DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-85,569

METRIE INC.
MONROE DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF SAUDER MOULDINGS, INC., USA
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT
PROFESSIONALS, MADDEN INDUSTRIAL CRAFTSMEN, INC., RANDSTAD,
AND LABORMAX STAFFING
MONROE, WASHINGTON


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
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)(B)(i) there has been a shift in production by such
workers' firm or subdivision to a foreign country of
articles like or directly competitive with articles
which are produced by such firm or subdivision; and
(ii)(I) the country to which the workers' firm has
shifted production of the articles is a party to a free
trade agreement with the United States;
(II) the country to which the workers' firm has
shifted production of the articles is a beneficiary
under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the
Caribbean Basin Economic Act; or
(III) there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of articles that are like or
directly competitive with articles which are or were
produced by such firm or subdivision

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on October 2, 2014 on behalf of workers of Metrie Inc.,
Monroe Division, a subsidiary of Sauder Mouldings, Inc., USA,
Monroe, Washington (Metrie). The workers' firm is engaged
activities related to the production of MDF interior millwork
for residential and commercial construction. The worker groups
are not separately identifiable by article produced by the
subject firm. The petition states "Production is being shifted
from Monroe, WA to Calgary, Canada."
The worker groups include on-site leased workers from
Express Employment Professionals, Madden Industrial Craftsmen,
Inc., Randstad, and LaborMax Staffing.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the employment
decline is related to the shift in production by the subject
firm to a foreign country that is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 26 U.S.C. 2813, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of its investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance (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 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 in the workers' firm are 50 years
of age 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 Metrie, who are
engaged in activities related to the production of MDF interior
millwork, meet the worker group certification criteria under
Section 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 Metrie Inc., Monroe Division, a subsidiary
of Sauder Mouldings, Inc., USA, including on-site leased
workers from Express Employment Professionals, Madden
Industrial Craftsmen, Inc., Randstad, and LaborMax
Staffing, Monroe, Washington who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October 1,
2013, 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 24th day of October, 2014

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