DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,517

BERKLINE/BENCHCRAFT, LLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE WORKERS OF
BLUE MOUNTAIN TRUCKING
BLUE MOUNTAIN, MISSISSIPPI

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on January 25, 2008,
applicable to workers of Berkline/BenchCraft, LLC, Blue Mountain,
Mississippi. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
February 7, 2008 (73 FR 7319).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of upholstered furniture
(stationary and motion).
New information shows that worker separations occurred
involving employees of Blue Mountain Trucking, Blue Mountain,
Mississippi employed on-site at the Blue Mountain, Mississippi
location of Berkline/BenchCraft, LLC.
The Blue Mountain Trucking employees provide trucking
support services for the Mississippi and Tennessee production
plants of the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include all workers of Blue Mountain Trucking,
working on-site at the Blue Mountain, Mississippi location of the
subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Berkline/BenCraft, LLC, Blue Mountain,
Mississippi who were adversely-impacted by increased company
imports of upholstered furniture.



The amended notice applicable to TA-W-62,517 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Berkline/BenchCraft, LLC, including
on-site workers from Blue Mountain Trucking, Blue
Mountain, Mississippi, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 29,
2006, through January 25, 2010, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 29th day of February 2008

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance

4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,517

BERKLINE/BENCHCRAFT, LLC
BLUE MOUNTAIN, MISSISSIPPI

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 30, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Berkline/BenchCraft, LLC, Blue Mountain, Mississippi.
The workers produce upholstered furniture (stationary and motion).
The workers are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has
experienced declines in sales, production and employment during the
relevant time period.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm has
increased its reliance on imports of upholstered furniture.
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 upholstered furniture (stationary
and motion) produced at Berkline/BenchCraft, LLC, Blue Mountain,
Mississippi, 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 Berkline/BenchCraft, LLC, Blue Mountain,
Mississippi, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 29, 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 25th day of January 2008


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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









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