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TAW-63866  /  General Electric Company (Plainville, CT)

Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 08/13/2007
Filed Date: 08/13/2008
Most Recent Update: 08/13/2008
Determination Date: 08/13/2008
Expiration Date: 08/13/2010

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,866

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
CONSUMER AND ELECTRICAL DIVISION
PLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT

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 August 13, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by Connecticut State Rapid Response
Coordinator on behalf of separated workers of General Electric
Company, Consumer and Industrial Division, Plainville,
Connecticut. The workers produce circuit breakers for industrial
and residential use.
This investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined during 2008 compared to the previous year.
A substantial portion of production of the circuit breakers
manufactured at the Plainville facility is being shifted to
Mexico, a country that is party to a free trade agreement with
the United States.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of General Electric Company, Consumer and
Industrial Division, Plainville, Connecticut who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 13, 2007 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 13th day of August 2008


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