DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-42,125

RIVER OAKS FURNITURE, INC.
TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI


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 eligibility 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 in response to a petition
received on September 16, 2002, and filed by a company official
on behalf of workers at River Oaks Furniture, Inc., Tupelo,
Mississippi. The workers produce upholstered stationary and
motion furniture.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined absolutely during 2001
when compared with 2000 and also from January to August 2002
when compared with the same period in 2001.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that there were
substantial and increasing United States imports of upholstered
furniture during the period under investigation.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced at River Oaks
Furniture, Inc., Tupelo, Mississippi, 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 Act, I make the following certification:










"All workers of River Oaks Furniture, Inc., Tupelo,
Mississippi, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 30, 2001, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 25th day of October, 2002.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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