DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,204

BETHEL FURNITURE STOCK INC.
BETHEL, MAINE

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 an investigation regarding certification
of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 25, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Bethel Furniture Stock Inc., Bethel, Maine. The
workers of the subject firm produced wooden components for
furniture.
The investigation revealed that Bethel Furniture Stock
Inc., Bethel, Maine, supplies component parts for furniture and
a loss of business with a manufacturer of furniture whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance contributed importantly to the separation or threat
of separation of workers of Bethel Furniture Stock Inc., Bethel,
Maine.
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 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 do not possess skills that are easily
transferable. Competitive conditions within the industry are
adverse.




Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Bethel Furniture
Stock Inc., Bethel, Maine qualify as adversely affected
secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
“All workers of Bethel Furniture Stock Inc., Bethel, Maine,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after September 26, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 5th day of December, 2005.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance