DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,314

MJ WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.
DBA VERMONT PRECISION WOODWORKS
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM WESTSTAFF, 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 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 May 6, 2008 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at MJ
Wood Products, Inc., dba Vermont Precision Woodworks, Morrisville,
Vermont. The workers produce wooden furniture.
The subject firm leased workers from Weststaff, Inc. to work
on-site to produce wooden furniture.
This investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment declined at the subject firm between 2006 and 2007 and
in January through April 2008 over the corresponding 2007 period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased reliance on imports of wooden furniture during the
relevant period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with wooden furniture produced at MJ
Wood Products, Inc., dba Vermont Precision Woodworks, 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 MJ Wood Products, Inc., dba Vermont Precision
Woodworks, including on-site leased workers from Weststaff,
Inc., Morrisville, Vermont, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after May 5, 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 May, 2008

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