Page Eight THE BC LUMBER WORKER August 20, i941 FIR-BELT ACCORD REACHED Loggers Greet Valiant Struggle Of Brother Unionists Of USSR Members of IWA Local 1-80, at the request of employees of the Lake Logging Co. this week sent a message of warm fraternal greetings to their fellow-trade unionists in the Soviet Union and expressed unanimous conii- dence in the ability of the Soviet people to smash Hitlerism. Addressed to Secretary Shvernilc of the All-Russian Trade Union Congress in Moscow, the message in full read: “We send warm fraternal greetings through you to our brother trade unionists and particularly the woodworkers of the Soviet Union. We are confident your unity and magnificent courage will annihilate Hitlerism. We urge diplomatic and trade relations and extend full and immediate aid to the USSR.” Pritchett Presented Brief Betore WCA Commission For IWA-CCL ‘The long-felt need for improvements in the administration of the Compensation Act was stressed by Harold J. Pritchett, secretary of the Vancouver Labor Council, in a brief presented this week on behalf of 18,000 workers before the commission headed by Mr. Justice Gordon Sloan, enquiring into the working of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. “We propose,” the brief stated, “that all workers in British Columbia, regardless of their accupation, shall be covered by the Compensation Act in a complete and inclusive blanket coverage.” Submitting suggestions which would put compensation payments on a more fair and equitable basis, the brief declared that “the Board can be found guilty at times of being interested in conserving the treasury rather than giving the ut- most consideration to the welfare of the injured workman.” “In the majority of accident cases the? injury sustained by the workman is the responsibility of the industry and there- fore it should be the responsibility of that industry t omaintain the njured workman for the duration of his in- capacity,” If industry were responsible for com- pensation, Pritchett pointed out during cross-examination, certain safety rules and devices which are now ignored would be adhered to, resulting in less accidents and consequently less expense. “Rehabilitation, we contend, is import- ant to good government,” Pritchett stated, “For even with adequate acci- dent prevention and full attention to the injured workman through full medi- cal and financial aid, this program of service to the victims of industrial acci- dents is still inadequate unless the Act provides fora system of rehabilitation of permanent partially injured work- men such as the rehabilitation of soldiers following the last World War and must follow this one; for there is little com- parative difference between the indus- trial workers injured in the production end than the worker employed in defend- ing the nation against aggression.” Questioned as to labor's attitude re- garding an independent medical appeal board for workmen refused compensa~ tion on medical grounds, Pritchett was in agreement with Percy Bengough, sec- retary, Vancouver Trades and Labor Council that “if the appeal board were DENTISTS LLEWELLYN Dr. R. Douglas Phone PAc. 6949 Corner Richards and Hastings strictly a medical appeal board dealing entirely with medical questions and available only to the victim of the indus- trial accident .. . such a board may be acceptable.” The council, Pritchett said, would be pleased to canvass its member- ship as to the desirability of such a plan. Considerable interest was displayed by Commissioner Sloan as to the compensa- bility of nervous disorders under the act. Disagreeing with Neurologist Dr. Turvey, who felt that compensation should stop immediately a man began to receive treatment for nervous disorders, Commissioner Sloan pointed out that in his opinion a man incapacitated because of nervous trouble is just as unable to work as one with a broken leg. In reply to Dr. Turvey’s doubt, that this would mean investigation into the whole social system since a man’s nervous trouble was usually caused by economic worries, Commissioner Sloan declared: ‘Well, that may be necessary; the whole social system is designed to keep the unfit alive.” 2 OTTAWA, Ont., Aug. 15. — (CUN). — Canadian dividend payments for July were higher than the same period last year and $4,000,000 greater than in July, 1939, after deducting “excess profits” taxes, Dividend payments were $25,021,- 000 for July, compared to $24,897,000 for the same month last year. WINDSOR TAILORS CLEANING — PRESSING REPAIRING New and Unclaimed Suits Sold at Lowest Prices Store your Suit or Overcoat with us... 25c a Month Liberal Allowance on Your Old Suit 32 E. Hastings Si PAc. 8425 WASH. BUSHELLERS GAIN 12/2 CENTS PER HOUR INCREASE SEATTLE, Wash.—Assuring thou- sands of fir belt logging bushelers of a clear-cut 1234-cent per hour wage increase, a joint union-em- ployer memorandum was brought out of conferences with the Media- tion Board: Commission late last week, opening the way to a settle- ment of all remaining IWA Twin- District issues. The memorandum provides for a flat 12%4-cent per hour raise, with applica- tion of the raise to piece or bushel rates eliminated, so that loggers will indisput- ably receive 12% cents and not a fluctu- ating sum, In addition, the memorandum ampli- fies in full detail the machinery of the new union maintenance agreement, with sections to which the local unions ob- jected stricken out. Northern Washington District Coun- cil’s executive board, in its monthly meeting Saturday, unanimously approved the agreement brought out of the con- ference with the commission. The agreement, in clarifying points 1, 2, 8, and 4 of the mediation board’s pro- posals, declare: “It is recognized that the mediation board’s final recommendation on wage rates or increases and any findings on vacations which affect paymients of any kind are to be retroactive to the time the men returned to work after the last strike.” The strike ended during the week of June 15. The four points mentioned above in- clude the 12%-cent increase, one-week paid vacations after 1,400 hours of work, union maintenance, and a proposal to study the relation of piece work to hazard. Representatives of the union, the em- ployers, and the U.S. Commission were to meet recently at the Monticello Hotel in Longview, where the commission will hear proposals as to what procedure may next be taken to eliminate the disputes still remaining. Cowichan Loggers Win Sooke Chop-Saw Contests DUNCAN, V.I, — Phil Whittaker, of Norcross Road, won the log-bucking con- test held recently at Sooke River Flats, when he sawed off a round from a 25- inch fir log in one minute and eight seconds. A close second was Charlie Williams of Duncan. The championship for chopping squared timbers went to Grant Deuchars of Deerholme. Balmoral Barber Moves Alf Lindahl, proprietor of the Bal- moral Barbers, long a patronizer of the Lumber Worker advertising col- ‘umns, announces removal to “Fred’s | Barber Shop,” 334 Main Street, Pennsylvania Hotel UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Carrall & Hastings Street “The Loggers’ Hub’’ FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODA- TION at REASONABLE PRICES Kenneth Campbell & Sons Proprietors @ MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT THE PENN.! New Ideas in SPORT JACKETS with, fasteners, in the smart sharkskin New Two-Tones zipper fabrics— 4.50 Sport Pants in Grey, Green and “Air Blue” with the Oxford Fin- ish. 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