DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,555

MONARCHY HOLDINGS INC.
HURD WINDOW & DOOR
MEDFORD, WISCONSIN

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 June 18, 2008, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Monarchy Holdings Inc.,
Hurd Window & Door, Medford, Wisconsin. The workers produce
windows.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production declined during 2007 compared with 2006, and from
January through May 2008 compared with the corresponding period of
2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of windows for the
period 2006, 2007, and January through May 2007 and 2008. The
survey revealed increased import purchases 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 windows produced at Monarchy
Holdings Inc., Hurd Window & Door, Medford, Wisconsin 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 Monarchy Holdings Inc., Hurd Window & Door,
Medford, Wisconsin who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after June 17, 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 22nd day of July 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole


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