DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,901

WOODGRAIN MILLWORKS, INC.
WHITE CITY DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM HIRE CALLING
WHITE CITY, 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 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 July 31, 2007, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Woodgrain Millworks,
White City Division, White City, Oregon. Workers at the subject
firm manufactured laminated stiles and rails for windows and doors.
The subject firm also leased workers from Hire Calling located
in Medford, Oregon.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined absolutely with the permanent closure of
the facility in 2007.
The investigation further revealed increased company-wide
imports of laminated stiles and rails for windows and doors from
2005 to 2006, and during the period of January through July 2007
when compared to the same time period in 2006.
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 laminated stiles and rails for
windows and doors produced by Woodgrain Millworks, White City
Division, White City, Oregon, 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 Woodgrain Millworks, White City Division,
White City, Oregon, including on-site leased workers of Hire
Calling, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 30, 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 28th day of September, 2007

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