DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,088

MAYTAG CORPORATION
NOW KNOWN AS WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
NEWTON LAUNDRY PRODUCTS DIVISION
NEWTON, IOWA

Amended 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 issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on December
23, 2004, applicable to workers of Maytag Corporation, Newton
Laundry Products Division, Newton, Iowa. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on January 24, 2005 (70 FR
3391).
At the request of State agency, the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are
engaged in the production of laundry washers and dryers.
New information provided by the company shows that Maytag
Corporation, Newton Laundry Products Division, became known as
Whirlpool Corporation, Newton Laundry Products Division following
a merger in April 2006. Workers separated from employment at the
subject firm had their wages reported under a separate
unemployment insurance (UI) tax accounts for Whirlpool
Corporation, Newton Laundry Products Division.


Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Maytag Corporation, Newton Laundry Products
Division, now known as Whirlpool Corporation, Newton Laundry
Products Division who was adversely affected by increased
customer imports.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-56,088 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Maytag Corporation, Newton Laundry Products,
now known as Whirlpool Corporation, Newton Laundry Products,
Newton, Iowa, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 22, 2003 through December
23, 2006, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.”

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 20th day of April 2006.

/s/ Richard Church
________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,088

MAYTAG CORPORATION
NEWTON LAUNDRY PRODUCTS DIVISION
NEWTON, IOWA

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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 24, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by the United Automobile, Aerospace
and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, International Union,
on behalf of workers of Maytag Corporation, Newton Laundry Products
Division, Newton, Iowa. The workers produce laundry washers and
dryers.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm decreased during the period of 2002 to 2003 and
January through October 2003-2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s major
customers regarding their purchases of laundry washers and dryers
in the above time periods. These surveys revealed increases in
imports during the period under investigation.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive produced by Maytag Corporation, Newton
Laundry Products Division, Newton, Iowa, contributed importantly to
the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in
sales or production and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Maytag Corporation, Newton Laundry Products
Division, Newton, Iowa, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 22, 2003,
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 23rd day of December, 2004.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance