DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,313

STANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.
MARTINSVILLE DIVISION
MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA

TA-W-62,313A

STANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.
STANLEYTOWN DIVISION
STANLEYTOWN, VIRGNIA

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 16, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Stanley Furniture Company, Martinsville Division,
Martinsville, Virginia (TA-W-62,313), and Stanley Furniture
Company, Stanleytown Division, Stanleytown, Virginia (TA-W-
62,313A). Workers at Stanley Furniture Company, Martinsville
Division, Martinsville, Virginia (TA-W-62,313), manufacture home
office and home entertainment furniture. Workers at the Stanley
Furniture Company, Stanleytown Division, Stanleytown, Virginia (TA-
W-62,313A), produce bedroom and dining room furniture.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production at both locations of the firm declined during the period
of January through September 2007, when compared to the same time
period in 2006.
The investigation further revealed that Stanley Furniture
increased imports of home office, home entertainment, bedroom, and
dining room 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 home office and home
entertainment furniture, and bedroom and dining room furniture
produced by Stanley Furniture Company, Martinsville Division,
Martinsville, Virginia (TA-W-62,313), and Stanley Furniture
Company, Stanleytown Division, Stanleytown, Virginia (TA-W-
62,313A), 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 Stanley Furniture Company, Martinsville
Division, Martinsville, Virginia (TA-W-62,313), and Stanley
Furniture Company, Stanleytown Division, Stanleytown, Virginia
(TA-W-62,313A), who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 15, 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 30th day of October 2007




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