DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,914

TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY
DOUGLAS OPERATIONS
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA

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 herein presents the results of
its 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 Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated June 2, 2003 in response to a
petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Tecumseh Products Company, Douglas Operations, Douglas, Georgia.
The workers at the subject facility are engaged in die casting and
machining of small gasoline engines and produce carburetors. The
workers are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility decreased absolutely during the period of January through
June of 2003 when compared to 2002.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the preponderance
of declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production of die casting and machining of small gasoline
engines to Brazil and a shift in production of carburetors to the
Czech Republic.
Moreover, the investigation revealed that company imports of
small gasoline engines and carburetors are likely to increase.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Brazil and the Czech
Republic of articles that are like or directly competitive with
those produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Tecumseh Products Company, Douglas Operations,
Douglas, Georgia who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after May 23, 2002 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 June, 2003



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