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TAW-60670  /  Jeld-Wen Millwork Mfg. (Klamath Falls, OR)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/20/2005
Filed Date: 12/27/2006
Most Recent Update: 01/05/2007
Determination Date: 01/05/2007
Expiration Date: 01/05/2009

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,670

JELD-WEN MILLWORK MFG.
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON

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 December 27, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Jeld-Wen Millwork Mfg., Klamath Falls, Oregon. The
workers produced stile and rail cut stocks that are used to make
wood doors. The workers are not separately identifiable by
specific product.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the Klamath Falls facility have all declined from
2004 through November, 2006.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm supplied
stile and rail wood cut stocks, and at least 20 percent of its
sales or production went 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 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 workers of Jeld-Wen Millwork Mfg.,
Klamath Falls, Oregon, 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 Jeld-Wen Millwork Mfg., Klamath Falls, Oregon,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after December 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 in Washington, D.C., this 5th day of January 2007

/s/Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance