DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,533

GECP LIGHTING
MATTOON LAMP PLANT
COILING OPERATIONS DIVISION
MATTOON, ILLINOIS

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 (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 August 12, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
GECP Lighting, Mattoon Lamp Plant, Coiling Operations Division,
Mattoon, Illinois. The workers at the subject firm produced coils;
they are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
division decreased absolutely during the period of January to June
of 2003, when compared to the same period in 2002.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the preponderance
of declines in employment related to the production of coils at the
subject division is related to a shift in production of coils to
Hungary.
Moreover, the Department of Labor has determined that company
imports of coils are likely to increase.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, 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.
In addition, in order for the Department to issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group
eligibility requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be
met. The Department has determined in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.



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 Hungary of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of like or directly competitive articles. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of GECP Lighting, Mattoon Lamp Plant, Coiling
Operations Division, Mattoon, Illinois who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 4, 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, and are also eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 23rd day of September, 2003.

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