DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,495

THE HOOVER COMPANY
A SUBSIDIARY OF MAYTAG CORPORATION
FLOORCARE DIVISION, MAIN PLANT
NORTH CANTON, OHIO

TA-W-58,495A
THE HOOVER COMPANY
A SUBSIDIARY OF MAYTAG CORPORATION
FLOORCARE DIVISION, PLANT#2
CANTON, OHIO

TA-W-58,495B
THE HOOVER COMPANY
A SUBSIDIARY OF MAYTAG CORPORATION
FLOORCARE DIVISION, DISTRIBUTION CENTER
NORTH CANTON, OHIO


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 December 12, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, Local 1985 on behalf of workers of The Hoover
Company, Floor Care Division, a subsidiary of Maytag Corporation,
Main Plant, North Canton, Ohio (TA-W-58,495). Workers at the
subject firm produce floor care products such as upright carpet
cleaning extractors, commercial uprights, and canister cleaners.
At the request of a company official, the petition
investigation was expanded to include workers producing disposable
filter bags at The Hoover Company, Floor Care Division, a
subsidiary of Maytag Corporation, Plant #2, Canton, Ohio (TA-W-
58,495A). Also considered in this petition investigation are
workers of The Hoover Company, Floor Care Division, a subsidiary of
Maytag Corporation, Distribution Center, North Canton, Ohio (TA-W-
58,495B), engaged in the loading and distribution of articles
produced in the firm's Main Plant and Plant #2.
Workers of the subject firm's Main Plant/Distribution Center,
and Plant #2 were certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment
assistance under petition number TA-W-52,213 and TA-W-52,213B,
respectively, which expired on August 27, 2005.
Since the expiration of the certifications, employment has
continued to decline at The Hoover Company, Floor Care Division, a
subsidiary of Maytag Corporation, Main Plant, North Canton, Ohio
(TA-W-58,495), and The Hoover Company, Floor Care Division, a
subsidiary of Maytag Corporation, Distribution Center, North
Canton, Ohio (TA-W-58,495B). Furthermore, the investigation
revealed that workers are threatened to become separated from
their employment at The Hoover Company, Floor Care Division, a
subsidiary of Maytag Corporation, Plant #2, Canton, Ohio (TA-W-
58,495A).
The investigation revealed that some of the manufacturing of
floor care products such as cleaning extractors, canister cleaners,
and disposable filter bags by the subject firm has shifted from
North Canton, Ohio, and Canton, Ohio, to a country (Mexico) that is
a party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 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 these cases that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the facilities are age 50
or over and do not possess skills that are 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 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 The Hoover Company, Floor Care Division, a
subsidiary of Maytag Corporation, Main Plant, North Canton,
Ohio (TA-W-58,495), The Hoover Company, Floor Care Division, a
subsidiary of Maytag Corporation, Plant #2, Canton, Ohio (TA-
W-58,495A), and The Hoover Company, Floor Care Division, a
subsidiary of Maytag Corporation, Distribution Center, North
Canton, Ohio (TA-W-58,495B), who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 28, 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 24th day of January 2006.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance