DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-40,633

MORRISON BERKSHIRE, INC.
NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness
Act of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of an investigation regarding certification
of eligi-bility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 22, 2002, in
response to a petition filed by the company on behalf of workers
at Morrison Berkshire, Inc., North Adams, Massachusetts. The
workers are engaged in employment related to the production of
needle looms and finishing ranges for the paper marker clothing
industry.
This investigation revealed that sales and employment at
the subject plant decreased during the period under
investigation.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the
subject firms' major customers regarding their purchases of
needle looms and finishing ranges for paper markers during the
relevant period. The survey revealed that imports of needle
looms and finishing ranges increased relative to production at
the subject firm.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-
gation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles like or
directly competitive with those produced by Morrison Berkshire,
Inc., North Adams, Massachusetts, contributed importantly to the
decline in sales or production and to the total or partial
separation of workers of that firm. In accordance with the
provisions of the Trade Act, I make the following certification:


"All workers at Morrison Berkshire, Inc., North Adams,
Massachusetts, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 15, 2001, through two
years from the date of certification, are eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 4th day of March, 2002


/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance