DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-91,648

CIENA CORPORATION
PRODUCT SUPPLY CHAIN GROUP
NETWORKING PLATFORMS DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
VOLT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION AND ADVANTAGE TECHNICAL RESOURCING
LINTHICUM, MARYLAND

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 March 31, 2016 on behalf of workers of Ciena
Corporation, Product Supply Chain Group, Networking Platforms
Division, Linthicum, Maryland (subject worker group). The
workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the supply of
telecommunications networking equipment, software, and services.
The subject worker group is engaged in activities related to the
supply of product repair services, product testing services, and
order staging services. The subject worker group includes on-
site leased workers from Volt Management Corporation and
Advantage Technical Resourcing
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers in the subject worker group 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 a foreign country the supply of services like or
directly competitive with the services supplied by the subject
worker group, which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Ciena Corporation, Product Supply Chain Group,
Networking Platforms Division, Linthicum, Maryland.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Ciena Corporation,
Product Supply Chain Group, Networking Platforms Division,
Linthicum, Maryland, who are engaged in activities related to the
supply of product repair services, product testing services, and
order staging 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 Ciena Corporation, Product Supply Chain
Group, Networking Platforms Division, including on-site
leased workers from Volt Management Corporation and
Advantage Technical Resourcing, Linthicum, Maryland, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 30, 2015, 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 25th day of July 2016.
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance