DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,723

THOMASVILLE FURNITURE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
LENOIR PLANT
A SUBSIDIARY OF THOMASVILLE FURNITURE INDUSTRIES
INCORPORATED
LENOIR, 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 18, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Thomasville Furniture Industries Incorporated, Lenoir
Plant, a subsidiary of Thomasville Furniture Industries
Incorporated, Lenoir, North Carolina. The workers are engaged in
activities related to the production of furniture such as tables
and wall units. The workers are not separately identifiable by
product.
The preponderance in the decline in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in production of furniture products to
China. The firm has increased imports of furniture products
following this shift abroad.
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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
a firm or subdivision to China of articles that are like or
directly competitive with those produced by the subject firm or
subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be an increase in
imports of like or directly competitive articles. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Thomasville Furniture Industries Incorporated,
Lenoir Plant, a subsidiary of Thomasville Furniture Industries
Incorporated, Lenoir, North Carolina, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after December 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 13th day of January 2009
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance