DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-82,425

IBM CORPORATION
AS DELIVERY/COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
6C DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ACT 1, ARTECH, CDI, CENTRIC CONSULTING, COLLABERA, ECLARO,
ENTEGEE, INC., HIGHLAND MANAGEMENT, ICSI, IGATE MASTECH,
MANPOWER, MRSW MANAGEMENT, NOISE CONSULTANCY, OM CONSULTING
GROUP, POWEPLAN CONSULTANTS, RAPID EXTERNAL SERVICES, SYSTEM
WEST PERFORMANCE, AND ZERO CHAOS
SOUTHBURY, CONNECTICUT


Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974,
as amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the
workers in such workers' firm have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
(2)(B)(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers'
firm to a foreign country in the production of
articles or supply of services like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by the
workers' firm; OR

(II) there has been an acquisition from a
foreign country by the workers' firm of
articles/services that are like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers' firm; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have
contributed importantly to the workers'
separation or threat of separation.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on February 7, 2013 by a state workforce official on
behalf of workers of IBM Corporation (IBM), AS
Delivery/Communications Sector, 6C Division, Southbury
Connecticut. Workers of IBM, AS Delivery/Communications
Sector, 6C Division, Southbury Connecticut are engaged in
activities related to the supply of information technology
services. The subject worker group includes workers engaged in
activities specifically related to the supply of information
technology services for exterior clients. The subject workers
are not separately identifiable by the type of information
technology service supplied.
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers
from Act 1, Artech, CDI, Centric Consulting, Collabera,
Eclaro, Entegee, Inc., Highland Management, ICSI, Igate
Mastech, Manpower, MRSW Management, Noise Consultancy, OM
Consulting Group, Powerplan Consultants, Rapid External
Services, System West Performance, and Zero Chaos.
During the course of the investigation, information was
obtained from the petition and the workers' firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in IBM, AS
Delivery/Communications Sector, 6C Division, Southbury
Connecticut have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because IBM has shifted
to a foreign country the supply of services like or directly
competitive with the information technology services supplied
by the subject workers, which contributed importantly to
worker group separations at IBM, AS Delivery/Communications
Sector, 6C Division, Southbury Connecticut.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of IBM, AS
Delivery/Communications Sector, 6C Division, including on-site
leased workers, Southbury Connecticut, who are engaged in
activities related to the supply of information technology
services, meet the worker group certification criteria under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance
with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of IBM Corporation , AS
Delivery/Communications Sector, 6C Division, including
on-site leased workers from Act 1, Artech, CDI, Centric
Consulting, Collabera, Eclaro, Entegee, Inc., Highland
Management, ICSI, Igate Mastech, Manpower, MRSW
Management, Noise Consultancy, OM Consulting Group,
Powerplan Consultants, Rapid External Services, System
West Performance, and Zero Chaos, Southbury Connecticut,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after February 6, 2012 through two years from the
date of certification, and all workers in the group
threatened with total or partial separation from
employment on the date of certification through two years
from the date of certification, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 21st day of March, 2013


/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance