DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,911

GENERAL ELECTRIC-NILES GLASS PLANT
NILES OHIO

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 27, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by company official and UE Local 751
on behalf of workers of General Electric, Niles, Ohio. The workers
produce glass components for light bulbs.
The investigation revealed that General Electric, Niles,
Ohio supplies component parts for lighting products and a loss of
business with a manufacturer of such products whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed
importantly to the separation or threat of separation of workers
at General Electric, Niles, Ohio.
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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not
been met.

The investigation revealed that the workers in the workers'
group possess skills that are easily transferable.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of General Electric, Niles,
Ohio qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under Section
222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:


"All workers of General Electric, Niles, Ohio who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
February 19, 2007, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
I further determine that all workers of General Electric,
Niles, Ohio are denied eligibility to apply for alternative
trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade
Act of 1974.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 28th day of March 2008


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