Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 10/20/2004
Filed Date: 10/24/2005
Most Recent Update: 12/02/2005
Determination Date: 12/02/2005
Expiration Date: 12/02/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,179
OAKWOOD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING, INC.
NEW TAZEWELL, TENNESSEE
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 24, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Oakwood Furniture Manufacturing, Inc., New Tazewell,
Tennessee. The workers manufacture solid wood bedroom furniture.
Workers are not separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production at the subject firm declined during the period of
January through September 2005, when compared to the same time
period in 2004.
The United States Department of Labor surveyed the subject
firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases of
solid wood bedroom furniture in 2003, 2004, January through
September 2004 and January through September 2005. These surveys
revealed an increase in imports of solid wood bedroom furniture
during the period under investigation.
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 solid wood bedroom furniture
produced by Oakwood Furniture Manufacturing, Inc., New Tazewell,
Tennessee, 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 Oakwood Furniture Manufacturing, Inc., New
Tazewell, Tennessee who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after October 20, 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 2nd day of December 2005.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance