DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,434

RIVERSIDE FURNITURE CORPORATION
PLANT 5
RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS

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 November 14, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Riverside Furniture Corporation, Plant 5,
Russellville, Arkansas. The workers produce rough lumber for
wooden household furniture.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm supplied
component parts for wooden household furniture and a loss of
business with this manufacturer of wooden household furniture whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
contributed importantly to the separation or threat of separation
of workers at Riverside Furniture Corporation, Plant 5,
Russellville, Arkansas.
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 Riverside Furniture
Corporation, Plant 5, Russellville, Arkansas, qualify 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 Riverside Furniture Corporation, Plant 5,
Russellville, Arkansas, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 13, 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 eligible to apply for alternative
trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act
of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 11th day of December, 2008
/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance