Department of Labor

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,578

GE SECURITY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF EXPRESS,
TOTAL ONE,
& PIONEER
ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
And Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply
For 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 February 15, 2005 in response to
a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of workers at
GE Security, Arden Hills, Minnesota. The workers at the facility produce
wireless security and life safety products; they are not separately
identifiable.
The subject firm leased some of its on-site workers from Express,

Total One, and Pioneer all of Arden Hills, Minnesota during the relevant
period.

The investigation revealed that employment declined in January
through February 2005 in comparison to the same period in 2004.
Furthermore, the subject firm shifted production of wireless
security and life safety products to a country (Mexico) that is party to
a free trade agreement with the United States during the relevant period.
In addition, 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills that
are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been met.
The investigation revealed that the workers' skills are easily
transferable.




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 Mexico 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 GE Security, Arden Hills, including on-site leased
workers of Express, Total One and Pioneer, Arden Hills, Minnesota
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after February 14, 2004 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
I further determine that all workers of GE Security, Arden Hills,
including on-site leased workers of Express, Total One and Pioneer,
Arden Hills, Minnesota, are denied eligibility to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the
Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 16th day of March 2005.


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