DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-94,601

GTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
SMB DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
VERIANT SOLUTIONS, APEX, AND AGILITY SOLUTIONS
LEMONT FURNACE, PENNSYLVANIA

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 8, 2019 on behalf of workers and former workers of
GTT Communications, Inc., SMB Division, Lemont Furnace,
Pennsylvania (hereafter referred to as "GTT - SMB"). The workers'
firm is engaged in activities related to the supply of cloud
networking services. The subject worker group (GTT - SMB) is
engaged in activities related to the supply of customer service,
billing, and collections services. The subject worker group
includes on-site leased workers from Veriant Solutions, APEX, and
Agility Solutions.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers in GTT - SMB 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(s) the supply of services like or
directly competitive with the customer service, billing, and
collections services supplied by the subject workers which
contributed importantly to worker group separations at GTT - SMB.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of GTT - SMB, who are
engaged in activities related to the supply of customer service,
billing, and collections 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 GTT Communications, Inc., SMB Division,
including on-site leased workers from Veriant Solutions,
APEX, and Agility Solutions, Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after March 7, 2018, 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 19th day of June 2019.

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