DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,481

ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
LAUNDRY DIVISION
JEFFERSON, IOWA

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 (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of its 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 that the
requirements of (a)(2)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on May 26, 2006, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of the workers of
Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Laundry Division,
Jefferson, Iowa. The workers are engaged in the production
of parts for laundry products (washers and dryers),
specifically transmissions, spiders and burners. The
workers are not separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that production of parts
and employment at the subject firm declined from 2004 to
2005 and in January through April 2006 when compared to the
same period of 2005.
In January through April 2006, the company increased
import purchases of spiders.
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
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 determine that increases of imports of
articles like or directly competitive with spiders (parts
for laundry products) produced by Electrolux Home Products,
Inc., Laundry Division, Jefferson, Iowa, contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers
and to the decline in sales or production at that firm or
subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Electrolux Home Products, Inc.,
Laundry Division, Jefferson, Iowa, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after May
22, 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 20th day of July, 2006.
/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance