DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,883

ALCATEL-LUCENT, INC.
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES DIVISION
COLUMBUS, OHIO

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 February 25, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, IBEW, Local 2020 on behalf of workers of
Alcatel-Lucent, Inc., Lucent Technologies Division, Columbus, Ohio.
The workers produce cellular transmission equipment.
The investigation revealed that employment at the Columbus
facility decreased in the first month 2008 compared with the same
period of the previous year. The decline in employment is directly
attributable to a portion of production at the facility being
shifted to China and/or Mexico. A significant portion of the
production abroad is for import and sale in 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 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 determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to China and Mexico of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those produced
by the subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely
to be an increase in imports of like or directly competitive
articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Alcatel-Lucent, Inc., Lucent Technologies
Division, Columbus, Ohio who become totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 18, 2007 through
two years from the date of certification are eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act
of 1974, 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 6th of March 2008


/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance