B.C. LUMBER WORKER

"EDITORIAL

WARNING

he importance of relying upon union channels for

reliable information fegerding
pais

negotiations was ma
gated Di sui Confer

ne
derived rota!
ber of inaccuracies,
rs of the

ncouver als
unofficial sources, which contai
and which could easily have misled

the IWA Berateey. ee
ar following the recent Dele-

ublished a ae evidently,
da num-

febe
conference. In this

the
Santee with the official statement released une au'

ority of the Negotiating

is ins' tance, the reporter was not

uth-
Committee, and area

cncine Be iy from unofficial sources, withou'

chec

ie warn = ae

at the close of the confer-

issued 0)
information should be released apart from

are oe > official iene for

ve the the

tion from the 1

nings in ee catareste of the b
ely 0 of Union act only on informa-

nm that

to observe such

nion.

ae (Onenee

Rece

nt Amendme

Recent ent to Section 7 of the rescl

nt

ation

Secretary -Treasurer, George Mitel
workmen suffering ajurie Ss

ights of

Com:
cond uemned By? District
as Bie eerine the
which are said to

aggravate disabilities alleged to have originated prior to the
ciden:

IW.
official fas attacked was eerrcd
at the last session of rhe Le gisla-
ture Sa reads as ellos

Bia aes ion 7 amended
as b) by piace
ie follower ‘as Subsection (5) ;—

The New Amendment
(5) Where

the personal injury

eenittng process of healing im-
ae ae fae fe one pon itiod
ractures, it
aa ee aa a portion’ of
sulting total eee should
be assessed for com-
pensation paym oe
An Impossible Estimate
The position taken

exist

SPEEN GOLD T

ae
“NEW ‘CRUISER of Local 1-71, IWA, #
Fraser River at 22 knots under

that @ large number of pension-

s te r
t Con

Y Cainibeieat
enquiries were

Ral: ea
er ea palnmce,
right.
he as was thee estab-

lit fed that if a

r, the presumption was that the
exposure, stress and wounds were
the main contributing factors in
causing the disability,

It was ruled that unless the dis-
ability had been wilfully con-
cealed, had been obvious (as the
oss of Hee or was

ction from
cuentas eulina

disabilities, of which they may ni

enquiry | defec
saying injury
Occ ational Diseare es

Sree ae e hai
cpece meee
pee sce
this bas

ae ine

not was regarde

old —

any noticeable incon’
an

ac ae occurs, an
y be enlar;

tee the toa rd

Ties
the point See th a
aeateh workmen suering nom
occups

ational disease:

ensation.

13H-28269

the
the expert eee: of her pals “To

ahi es rare
ged into an

ruling
lecide

on-

gen italy atl ome eee eRe
to ee r ‘ill
a

esults wil

Pea ia by

ins May Suffe:

eral
Seve Mitchell
new

agains Weed

It is mee ea
d

Union representative, when naetore
vas th

of employment. The discovery i

fore. th
eniered unfit

amendment ma,
ious ae

ps inte out
ay re-
imination

9, ceri the » waters of the

kni
al Business Agent Ernie Freer. ee

== Wright

Dr, Gordon C. Johnston

me
British oye,

the
* Canaiinds
Medical Ass
The recommendations aati
the B.C. Federation st Labour
ii

Be pen ble men, who had been oe but

Only thus was justice aE after ‘treatment pronounced phy-
a large number of ex-service aes cally aioe loyment ae
out pension, War wounds may not

A Distinct Bae hip cause the slightest interference
with she performance of their

The decisions now duties until some unfortunate
dered by the Board dere new | aeeldene ja reeretre Be t of the
a tion cause a distinct hard-| body weakened by one nds.

‘tf ess man
1¥

B.C. Federation ot ‘Lab

1-357 Honors
Job Stew

on Bur

re will te ‘slight, charge for
ine, ‘iftaie, but the main expense
will be borne by the Local.

consists of injury or disease in| the Board, was that it is imposs- made only an acctient accident, responsibility
part due to the employment and|ible for any medical authority oc . But Re ane scien the} entire consequential disability
in part due to causes other than| measure that portion of the man’s | man’s ecaroimed woul rests with the Workmen's Com-
the employment or where the] disability which could be atte tinue without a breakdown tae ae pensation Board.
ersonal injury aggravates, accel-|uted to the accident as Bs usual number of years
rates, or activates a disease or| guished from that portion ee Chere are few orenen it is
condition prior to the injury, com. | the previous. condition. contended, who do not suffer} GUPPORT OUR
pensati shall lowed for Had the injury NOE been sus- | some minor defect, possibly orig-
such proportion of the disability | tained in inatii in early childhood or at
as may reasonably be attributed} ment, the probabilit is at he birth. The defect may not cause ADVERTISERS
to the personal injury pad be wate fave conte’ in
In support of his position, sipleyment for the formals nl
Fea Wnanall dea Seay ace Oe ©
ented by the Unio: behalf off Inj in e Main
a We i

that the patie
calcium deficiency causing a bone
condition which madé the usual

jury TI
The injury "scaly ore
whi

to compens:
pe interference aah sss eee
will do

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‘he me onilroveiss nich has now
arisen between
Board with eee
section repea

as:
basi of ‘Oe actual aggravation
by  serice,

aused it was found

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