DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,461

WOODGRAIN MILLWORKS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
MID OREGON PERSONNEL SERVICES
PRINEVILLE, OREGON

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 March 3, 2009, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Woodgrain Millworks,
Inc., Prineville, Oregon. The worker group also includes leased
workers of Mid Oregon Personnel Services working on-site at
Woodgrain Millworks, Inc., Prineville, Oregon. The workers produce
fingerjoint moulding and millwork.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has
experienced declines in sales, production and employment during the
relevant time period.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm has
increased its reliance on imported fingerjoint moulding and
millwork during the relevant period.
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 fingerjoint moulding and millwork
produced at Woodgrain Millworks, Inc., Prineville, Oregon,
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 Woodgrain Millworks, Inc., including on-site
leased workers of Mid Oregon Personnel Services, Prineville,
Oregon, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 2, 2008, 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 1st day of May 2009.


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance