DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,923

GRETAG IMAGING, INC.
INCLUDING TEMPORARY WORKERS OF AGENTRY
HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS

INCLUDING EMPLOYEES OF GRETAG IMAGING, INC.
OPERATING AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING STATES:

TA-W-50,923A
MINNESOTA

TA-W-50,923B
FLORIDA

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on April
16, 2003, applicable to workers of Gretag Imaging, Inc.,
including temporary workers of Agentry, Holyoke, Massachusetts.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on May 1, 2003
(68 FR 23323).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. New
information shows that worker separations occurred involving
employees of the Holyoke, Washington facility of Gretag Imaging,
Inc. located in Minnesota and Florida. These employees were
field service technicians supporting the production of photo
processing equipment at the Holyoke, Massachusetts location of
the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include employees of the Holyoke, Massachusetts
facility of Gretag Imaging, Inc. located in Minnesota and
Florida.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Gretag Imaging, Inc. who were adversely affected
by increased imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-50,923 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Gretag Imaging, Inc., including
temporary workers of Agentry, Holyoke, Massachusetts
(TA-W-50,923), including employees of Gretag Imaging,
Inc., Holyoke, Massachusetts, located in Minnesota
(TA-W-50923A) and Florida (TA-W-50,923B), who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after February 1, 2002, through April 16, 2005, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 24th day of June 2003.

/s/ Richard Church

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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,923

GRETAG IMAGING, INC.
INCLUDING
TEMPORARY WORKERS OF AGENTRY
HOLYOKE, 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, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its 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 Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on February 19, 2003 and filed on behalf of workers at
Gretag Imaging, Inc., Holyoke, Massachusetts, including workers of
Agentry. The workers produce photo processing equipment.
The investigation revealed that in January 2003, the subject
company ceased production and that all workers were separated.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firm’s major customer for the time periods 2001 and 2002 regarding
purchases of photo processing equipment. The survey revealed that
with the closing of the subject plant the customer’s reliance on
imports is increasing.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with photo processing equipment
produced at Gretag Imaging, Inc., Holyoke, Massachusetts
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production and at that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Gretag Imaging, Inc., including temporary
workers of Agentry, Holyoke, Massachusetts, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after February 1,
2002 through two years from the date of certification are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 16th day of April 2003

/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance