Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 11/30/2004
Filed Date: 12/01/2005
Most Recent Update: 01/10/2006
Determination Date: 01/10/2006
Expiration Date: 01/10/2008
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,438
PALLISER FURNITURE CORPORATION
CAROLINA DIVISION
A SUBSIDARY OF PALLISER FURNITURE LIMITED
TROUTMAN, 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, 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 December 1, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Palliser Furniture Corporation, Carolina division, a
subsidiary of Palliser Furniture Ltd., Troutman, North Carolina.
Workers at the subject firm assembled upholstered leather
furniture.
The investigation revealed employment declined absolutely
after the closure of the Troutman, North Carolina facility in
December 2005.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the assembly of
upholstered leather furniture by the subject firm has shifted from
Troutman, North Carolina to countries (Mexico and Canada) that are
a party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 facilities 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico and Canada 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 Palliser Furniture Corporation, Carolina
division, a subsidiary of Palliser Furniture Ltd., Troutman,
North Carolina who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 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, 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 10th day of January 2006.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance