Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 10/20/2005
Filed Date: 10/30/2006
Most Recent Update: 11/02/2006
Determination Date: 11/02/2006
Expiration Date: 11/02/2008
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,324
LINES UNLIMITED, INC.
KERNERSVILLE, 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), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 30, 2006 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Lines
Unlimited, Inc., Kernersville, North Carolina. The workers at
the subject facility produce inlays for furniture.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined in January through September 2006 compared
with the same period in 2005.
The investigation also revealed that Lines Unlimited, Inc.,
Kernersville, North Carolina, supplies component parts used in
furniture, and at least 20 percent of its production or sales is
supplied to a manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance.
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 workers at Lines Unlimited,
Inc., Kernersville, North Carolina, qualify as adversely
affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Lines Unlimited Inc., Kernersville, North
Carolina who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 20, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 2nd day of November 2006
/s/Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance