DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,203

HDM FURNITURE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
PLANT 43 MORGANTON CASEGOODS
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM MANPOWER, FRIDAY STAFFING
AND QUICK TEMPS
MORGANTON, 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 26, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of HDM Furniture Industries Incorporated, A subsidiary of
Furniture Brands International Incorporated, Plant 43 Morganton
Casegoods, Morganton, North Carolina. The workers produce wood
household furniture.
The investigation revealed HDM Furniture Industries
Incorporated also leased workers from Manpower, Friday Staffing and
Quick Temps.
The investigation also revealed that the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production of wood household furniture to China, Colombia,
Indonesia and The Philippines. The investigation further revealed
that the subject firm increased imports of wood household furniture
to the United States.
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 was a shift in production from the
workers' firm or subdivision to China, Colombia, Indonesia and The
Philippines, of articles like or directly competitive with wood
household furniture produced by HDM Furniture Industries
Incorporated, A subsidiary of Furniture Brands International
Incorporated, Plant 43 Morganton Casegoods, Morganton, North
Carolina, and there has been or is likely to be an increase in
imports of like or directly competitive articles. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of HDM Furniture Industries Incorporated, A
subsidiary of Furniture Brands International Incorporated,
Plant 43 Morganton Casegoods, Morganton, North Carolina,
including on-site leased workers from Manpower, Friday
Staffing and Quick Temps, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 25, 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 15th day of October 2007

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance