DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,191

HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY
ATLANTA, GEORGIA

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The investigation was initiated on February 6, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a group of workers, on behalf of
all workers of Hewlett Packard Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
Workers at the subject firm provide technical support for
information technology networks and systems.
The investigation revealed that the petitioning workers of
this firm or subdivision do not produce an article within the
meaning of Section 222 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, and this determination has been upheld
in the U.S. Court of Appeals.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of
1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of its investigation regarding certification
of eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assis-
tance (ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the worker group must be certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance (TAA). Since
the workers are denied eligibility to apply for TAA, the workers
cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.



Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of
Hewlett Packard Company, Atlanta, Georgia are denied eligibility
to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974 and alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 8th day of March 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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