DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,489

CHF INDUSTRIES, INC.
BEDDING DIVISION
LORIS, SOUTH 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 November 21, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at CHF
Industries, Inc., Bedding Division, Loris, South Carolina. The
workers produce fashion bedding.
Workers of the subject firm were certified eligible for
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) under petition number TA-W-
56,100 which expired on December 29, 2006.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined in January through
November 2007 when compared with the same period in 2006.
During the relevant period, the subject firm increased
reliance on imports of articles like or directly competitive
with fashion bedding.
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 increased imports of articles
like or directly competitive with fashion bedding produced by
CHF Industries, Inc., Bedding Division, Loris, South 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 CHF Industries, Inc., Bedding Division,
Loris, South Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 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 19th day of December 2007


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