DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,219

CREATIVE INTERIORS
A/K/A TFI CARYSBROOK PLANT
FORK UNION, VIRGINIA

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 September 28, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Creative Interiors, A/K/A TFI Carysbrook Plant, Fork
Union, Virginia. The workers manufacture ready to assemble
furniture.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production declined during the period of January through September
2007, when compared to the same time period in 2006.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of ready to assemble furniture during the
relevant period.
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 ready to assemble furniture
produced by Creative Interiors, A/K/A TFI Carysbrook Plant, Fork
Union, Virginia, 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 Creative Interiors, A/K/A TFI Carysbrook
Plant, Fork Union, Virginia, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 27, 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 12th day of October 2007.

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