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TAW-59383  /  Maytag Corporation (Herrin, IL)

Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 05/11/2005
Filed Date: 05/12/2006
Most Recent Update: 06/21/2006
Determination Date: 06/21/2006
Expiration Date: 06/21/2008

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,383

MAYTAG CORPORATION
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
HERRIN DIVISION
HERRIN, ILLINOIS

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 May 12, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a One Stop Operator/Partner on
behalf of workers of Herrin Maytag Laundry Products, Herrin,
Illinois. The investigation revealed that the actual name for
the subject firm is Maytag Corporation, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Whirlpool Corporation, Herrin Division, Herrin,
Illinois. The workers produce clothes washers and dryers.
The investigation revealed that employment and production
at the subject firm declined absolutely from January to March
2006 as compared to the same time period the previous year.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
clothes washers and dryers have increased 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.
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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with clothes washers and dryers
produced by Maytag Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Whirlpool Corporation, Herrin Division, Herrin, Illinois
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in production at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Maytag Corporation, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Whirlpool Corporation, Herrin Division,
Herrin, Illinois, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after May 11, 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 21st day of June, 2006

/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance