DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,187

GENERAL ELECTRIC
INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS/MOTORS DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
JONESBORO, ARKANSAS

Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

The Department adopted a new interpretation regarding the
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) program in order
to provide equitable access to ATAA for worker groups whose
petitions were still in process at the time of implementation of
the ATAA program on August 6, 2003. Under this new
interpretation, worker groups covered by the certification of a
petition that was in process on August 6, 2003 may request ATAA
consideration for the certified worker group. In addition,
certified worker groups who filed petitions after that date may
also request ATAA if the petition did not include an option to
apply for ATAA. The request must be made to the Department and
may be made by anyone who was entitled to file the original
petition under section 221(a)(1) of the Act.
By letter dated January 21, 2005 a state agency
representative requested ATAA consideration for workers at the
subject firm located in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246(a)(3)(A) of the Trade Act must be met. The
Department has determined in this case that the requirements have
been met.
The investigation revealed that the subject worker group
possesses skills that are not easily transferable in the local
area, and that at least five percent of the workforce at the
subject firm is at least fifty years of age. Industry data show
that competitive conditions within the appliances industry are
adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained on investigation,
I conclude that the requirements of Section 246(a)(3)(A) of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended, have been met for workers at the
subject firm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:









"All workers of General Electric, Industrial Systems/Motors
Division, a Subsidiary of General Electric Company,
Jonesboro, Arkansas who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 27, 2002 through
August 7, 2005 are 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 28th day of March 2005
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,187

GENERAL ELECTRIC
INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS/MOTORS DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
JONESBORO, ARKANSAS

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 July 1, 2003 in response to a
petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
General Electric, Industrial Systems/Motors Division, a subsidiary
of General Electric Company, Jonesboro, Arkansas. The workers at
the subject firm produce refrigeration motors; they are not
separately identifiable by product line.


The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
division decreased absolutely from fiscal year 2001 to fiscal year
2002 and during the period of January through May 2003 when
compared to the same period in 2002.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the preponderance
of declines in employment at the subject division is related to a
shift in production of refrigeration motors to China.
Moreover, the Department of Labor has determined that imports
of refrigeration motors have increased during the relevant period.





Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of General Electric,
Industrial Systems/Motors Division, a subsidiary of General
Electric Company, Jonesboro, Arkansas, qualify as adversely
affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of General Electric, Industrial Systems/Motors
Division, a subsidiary of General Electric Company, Jonesboro,
Arkansas, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 27, 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 7th day of August 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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



May want to list the specific citation to the group eligibility requirements.
May want to list the specific citation to the group eligibility requirements.