DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,559

GENERAL ELECTRIC
ALSO KNOWN AS AUSTINTOWN PRODUCTS PLANT
LIGHTING,CONSUMER, AND INDUSTRIAL DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF GE LIGHTING, INC.
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO

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 December 1, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by workers on behalf of workers of
General Electric, also known as Austintown Products Plant,
Lighting, Consumer and Industrial Division, a subsidiary of GE
Lighting, Inc., Youngstown, Ohio. Workers at the subject firm
produced tungsten filaments and glass tubing, which are lighting
components. Workers are not separately identifiable by product.
Workers at the subject firm are currently certified for trade
adjustment assistance (TAA) under petition, TA-W-60,629 which will
expire on December 22, 2008.
The investigation revealed that there is a threat of further
employment decline.
Furthermore, the subject firm shifted the production of
tungsten filaments and glass tubing to a country (Mexico) 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 has been 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, also known as Austintown
Products Plant, Lighting, Consumer and Industrial Division, a
subsidiary of GE Lighting, Inc., Youngstown, Ohio, who become
totally separated from employment on or after December 23,
2008, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 19th day of December 2008


/s/Linda G. Poole

LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance