DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-40,863
MACDERMID GRAPHIC ARTS
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
eligibility 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 February 25, 2002 in
response to a petition filed by the union, UNITE Local 841T, on
behalf of workers and former workers of MacDermid Graphic Arts,
Inc., Adams, Massachusetts. The workers are engaged in the
production of printing blankets and sleeves.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm decreased during the relevant period.
The subject firm has maintained a significant reliance on
imported printing blankets and sleeves and increased that
reliance during the recent period.

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 printing blankets and sleeves produced
at MacDermid Graphic Arts, Adams, Massachusetts contributed
importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the
total or partial separation of workers of the subject firm. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of MacDermid Graphic Arts, Adams, Massachusetts
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after February 6, 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 3rd day of April, 2002.

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