DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,288

PULASKI FURNITURE CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF HOME MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
PLANT 12
PULASKI, VIRGINIA

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 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 October 25, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Pulaski Furniture Corporation, A subsidiary of Home
Meridian International Corporation, Plant 12, Pulaski, Virginia.
The workers produce curio cabinets and consoles.
The investigation revealed that production at the subject
facility decreased during the period of January through September
of 2006, when compared to the same period in 2005.
The investigation also revealed that there is a threat of
employment declines during the relevant period.
Pulaski Furniture Corporation, A subsidiary of Home Meridian
International Corporation, Plant 12, Pulaski, Virginia, increased
imports of curio cabinets and consoles from January through
September 2006 over the corresponding 2005 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 Curio cabinets and consoles
produced by Pulaski Furniture Corporation, A subsidiary of Home
Meridian International Corporation, Plant 12, Pulaski, Virginia,
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 Pulaski Furniture Corporation, A subsidiary of
Home Meridian International Corporation, Plant 12, Pulaski,
Virginia, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 23, 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 15th day of November 2006


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