DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,737

PLYMOUTH RUBBER COMPANY, INC.
CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 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 on January 30, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Plymouth Rubber Company, Inc., Canton, Massachusetts.
The workers are engaged in the production of electrical tapes,
specifically PVC tape and friction tape. The workers are not
separately identifiable by product.
The investigation determined that employment at the subject
firm declined from 2004 to 2005.
Sales and production of both PVC tape and friction tape
declined 2004 through 2005.
The investigation also revealed that company imports of PVC
tape increased during the relevant time period.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26
USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility
requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The
Department has determined in this case that the requirements of
Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or
over and do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with PVC tape produced by Plymouth
Rubber Company, Inc., Canton, Massachusetts, contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production at that firm or subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"Workers of Plymouth Rubber Company, Inc., Canton,
Massachusetts who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 27, 2005, through two
years from the date of certification are eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974 and are also eligible to apply for alternative
trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade
Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 21st day of February, 2006.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance