DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. Employment and Training Administration TA-W-74,326

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1 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration TA-W-74,326 PITNEY BOWES, INC. MAILING SOLUTIONS MANAGEMENT DIVISION ENGINEERING QUALITY ASSURANCE INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF GUIDANT GROUP SHELTON, CONNECTICUT 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: I. The first criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(1) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2272(a)(1)) requires that a significant number or proportion of the workers in the workers firm must have become totally or partially separated or be threatened with total or partial separation. II. The second criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(2) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2272(a)(2)) may be satisfied if either: (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 (i)(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.

2 III. The third criterion requires that the shift/acquisition must have contributed importantly to the workers separation or threat of separation. See Section 222(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2272(a)(2)(B)(ii). The investigation was initiated in response to a petition filed on June 30, 2010 by three workers on behalf of workers of Pitney Bowes, Inc., Mailing Solutions Management Division, Engineering Quality Assurance, Shelton, Connecticut (Pitney Bowes). The workers were engaged in employment related to the supply of systems integration testing services. The investigation revealed that workers of Pitney Bowes who are engaged in employment related to the supply of systems integration testing services meet the criteria for certification. Criterion I has been met because a significant number or proportion of workers became separated during the relevant period. Criterion II has been satisfied because the workers firm has acquired from a foreign country services like or directly competitive with services supplied by the workers. Criterion III has been met because the acquisition of systems integration testing services from China by Pitney Bowes contributed importantly to worker group separations at Pitney Bowes.

3 Conclusion After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation, I determine that workers of Pitney Bowes, Inc., Mailing Solutions Management Division, Engineering Quality Assurance, Shelton, Connecticut, who are engaged in employment related to the supply of systems integration testing 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 Pitney Bowes, Inc., Mailing Solutions Management Division, Engineering Quality Assurance, Shelton, Connecticut, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after June 23, 2009, through two years from the date of certification, and all workers in the group threatened with total or partial separation from employment on 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 September, /s/elliott S. Kushner ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance

4 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration TA-W-74,326 PITNEY BOWES, INC. MAILING SOLUTIONS MANAGEMENT DIVISION INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF GUIDANT GROUP AND TELEWORKERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES SHELTON, CONNECTICUT Amended 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 issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on September 10, 2010, applicable to workers and former workers of Pitney Bowes, Inc., Mailing Solutions Management Division, Engineering Quality Assurance, Shelton, Connecticut. The Department s Notice was published in the Federal Register on September 23, 2010 (75 FR 57981). At the request of a state workforce agent, the Department reviewed the certification to clarify the identity of the subject worker group. The worker group consists of workers of Pitney Bowes, Inc., the Mailing Solutions Management Division, located in Shelton, Connecticut, including workers in the various subgroups of the Mailing Solutions Management Division, including but not limited to the engineering quality assurance group. The subject worker group also includes leased workers of Guidant Group working within the Mailing Solutions Management Division and on-site at

5 the Shelton, Connecticut facility. The worker group also includes workers of Pitney Bowes, Inc. working within the Mailing Solutions Management Division who are located in remote work sites, including but not limited to home offices, located throughout the United States and who report to the Shelton, Connecticut facility. The amended notice applicable to TA-W-74,326 is hereby issued as follows: "All workers of Pitney Bowes, Inc., Mailing Solutions Management Division, including on-site leased workers of Guidant Group and teleworkers located throughout the United States, Shelton, Connecticut, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after June 23, 2009, through September 10, 2010, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 3 rd day of January, 2011 /s/ Del Min Amy Chen DEL MIN AMY CHEN Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance 4510-FN-P