DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-38,223

GE CAPITAL CARD SERVICES
CINCINNATI, OHIO

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of eligi-
bility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on October 16, 2000, and filed on behalf of workers at GE
Capital Card Services, Cincinnati, Ohio. The workers were employed
in credit card servicing including customer service, collections,
statement printing, processing, and card embossing.
The investigation revealed that the workers of GE Capital Card
Services, Cincinnati, Ohio, do not produce an article within the
meaning of Section 222(3) of the Act. The Department of Labor has
consistently determined that the performance of services does not
constitute production of an article, as required by Section 222 of
the Trade Act of 1974.
Workers of GE Capital Card Services, Cincinnati, Ohio may be
certified only if their separation was caused importantly by a
reduced demand for their services from a parent firm, a firm
otherwise related to the subject firm by ownership, or a firm
related by control. Additionally, the reduction in demand for
services must originate at a production facility whose workers
independently meet the statutory criteria for certification and the
reduction must directly relate to the product impacted by imports.
These conditions have not been met for workers at the subject firm.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of GE
Capital Card Services, Cincinnati, Ohio are denied eligibility to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act
of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 7th day of November, 2000
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE,
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance