DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-93,430

ERICSSON, INC.
BUSINESS UNIT NETWORKS SERVICES, GLOBAL SERVICES OPERATIONS,
SERVICE EXCELLENCE UNIT, HARVEST NW ECOSYS SUPPORT GROUP
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ASSISTERA INC.
WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTES

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 January 18, 2018 on behalf of workers of Ericsson,
Inc., Business Unit Networks Services, Global Services
Operations, Service Excellence Unit, Harvest NW Ecosys Support
Group, Waltham, Massachusetts (Ericsson-Harvest NW Ecosys
Support Group). Workers of Ericsson-Harvest NW Ecosys Support
Group are engaged in activities related to the supply of
software development and support services. The subject worker
group (Ericsson-Harvest NW Ecosys Support Group) includes on-
site leased workers from Assistera Inc.
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 Ericsson-Harvest NW
Ecosys Support 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 a service
like or directly competitive with the software development and
support services supplied by the subject workers which
contributed importantly to worker group separations at
Ericsson-Harvest NW Ecosys Support Group.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Ericsson-Harvest NW
Ecosys Support Group, who are engaged in activities related to
the supply of software development and 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 Ericsson, Inc., Business Unit Networks
Services, Global Services Operations, Service Excellence
Unit, Harvest NW Ecosys Support Group, including on-site
leased workers from Assistera Inc., Waltham,
Massachusetts, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 10, 2017 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 4th day of May 2018.

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