Petitioner Type: Union
Impact Date: 06/05/2008
Filed Date: 06/08/2009
Most Recent Update: 07/21/2009
Determination Date: 07/21/2009
Expiration Date: 07/21/2011
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-71,053
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC
ELECTROLUX MAJOR APPLIANCES DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF ELECTROLUX HOLDINGS, INC
JEFFERSON, IOWA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
I. The first criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(1) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(1)) requires that a significant
number or proportion of the workers in the workers' firm
must have become totally or partially separated or be
threatened with total or partial separation.
II. The second criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(2) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)) may be satisfied if either:
(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers' firm to a
foreign country in the production of articles or
supply of services like or directly competitive with
those produced/supplied by the workers' firm; OR
(i)(II) there has been an acquisition from a foreign
country by the workers' firm of articles/services that
are like or directly competitive with those
produced/supplied by the workers' firm.
III. The third criterion requires that the shift/acquisition
must have contributed importantly to the workers'
separation or threat of separation. See Section
222(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. §
2272(a)(2)(B)(ii).
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on June 8, 2009 by United Automobile Workers of America
(UAW), Local 1540, on behalf of workers of Electrolux Home
Products, Inc., Electrolux Major Appliance Division, a
subsidiary of Electrolux Holdings, Inc., Jefferson, Iowa. The
workers produce bellows, burners, and flame tubes for washing
machines. The workers are not separately identifiable. The
petitioner alleged that worker separations were a result of
production of bellows, burners, and flame tubes for washing
machines shifting to Mexico.
The investigation revealed that workers of Electrolux Home
Products, Inc., Jefferson, Iowa, who are engaged in employment
related to production of bellows, burners, and flame tubes for
washing machines meet the criteria for certification.
Criterion I has been met because at least 5 percent of
the workers were separated from employment in January through
April 2009 when compared to the same time period of the
previous year.
Criterion II has been satisfied because the workers' firm
has shifted production of an article like or directly
competitive with the article produced by the workers.
Criterion III has been met because the because the shift
in the production of bellows for washing machines to Mexico
contributed importantly to worker group separations at
Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Electrolux Home
Products, Inc., Electrolux Major Appliance Division, a
subsidiary of Electrolux Holdings, Inc., Jefferson, Iowa, who
are engaged in employment related to production of bellows,
burners, and flame tubes for washing machines meet the worker
group certification criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Electrolux
Major Appliance Division, a subsidiary of Electrolux
Holdings, Inc., Jefferson, Iowa, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June 5,
2008, through two years from the date of certification, and
all workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on date of certification through
two years from the date of certification, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 21st day of July, 2009.
Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-71,053
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC
ELECTROLUX MAJOR APPLIANCES DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF ELECTROLUX HOLDINGS, INC
JEFFERSON, IOWA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
I. The first criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(1) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(1)) requires that a significant
number or proportion of the workers in the workers' firm
must have become totally or partially separated or be
threatened with total or partial separation.
II. The second criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(2) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)) may be satisfied if either:
(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers' firm to a
foreign country in the production of articles or
supply of services like or directly competitive with
those produced/supplied by the workers' firm; OR
(i)(II) there has been an acquisition from a foreign
country by the workers' firm of articles/services that
are like or directly competitive with those
produced/supplied by the workers' firm.
III. The third criterion requires that the shift/acquisition
must have contributed importantly to the workers'
separation or threat of separation. See Section
222(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. §
2272(a)(2)(B)(ii).
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on June 8, 2009 by United Automobile Workers of America
(UAW), Local 1540, on behalf of workers of Electrolux Home
Products, Inc., Electrolux Major Appliance Division, a
subsidiary of Electrolux Holdings, Inc., Jefferson, Iowa. The
workers produce bellows, burners, and flame tubes for washing
machines. The workers are not separately identifiable. The
petitioner alleged that worker separations were a result of
production of bellows, burners, and flame tubes for washing
machines shifting to Mexico.
The investigation revealed that workers of Electrolux Home
Products, Inc., Jefferson, Iowa, who are engaged in employment
related to production of bellows, burners, and flame tubes for
washing machines meet the criteria for certification.
Criterion I has been met because at least 5 percent of
the workers were separated from employment in January through
April 2009 when compared to the same time period of the
previous year.
Criterion II has been satisfied because the workers' firm
has shifted production of an article like or directly
competitive with the article produced by the workers.
Criterion III has been met because the because the shift
in the production of bellows for washing machines to Mexico
contributed importantly to worker group separations at
Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Electrolux Home
Products, Inc., Electrolux Major Appliance Division, a
subsidiary of Electrolux Holdings, Inc., Jefferson, Iowa, who
are engaged in employment related to production of bellows,
burners, and flame tubes for washing machines meet the worker
group certification criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Electrolux
Major Appliance Division, a subsidiary of Electrolux
Holdings, Inc., Jefferson, Iowa, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June 5,
2008, through two years from the date of certification, and
all workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on date of certification through
two years from the date of certification, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 21st day of July, 2009.
Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance