DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,484

PIONEER FURNITURE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
FORMERLY KNOWN AS PFC INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF VOLUNTEER FABRICATORS
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF OPTIMUM STAFFING SOLUTIONS
ATHENS, TENNESSEE

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 November 27, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Pioneer Furniture Manufacturing Company, A subsidiary of
Volunteer Fabricators, Athens, Tennessee. The workers produce
upholstered living room furniture.
The investigation revealed that Pioneer Furniture
Manufacturing Company, A subsidiary of Volunteer Fabricators,
Athens, Tennessee was formerly known as PFC Incorporated and also
leased workers from Optimum Staffing Solutions.
The investigation also revealed that in January through
October 2006 as compared with January through October 2005, the
subject firm increased import purchases of upholstered living room
furniture while experiencing a decrease in sales and production.
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 living room furniture
produced by Pioneer Furniture Manufacturing Company, A subsidiary
of Volunteer Fabricators, formerly known as PFC Incorporated,
Athens, Tennessee, 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 Southern Pioneer Furniture Manufacturing
Company, A subsidiary of Volunteer Fabricators, formerly known
as PFC Incorporated, Athens, Tennessee, including on-site
leased workers from Optimum Staffing Solutions, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
November 25, 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 December 2006


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