DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,751

GERBER PLUMBING FIXTURES LLC
KOKOMO SANITARY POTTERY DIVISION
A DIVISION OF GLOBE UNION INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
KOKOMO, INDIANA

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 January 31, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by the AFL-CIO, Local 238 on behalf of
workers of Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC, Kokomo Sanitary Pottery
Division, a division of Globe Union Industrial Corporation, Kokomo,
Indiana. The workers of the subject facility produce vitreous
china plumbing fixtures such as toilets and wash basins
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility decreased from 2004 to 2005.
The subject firm is presently shifting production of vitreous
china plumbing fixtures to China. Imports of these products from
China increased from 2004 to 2005 and are expected to continue.
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 workers' 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 Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC, Kokomo Sanitary
Pottery Division, a division of Globe Union Industrial
Corporation, Kokomo, Indiana who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 30, 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 1st day of March 2006



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