DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,530

GENERAL ELECTRIC
CONSUMER & INDUSTRIAL DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
JONESBORO, ARKANSAS

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 July 8, 2005, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
General Electric, Consumer and Industrial Division, a Subsidiary of
General Electric Company, Jonesboro, Arkansas. The workers produce
refrigeration motors.
All workers of the subject firm were previously certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance and alternative
trade adjustment assistance that expired on August 7, 2005 (TA-W-
52,187).
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
has continued to decline.
The company has shifted production of refrigeration motors to
China and will increase its imports.
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 worker's firm or subdivision to China 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 General Electric, Consumer and Industrial
Division, a Subsidiary of General Electric Company, Jonesboro,
Arkansas who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 8, 2005, 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 12th day of August, 2005.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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