Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/19/2007
Filed Date: 12/22/2008
Most Recent Update: 01/23/2009
Determination Date: 01/23/2009
Expiration Date: 01/23/2011
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,760
HDM FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF HDM/DREXEK-HERITAGE
PLANT #75/CRC
A SUBSIDIARY OF FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED
MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA
Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on January 23, 2009,
2009, applicable to workers of HDM Furniture Industries,
Incorporated, a subsidiary of HDM/Drexel-Heritage, Plant #75/CRC,
Morganton, North Carolina. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on February 10, 2009 (74 FR 6653).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
perform various administrative functions for an affiliated
upholstery and casegoods manufacturing facility.
New information shows that Furniture Brands International,
Incorporated is the parent firm of HDM Furniture Industries,
Incorporated, a subsidiary of HDM/Drexel-Heritage, Plant #75/CRC.
Workers wages at the subject firm are being reported under the
Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax account for Furniture Brands
International, Incorporated.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of HDM Furniture Industries, Incorporated, a
subsidiary of HDM/Drexel-Heritage, Plant #75/CRC, a subsidiary of
Furniture Brands International, Incorporated, Morganton, North
Carolina who were adversely affected by increased imports and a
shift in the production of upholstered furniture and casegoods to
China, Columbia, the Philippines and Indonesia.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,760 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of HDM Furniture Industries, Incorporated,
a subsidiary of HDM/Drexel-Heritage Plant #75/CRC, a
subsidiary of Furniture Brands International,
Incorporated, Morganton, North Carolina, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after December 19, 2007 through January 23, 2011, 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 19th day of October 2009.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,760
HDM FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF HDM/DREXEL-HERITAGE
PLANT #75/CRC
MORGANTON, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 22, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of HDM Furniture Industries Inc., a subsidiary of
HDM/Drexel-Heritage Plant #75/CRC, Morganton, North, Carolina. The
workers perform various administrative support functions for an
affiliated upholstery and casegoods manufacturing facility.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined from 2007 to 2008.
The investigation further revealed that the decline in
employment at the subject firm is in part related to increased
imports of wood household furniture following the shift in
production to various foreign countries by HDM Furniture Industries
Inc., a subsidiary of HDM/Drexel-Heritage Plant #75/CRC, Morganton,
North, Carolina. Those workers were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under petition number TA-W-62,203.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers’ firm or subdivision 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 HDM Furniture Industries Inc., a subsidiary of
HDM/Drexel-Heritage Plant #75/CRC, Morganton, North, Carolina,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after December 19, 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 of January, 2009
/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,760
HDM FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF HDM/DREXEK-HERITAGE
PLANT #75/CRC
A SUBSIDIARY OF FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED
MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA
Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on January 23, 2009,
2009, applicable to workers of HDM Furniture Industries,
Incorporated, a subsidiary of HDM/Drexel-Heritage, Plant #75/CRC,
Morganton, North Carolina. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on February 10, 2009 (74 FR 6653).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
perform various administrative functions for an affiliated
upholstery and casegoods manufacturing facility.
New information shows that Furniture Brands International,
Incorporated is the parent firm of HDM Furniture Industries,
Incorporated, a subsidiary of HDM/Drexel-Heritage, Plant #75/CRC.
Workers wages at the subject firm are being reported under the
Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax account for Furniture Brands
International, Incorporated.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of HDM Furniture Industries, Incorporated, a
subsidiary of HDM/Drexel-Heritage, Plant #75/CRC, a subsidiary of
Furniture Brands International, Incorporated, Morganton, North
Carolina who were adversely affected by increased imports and a
shift in the production of upholstered furniture and casegoods to
China, Columbia, the Philippines and Indonesia.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,760 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of HDM Furniture Industries, Incorporated,
a subsidiary of HDM/Drexel-Heritage Plant #75/CRC, a
subsidiary of Furniture Brands International,
Incorporated, Morganton, North Carolina, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after December 19, 2007 through January 23, 2011, 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 19th day of October 2009.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,760
HDM FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF HDM/DREXEL-HERITAGE
PLANT #75/CRC
MORGANTON, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 22, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of HDM Furniture Industries Inc., a subsidiary of
HDM/Drexel-Heritage Plant #75/CRC, Morganton, North, Carolina. The
workers perform various administrative support functions for an
affiliated upholstery and casegoods manufacturing facility.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined from 2007 to 2008.
The investigation further revealed that the decline in
employment at the subject firm is in part related to increased
imports of wood household furniture following the shift in
production to various foreign countries by HDM Furniture Industries
Inc., a subsidiary of HDM/Drexel-Heritage Plant #75/CRC, Morganton,
North, Carolina. Those workers were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under petition number TA-W-62,203.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers’ firm or subdivision 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 HDM Furniture Industries Inc., a subsidiary of
HDM/Drexel-Heritage Plant #75/CRC, Morganton, North, Carolina,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after December 19, 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 of January, 2009
/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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