DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,417

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
EVANSVILLE MANUFACTURING DIVISION
EVANSVILLE, 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 (19
USC 2273), as amended, 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 in this case that the requirements
of (a)(2)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 14, 2006 in
response to a petition jointly filed by, a company official, and
the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried,
Machine and Furniture Workers-Communications Workers of America,
on behalf of workers of Whirlpool Corporation, Evansville
Manufacturing Division, Evansville, Indiana. The workers
produce refrigerators.
The investigation revealed that employment and production
at the subject facility declined during January through October
2006 as compared with the corresponding 2005 period .
The investigation further revealed that the company
increased their imports of refrigerators 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 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 refrigerators produced at
Whirlpool Corporation, Evansville Manufacturing Division,
Evansville, Indiana 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 Whirlpool Corporation, Evansville
Manufacturing Division, Evansville, Indiana, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
November 7, 2005 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 5th day of December 2006


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_____________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance