DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-38,811
UNIVERSAL FURNITURE LIMITED
MORRISTOWN, TENNESSEE

AND

TA-W-38,811B
UNIVERSAL FURNITURE LIMITED
CORPORATE OFFICE
HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA


Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on April
30, 2001, applicable to workers of Universal Furniture Limited,
Morristown, Tennessee. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on May 18, 2001 (66 FR 27690).
At the request of the company, the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers were
engaged in the production of bedroom and dining room furniture.
Information shows that worker separations occurred at the
Corporate Office, High Point, North Carolina location of the
subject firm. The workers provide administrative support
functions and purchasing for the subject firm's production
facilities including Morristown, Tennessee.


Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification
to included workers of the Universal Furniture Limited, Corporate
Office, High Point, North Carolina.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers of Universal Furniture Limited adversely affect by
increased imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-38,811 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Universal Furniture Limited,
Morristown, Tennessee (TA-W-38,811) and Universal
Furniture Limited, Corporate Office, High Point, North
Carolina (TA-W-38,811B) who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 10, 2000,
through April 30, 2003, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974."

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 5th day of March, 2002.


/s/ Linda G. Poole
________________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-38, 811
.
UNIVERSAL FURNITURE
MORRISTOWN, TENNESSEE

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 that all of the requirements
have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on March 12, 2001, filed by a company official, on
behalf of workers at Universal Furniture, Morristown, Tennessee.
The workers were engaged in the production of bedroom and dining
room furniture.
Sales, production, and employment all declined during the
relevant period.
Findings revealed that the subject firm increased imports of
bedroom furniture from 1999 to 2000.
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 manufactured at
Universal Furniture, Morristown, Tennessee contributed
importantly 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, Morristown, Tennessee,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after March 10, 2000, 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 30th day of April 2001.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance