DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,167

GENERAL MILLS, INC.
BAKERIES AND FOODSERVICE DIVISION
FORMERLY THE PILLSBURY COMPANY
HAZELWOOD, MISSOURI

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 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 on June 27, 2003 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of General Mills, Inc.,
Bakeries and Foodservice Division, formerly The Pillsbury Company,
Hazelwood, Missouri. The workers of the subject firm produce
frozen cookie dough, bread, and rolls.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined from FY 2002 to FY 2003.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in production of frozen cookie dough,
bread, and rolls to a country (Canada) that is a party to a free
trade agreement with the United States.
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 Canada 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 General Mills, Inc., Bakeries and Foodservice
Division, formerly The Pillsbury Company, Hazelwood, Missouri
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after June 21, 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 28th day of July, 2003.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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