DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,796

MANOSH HARDWOODS LLC
SAWMILL
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
WESTAFF, INC.
INCLUDING WORKERS WHO’S WAGES
WERE PAID BY H.A. MANOSH CORPORATION
MORRISVILLE, VERMONT

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 1074 (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 March 14, 2008,
applicable to workers of Manosh Hardwood LLC, Sawmill, including
on-site leased workers of Westaff, Inc., Morrisville, Vermont.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on March 26,
2008 (73 FR 16063).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of rough hardwood lumber for
floors, furniture, etc.
New information shows that H.A. Manosh Corporation is the
parent firm of Manosh Hardwoods LLC, Sawmill. Some workers at
the subject firm are involved in the closing of the business,
selling off inventory and property have their wages reported
under a separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account for H.A.
Manosh.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Manosh Hardwoods LLC, Sawmill who were adversely
affected by increased customer imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-62,796 is hereby
issued as follows:












"All workers of Manosh Hardwoods LLC, Sawmill,
including on-site leased workers of Westaff, Inc.,
including workers whose wages were paid by H.A. Manosh
Corporation, Morrisville, Vermont, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after
January 23, 2007, through March 14, 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 27TH day of March 2008.

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

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,796

MANOSH HARDWOODS LLC
SAWMILL
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
WESTAFF, INC.
MORRISVILLE, VERMONT

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 February 4, 2008, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Manosh
Hardwoods LLC, Sawmill, Morrisville, Vermont. The worker group
also includes leased workers of Westaff, Inc., working on site at
Manosh Hardwoods LLC, Sawmill, Morrisville, Vermont. The workers
of the subject firm produce rough hardwood lumber for floors,
furniture, etc.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined at the subject facility during the relevant
period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firm’s major declining customers regarding their purchases of rough
hardwood lumber for floors, furniture, etc., during 2006, 2007, and
January through January 2008 over the corresponding 2007 period.
The survey revealed that a major customer increased its reliance on
imported rough hardwood lumber for floors, furniture, etc., 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 rough hardwood lumber for floors,
furniture, etc., produced at Manosh Hardwoods LLC, Sawmill,
Morrisville, Vermont, 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 Manosh Hardwoods LLC, Sawmill, including on-
site leased workers of Westaff, Inc., Morrisville, Vermont,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after January 23, 2007, 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 14th day of March 2008


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









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