DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,458

HITCHCOCK CHAIR COMPANY LTD
A DIVISION OF HITCHCOCK HOLDINGS
NEW HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT

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), 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 December 5, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Hitchcock Chair Company Ltd., a division of Hitchcock
Holdings, New Hartford, Connecticut. The workers at the subject
facility produced wood furniture and are not separately
identifiable.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
declined from May through October of 2005, as compared to the
same time period the previous year.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer(s) regarding purchases of wood furniture in
2004 and 2005. This survey revealed increased import purchases
of wood 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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with wood furniture produced at
Hitchcock Chair Company Ltd., a division of Hitchcock Holdings,
New Hartford, Connecticut, 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 Hitchcock Chair Company Ltd., a division of
Hitchcock Holdings, New Hartford, Connecticut, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
December 2, 2004 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 13th day of January, 2006

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