DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,404

ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS (EDS), AN HP COMPANY
GMAC APPLICATIONS DELIVERY DIVISION
DAYTON, 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 November 12, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Electronic Data Systems (EDS), an HP Company, GMAC
Applications Delivery Division, Dayton, Ohio. The workers produce
computer software and programs strictly for GMAC.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined during the period under investigation.
The subject firm shifted computer software programming to
China, India, Brazil, and Argentina. It is likely that, following
this shift abroad, the company will increase imports of computer
software programming.
In addition, 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, India, Brazil, and
Argentina 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 Electronic Data Systems (EDS), an HP Company,
GMAC Applications Delivery Division, Dayton, Ohio, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
November 3, 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 16th day of December 2008


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