DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-94,242

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES (IBM)
IBM DEPARTMENT B7DB PCM MIDRANGE
GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (GTS) DIVISION
SOUTHBURY, CONNECTICUIT

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 October 17, 2018 by a state workforce office on behalf
of workers of International Business Machines (IBM), IBM
Department B7DB PCM Midrange, Global Technology Services (GTS)
Division, Southbury, Connecticut (herein referred to as "IBM
Department B7DB PCM Midrange". The workers' firm is engaged in
activities related to the supply of performance management and
capacity management services.
The worker group is not covered under any previous
certifications for the trade adjustment assistance. However,
workers of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM),
IBM Global Engagements, Global Technology Services (GTS) /TSS
Division, Southbury, Connecticut are covered under TA-W-92,693
which expires on April 13, 2019. Additionally, workers of
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), Mainframe
Performance and Capacity Management Service Line, Global
Technology Services Division (GTS), Southbury, Connecticut were
covered under TA-W-91,738 which expired on May 23, 2018. Workers
are considered separately identifiable.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm and the petitioner.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because 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.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers'
firm has shifted to a foreign country the supply of like or
directly competitive with the service supplied by the workers
which contributed importantly to worker group separations at
IBM Department B7DB PCM Midrange.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of International
Business Machines (IBM), IBM Department B7DB PCM Midrange,
Global Technology Services (GTS) Division, Southbury,
Connecticut, who are engaged in activities related to the supply
of performance management and capacity management 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 International Business Machines (IBM), IBM
Department B7DB PCM Midrange, Global Technology Services
(GTS) Division, Southbury, Connecticut, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after October
16, 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 10th day of December 2018.

/s/Jacquelyn R. Mendelsohn
______________________________
JACQUELYN R. MENDELSOHN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance