DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-40,922

EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY
ALCO CONTROLS DIVISION
HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA

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 March 4, 2002, filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Emerson Electric Company, Alco Controls Division,
Hazlehurst, Georgia. The workers produced refrigeration filter driers.
Investigation findings revealed that the subject plant
experienced declines in sales, production, and numbers of employees.
The investigation also showed that the subject firm has increased
its imports of refrigeration filter driers.
A petition for NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance has been
filed on behalf of workers at the subject firm (NAFTA-5692). A
certification on that case was issued on January 17, 2002.
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 those produced by Emerson Electric Company, Alco
Controls Division, Hazlehurst, Georgia, contributed importantly to the
decline in sales and production and to the total or partial separation
of workers of the subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers at Emerson Electric Company, Alco Controls Division,
Hazlehurst, Georgia, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after December 13, 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 25th day of March 2002.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer
Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance