DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,353

WOODMARK ORIGINALS, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF HOWARD MILLER CLOCK COMPANY
HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA

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 5, 2008, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Woodmark Originals, Inc., a subsidiary of Howard Miller Clock Company,
High Point, North Carolina. The workers produce custom upholstered
furniture.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment declined at
the subject facility during the period under investigation.
The Department of Labor surveyed a sample of the subject firm's
major declining customers regarding their purchases of custom
upholstered furniture during 2006, 2007, and January through October
2008. The surveys revealed that the customers increased reliance on
imports of custom upholstered furniture during the period under
investigation.
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 custom upholstered furniture produced at Woodmark
Originals, Inc., a subsidiary of Howard Miller Clock Company, High
Point, North Carolina, 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 Woodmark Originals, Inc., a subsidiary of Howard
Miller Clock Company, High Point, North Carolina, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
October 31, 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 23rd day of January 2009



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