DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,929

COCHRANE FURNITURE COMPANY
CASE DIVISION
CURRETNLY KNOWN AS CR HOME, INC.
LINCOLNTON, NORTH CAROLINA

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on September 20,
2006, applicable to workers of Cochrane Furniture Company, Case
Division, Lincolnton, North Carolina. The notice will be
published soon in the Federal Register.
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers are engaged in the production of case goods furniture
(bedroom and dining room furniture).
New information shows that following a company name change,
in mid June 2007, Cochrane Furniture Company, Case Division is
currently known as CR Home, Inc. Workers separated from


employment at the subject firm had their wages reported under a
separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account for CR Home,
Inc.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Cochrane Furniture Company, Case Division, now
known as CR Home, Inc. who were adversely affected by increased
company imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-59,929 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Cochrane Furniture Company, Case Division,
now known as CR Home, Inc., Lincolnton, North Carolina, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after August 18, 2005, through September 20, 2008, 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 17th day of July 2007.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,929

COCHRANE FURNITURE COMPANY
CASE DIVISION
LINCOLNTON, 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 (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 in response to a petition
received on August 21, 2006 and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers of Cochrane Furniture Company, Case Division,
Lincolnton, North Carolina. The workers at the subject firm are
engaged in the production of case goods furniture (bedroom & dining
room furniture).
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined from the period of January through July 2006
over the corresponding 2005 period.
The investigation also revealed that the company increased
their imports of case goods furniture during the relevant 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 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 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 case goods furniture produced by
Cochrane Furniture Company, Case Division, Lincolnton, 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 Cochrane Furniture Company, Case Division,
Lincolnton, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 18, 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 20th day of September 2006.

/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance






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