DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-40,014

MECO CORPORATION
GREENEVILLE, TENNESSEE

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Trade 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 September 17, 2001, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at MECO
Corporation, Greeneville Tennessee. The workers are engaged in
employment related to the production of metal folding furniture.
This investigation revealed that production and employment
at the subject plant decreased during the period under
investigation.



The Department of Labor surveyed major customers of the
subject firm regarding their purchases of metal folding furniture
in the 1999-2000 and January to November, 2000-2001 time periods.
Respondents indicated that they reduced purchases from the
subject firm and increased imports in one or more sets of time
periods.
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 those produced by MECO Corporation,
Greeneville Tennessee, contributed importantly 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
Trade Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers at MECO Corporation, Greeneville Tennessee, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after August 26, 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 12th day of April 2002

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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