DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,580

SSA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
SOLUTIONS MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Certification 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.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either
paragraph (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on June 16, 2006, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of SSA Global
Technologies, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. The workers are engaged
in the development of business application software (i.e. BPCS-
ERP LX).
The preponderance in the decline in employment at the
subject firm is related to a shift in a portion of the
development of business application software to a country
(Canada) that is party to a free trade agreement with the United
States.
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 group eligibility
requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The
Department has determined in this case that the requirements of
Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the subject firm are age
50 or over and possess skills that are not easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production
of the development of business applications software from the
workers' firm or subdivision to Canada of articles that are like
or directly competitive with those produced by the subject firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of SSA Global Technologies, Inc., Solutions
Management and Development Division, Chicago, Illinois, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 15, 2005, through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974. I
further determine that all workers of SSA Global
Technologies, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, and are also
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 10th day of July, 2006


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