd day of October 2005

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