94-26173. General Electric Company Aircraft Engine Division, Lynn, MA; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[TA-W-29,763]

 

General Electric Company Aircraft Engine Division, Lynn, MA; 
Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for 
Reconsideration

    By an application dated August 30, 1994, Local #201 of the 
International Union of Electrical Workers (IUE) requested 
administrative reconsideration of the subject petition for trade 
adjustment assistance, TAA. The denial notice was published in the 
Federal Register on August 15, 1994 (59 FR 41792).
    Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c) reconsideration may be granted under 
the following circumstances:
    (1) If it appears on the basis of facts not previously considered 
that the determination complained of was erroneous;
    (2) If it appears that the determination complained of was based on 
a mistake in the determination of facts not previously considered; or
    (3) If in the opinion of the Certifying Officer, a 
misinterpretation of facts or of the law justified reconsideration of 
the decision.
    Investigation findings show that the workers produced jet aircraft 
engines.
    The union states that although imports of jet engines did not 
decrease absolutely they did increase relative to domestic shipments of 
jet engines. The union also stated that the production of parts for its 
jet engines are being manufactured offshore resulting in fewer jobs at 
Lynn's General Electric plant.
    The dominant cause for the downsizing at Lynn was the decrease in 
the Federal Government's defense budget for jet engines and fewer 
opportunities to break into the commercial airline business. Lynn's jet 
engine production was 90 percent military, 10 percent commercial.
    Further, less than 5 percent of the jet engine parts are outsourced 
overseas and this is a growing phenomenon with new orders for customers 
in other counties in order to sell them jet engines. The Lynn workers 
never produced the component parts for these new orders. Most of the 
outsourced component parts are not imported to the U.S.
    With respect to the Department's certifications for Babco Textron 
(TA-W-28,716) and Walbar (TA-W-28,633) both worker groups met all the 
statutory criteria for a worker group certification. Both worker groups 
produce component parts for Lynn's GE engines. A substantial portion of 
their component work which was produced domestically was outsourced to 
firms in other countries.

Conclusion

    After review of the application and investigative findings, I 
conclude that there has been no error or misinterpretation of the law 
or of the facts which would justify reconsideration of the Department 
of Labor's prior decision. Accordingly, the application is denied.

    Signed at Washington, D.C., this 11th day of October 1994.
Victor J. Trunzo,
Program Manager, Policy and Reemployment Services, Office of Trade 
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 94-26173 Filed 10-20-94; 8:45 am]
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