DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,953

BROYHILL FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
LENOIR CHAIR # 55
CENTRAL FABRIC DIVISION
LENOIR, 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 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 February 13, 2007 in
response to a worker petition filed on behalf of workers of
Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc., Lenoir Chair # 55, Central
Fabrics Division, Lenoir, North Carolina. Workers produce cut
pattern fabric and leather upholstery covers.
Employment and production of patterned fabric and leather
upholstery covers at the subject facility decreased in 2006
compared with the previous year. Company imports increased and
contributed to separations at the firm.
In addition, 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 pattern fabric and leather
upholstery covers produced at Broyhill Furniture Industries,
Inc., Lenoir Chair # 55, Central Fabrics Division, Lenoir, 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 of Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc., Lenoir
Chair # 55, Central Fabrics Division, Lenoir, North
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 7, 2006 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 26th day of February 2007


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