DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-40,541

AMERICOLD
A DIVISION OF AB ELECTROLUX
CULLMAN, 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
eligibility 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 January 14, 2002, and filed by the company on behalf of
workers at Americold, a division of AB Electrolux, Cullman,
Alabama. The workers produce refrigeration compressors.


The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined absolutely from 1999 to
2000, and again from 2000 to 2001.
A Department of Labor survey of the subject firm's major
customers revealed substantial increases in imports of
refrigeration compressors during the period under investigation.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with refrigeration compressors
produced at Americold, a division of AB Electrolux, Cullman,
Alabama 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 certification:
"All workers of the Americold, a division of AB Electrolux,
Cullman, Alabama engaged in employment related to the
production of refrigeration compressors, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after November 28,
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 at Washington, D.C., this 30th day of January, 2002.




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