Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 11/30/1999
Filed Date: 12/18/2000
Most Recent Update: 01/25/2001
Determination Date: 01/25/2001
Expiration Date: 01/25/2003
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-38,426
UNIVERSAL FURNITURE LIMITED
MARION, NORTH CAROLINA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of eligi-
bility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance,
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 18, 2000 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Universal
Furniture Limited, Marion, North Carolina. The workers produce
bedroom furniture such as beds and night tables.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm decreased during the period under
investigation.
The investigation also revealed that the company shifted its
production of bedroom furniture abroad. Company imports
increased in the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-
gation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles like
or directly competitive with bedroom furniture at Universal
Furniture Limited, Marion, North Carolina, contributed impor-
tantly to the decline in sales or production and to the total or
partial separation of workers of that firm. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Universal Furniture Limited, Marion, North
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from em-
ployment on or after November 30, 1999, through two years
from the date of certification are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 25th day of January, 2001.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-38,426
UNIVERSAL FURNITURE LIMITED
MARION, NORTH CAROLINA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of eligi-
bility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance,
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 18, 2000 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Universal
Furniture Limited, Marion, North Carolina. The workers produce
bedroom furniture such as beds and night tables.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm decreased during the period under
investigation.
The investigation also revealed that the company shifted its
production of bedroom furniture abroad. Company imports
increased in the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-
gation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles like
or directly competitive with bedroom furniture at Universal
Furniture Limited, Marion, North Carolina, contributed impor-
tantly to the decline in sales or production and to the total or
partial separation of workers of that firm. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Universal Furniture Limited, Marion, North
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from em-
ployment on or after November 30, 1999, through two years
from the date of certification are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 25th day of January, 2001.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance