DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,350

MOTOR APPLIANCE CORPORATION
MOTORS DIVISION
WASHINGTON, MISSOURI

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 June 9, 2005 in response to a
petition filed by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, AFL-
CIO, Local 688 on behalf of workers at Motor Appliance Corporation,
Motors Division, Washington, Missouri. The workers produce
alternating current electric motors.
Separations are due to a shift in a portion of the production
of alternating current electric motors to Mexico, a country that is
party to free trade agreements with the United States.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
Motor Appliance Corporation, Motors Division, Washington, Missouri
to Mexico of articles that are like or directly competitive with
the alternating current electric motors produced by that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:


"All workers of Motor Appliance Corporation, Motors Division,
Washington, Missouri, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 9, 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 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 1st day of August 2005.
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance