DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL

TA-W-80,201

BRADINGTON-YOUNG LLC
4040 10th AVENUE, SW
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-80,201A

BRADINGTON-YOUNG LLC
920 E. 1st STREET
CHERRYVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-80,201B

BRADINGTON-YOUNG LLC
1340 14TH AVENUE COURT
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-80,201C

BRADINGTON-YOUNG LLC
941 TOT DELLINGER ROAD
HICKORY, 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 ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
(Department) herein presents the results of an investigation
regarding certification of eligibility to apply for worker
adjustment assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a Firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers
in such workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of
the firm, have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated;
(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such
firm or subdivision have decreased absolutely; and
(ii) imports of articles like or directly
competitive with articles produced by such firm or
subdivision have increased; and
(iii) the increase in imports described in clause
(ii) contributed importantly to such workers' separation
or threat of separation and to the decline in the sales
or production of such firm or subdivision


The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on May 27, 2011 by a company official on behalf of workers
and former workers of Bradington-Young, LLC (subject firm) at
four North Carolina facilities: one in Cherryville, North
Carolina and three in Hickory, North Carolina. Workers at the
subject facilities are engaged in activities related to the
production of upholstered furniture and are not separately
identifiable by product line.
Workers covered by TA-W-80,201 were eligible to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)/Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance (ATAA) under TA-W-65,147A (expired on February 18,
2011); workers covered by TA-W-80,201A were eligible to apply
for TAA/ATAA under TA-W-65,147 (expired on February 18, 2011);
workers covered by TA-W-80,201C were eligible to apply for
TAA/ATAA under TA-W-65,147B (expired on February 18, 2011).
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers at each of the subject
facilities have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because subject firm
sales and/or production of upholstered furniture have
decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the upholstered
furniture produced by the subject firm have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased imports contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at each of the
subject facilities.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 26 U.S.C. 2813, the Department herein presents
the results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA for older workers.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 246 (a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act are satisfied
if all of the following criteria are met:
(I) Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older;
(II) Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable; and
(III) The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).

Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I) has been met because a
significant number of workers at the workers' firm is age 50
years or older.
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(II) has been met because the
workers in the workers' firm possess skills that are not easily
transferrable.
Finally, Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(III) has been met because
conditions within the workers' industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Bradington-Young,
LLC, Cherryville, North Carolina (TA-W-80,201A) and Hickory,
North Carolina (TA-W-80,201, TA-W-80,201B, and TA-W-80,201C),
who are engaged in activities related to the production of
upholstered furniture, meet the worker group certification
criteria under 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In
accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Bradington-Young, LLC, 4040 10th Avenue, SW,
Hickory, North Carolina (TA-W-80,201), 920 E. 1st Street,
Cherryville, North Caroline (TA-W-80,201A), and 941 Tot
Dellinger Road, Hickory, North Carolina (TA-W-80,201C) who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after February 19, 2011, through two years from the date of
certification, and all workers of Bradington-Young, LLC,
1340 14th Avenue Court, Hickory, North Carolina (TA-W-
80,201B) who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 25, 2010, through two years from
the date of certification, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and are also eligible to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 12th day of July, 2011


/s/Del Min Amy Chen___________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance