DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,528

ALEXVALE FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.
PLANT NO. 1
TAYLORSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-59,528A

ALEXVALE FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.
PLANT NO. 5
TAYLORSVILLE, 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on June 7, 2006, and filed on behalf of workers at
Alexvale Furniture Company, Inc., Plant No. 1, Taylorsville, North
Carolina (TA-W-59,528) and Alexvale Furniture Company, Inc., Plant
No. 5, Taylorsville, North Carolina (TA-W-59,528A). The workers
produce upholstered furniture (sofas and chairs).
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined at the subject firm during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases of
upholstered furniture (sofas and chairs) during 2004, 2005, and
January through May 2006 over the corresponding 2005 period. The
survey revealed that a major customer increased its purchases of
imported upholstered furniture (sofas and chairs), while decreasing
its purchases from the subject firm during the relevant time
period.
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 upholstered furniture (sofas and
chairs) produced at Alexvale Furniture Company, Inc., Plant No. 1,
Taylorsville, North Carolina, and Plant No. 5, Taylorsville, North
Carolina, 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 Alexvale Furniture Company, Inc., Plant No. 1,
Taylorsville, North Carolina (TA-W-59,528) and Alexvale
Furniture Company, Inc., Plant No. 5, Taylorsville, North
Carolina (TA-W-59,528A), who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 6, 2005, 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 7th day of July 2006.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance