DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-83,064

IBM CORPORATION
GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES
APPLICATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES
DEPARTMENT L5NA
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
CUSTOMER SERVICE DELIVERY PLATFORM
BOULDER, COLORADO

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 September 9, 2013 by a One-Stop Operator/Partner on
behalf of workers of IBM Corporation, Global Business Services,
Application Management Services, Department L5NA, Boulder,
Colorado (hereafter "Department L5NA"). The workers engage in
activities related to the supply of services related to
information technology application development and application
support. The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers
from Customer Service Delivery Platform.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers in Department L5NA have become
totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers' firm
has shifted to foreign countries a portion of the supply of
services like or directly competitive with those services supplied
by the workers, which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Department L5NA.




Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Department L5NA,
Boulder, Colorado, who are engaged in activities related to the
supply of technology application development and application
support 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, Global Business Services,
Application Management Services, Department L5NA, including
on-site leased workers from Customer Service Delivery
Platform, Boulder, Colorado, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 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 6th day of November, 2013

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