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TAW-63740  /  All-Wood Components, Inc. (Union Gap, WA)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 07/23/2007
Filed Date: 07/24/2008
Most Recent Update: 08/04/2008
Determination Date: 08/04/2008
Expiration Date: 08/04/2010

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,740

ALL-WOOD COMPONENTS INCORPORATED
UNION GAP, WASHINGTON

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on July 24, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
All-Wood Components Incorporated, Union Gap, Washington. Workers at
the subject facility produce wood component parts for the furniture
and cabinet industries.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject facility declined during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that All-Wood Components
Incorporated, Union Gap, Washington, supplies components and a loss
of business with a manufacturer of wood household furniture whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
contributed importantly to the separation or threat of separation
of workers at All-Wood Components Incorporated, Union Gap,
Washington.
In addition, 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 workers of All-Wood Components
Incorporated, Union Gap, Washington, as adversely affected
secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of All-Wood Components Incorporated, Union Gap,
Washington, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 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 at Washington, D.C., this 4th day of August 2008.


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