DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,436

WIEGAND APPLIANCE DIVISION
EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY
VERNON, ALABAMA


Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on July 16,
2001, applicable to workers of Wiegand Appliance Division,
Emerson Electric Company, Vernon, Alabama. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on August 6, 2001 (66 FR
41053).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers were engaged in activities related to the production of
electric heating elements until the company closed in July, 2003.
New information shows that workers were retained at the
subject firm beyond the July 16, 2003 expiration date of the
certification. These employees completed the tracking of
previous orders to the customers until their termination on July
21, 2003. Based on these findings, the Department is amending
the certification to extend the July 16, 2003 expiration date for
TA-W-39,436 to read July 21, 2003.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Wiegand Appliance Division, Emerson Electric
Company who were adversely affected by increased imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-39,436 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Wiegand Appliance Division, Emerson
Electric Company, Vernon, Alabama, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after June
1, 2000, through July 21, 2003, are eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 7th day of August 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,436

WIEGAND APPLIANCE DIVISION
EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY
VERNON, ALABAMA

Certification 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.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a certification of eligibility to apply
for adjustment assistance each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the Act must be
met. It is determined in this case that all of the requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition received on June 18, 2001 on behalf
of workers at Wiegand Appliance Division, Emerson Electric Co., Vernon, Alabama. The workers
were engaged in activities related to the production of electric heating elements. The workers are not
separately identifiable by product line.






The investigation revealed that production and employment at the subject firm declined
during the relevant period.
The major contributing factor to the layoffs at the subject plant is related to a shift in a
portion of plant production to a foreign source and the simultaneous importation of the electric
heating elements back to the United States.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-gation, I conclude that increases of
imports of articles like or directly competitive with electric heating elements contributed importantly
to the decline in sales or production and to the total or partial separation of workers of that firm. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certifications:
"All workers of Wiegand Appliance Division, Emerson Electric Co., Vernon, Alabama who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after June 1, 2000, through two
years from the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 16th day of July, 2001


/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance