DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,921

MOHAWK HOME
A DIVISION OF MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.
BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS

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 September 12, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Mohawk Home, a Division of Mohawk Industries,
Inc., Bentonville, Arkansas. The workers produce decorative
pillows.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject facility declined from 2003 to 2004, and during the period
of January through August of 2005, compared with the same period in
2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject facility's sole
customer regarding its purchases of decorative pillows in 2003 to
2004, and January through August of 2005. The survey revealed
increased customer imports.
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 decorative pillows produced at
Mohawk Home, a Division of Mohawk Industries, Inc., Bentonville,
Arkansas 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 Mohawk Home, a Division of Mohawk Industries,
Inc., Bentonville, Arkansas who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 9, 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 17th day of October 2005.

/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance