DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-56,036

SPRINT/UNITED MANAGEMENT COMPANY
SCS CONTENT CENTER
BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS

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 November 19, 2004, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Sprint PCS,
Bolingbrook, Illinois. The investigation revealed that the
official name of the subdivision is Sprint/United Management
Company, SCS Content Center. The workers performed inbound
customer call center activities to resolve customer problems
related to Sprint phone services.
The investigation revealed that Sprint/United Management
Company, SCS Content Center, Bolingbrook, Illinois, does not
produce an article within the meaning of Section 222(a)(2) of
the Act. In order to be considered eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974, the worker group seeking certification (or on whose behalf
certification is being sought) must work for a "firm" or
appropriate subdivision that produces an article and there must
be a relationship between the workers' work and the article
produced by the workers' firm or appropriate subdivision. The
workers of the subject firm do not support a firm or appropriate
subdivision that produces an article domestically and thus the
worker group can not be considered import impacted or affected
by a shift in production of an article.
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 assistance (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
Sprint/United Management Company, SCS Content Center,
Bolingbrook, Illinois 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 as amended.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 4th day of January 2005

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