DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,150

ELECTROLUX HOME CARE PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED
ELECTROLUX CENTRAL VACUUM SYSTEMS
A SUBSIDIARY OF AB ELECTROLUX
WEBSTER CITY, 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, 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 February 6, 2009, in
response to a petition filed by the company official, on behalf of
workers at Electrolux Home Care Products, Incorporated, Electrolux
Central Vacuum Systems, a subsidiary of AB Electrolux, Webster
City, Iowa. The workers are engaged in activities related to the
production of central vacuum systems.
The investigation revealed that employment declined during the
relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm is
shifting production of central vacuum systems 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 addition, 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 the subject firm is shifting
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 at Electrolux Home Care Products,
Incorporated, Electrolux Central Vacuum Systems, a subsidiary
of AB Electrolux, Webster City, Iowa, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February 5,
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."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 23rd day of February 2009



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