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Region Three

seeks sixty cents

Almost simultaneously with
the B.C. Coast Wages and
Contract Conference, Region
Ill, IWA also formulated con-
tract demands for the lumber
industry south of the Cana-
dian border.

MSA Cuts
Rates

A ten percent cut in rates
for all groups covered by the
Medical Services Association
(MLS.A.) has been announced
by its President Adam Bur-
hoe. The reduction will take
effect April 1.

A campaign has been car-
ried out by M.S.A. over the
last two years appealing to
its members to “see your doc-
tor when necessary but only
when necessary,” The Associ-
ation claims the message was
heeded by its 630,000 mem-
bers to the point that the
stabilization fund (operating
budget) which is computed
on a three-month basis, now

has operating expenses for
five months.

The new reduction will re-
main in force unless the fund
goes above or below the de-
sired level. If this occurs, the
necessary adjustments will be
made.

On an exchange of infor-
mation, the following has
been indicated as the IWA

1966 demands in Washington,

Oregon and California:

“The Region III Executive
Board recommends that the
collective bargaining agree-
ments be opened in 1966 upon
the following points:

1. WAGES
General wage increase sixty
.cents (60c) per hour.

2. VACATIONS

(a) Fourth (4th) week of va-
cation after ten (10)
years.

(b) Standardize vacation
qualifications in all con-
tracts.

All contracts be amended
to provide for those em-
ployees entitled to three
(3) weeks vacation with
pay; the vacations shall
be three (3) consecutive
weeks of twenty-one
(21) consecutive days un-
less otherwise agreed to
by the Union and the
Employer.

(c)

3. PAID HOLIDAYS
Two (2) additional paid holi-
days.

4. PENSIONS
An additional ten cents (10c)

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per compensable hour Em-
ployer contribution or the
equivalent in pension bene-
fits in those pension plans
where a per hour contribu-
tion is not specified.

5. SEVERANCE PAY
Details to be formulated dur-
ing negotiations.

6. CONTRACTORS AND

SUBCONTRACTORS
All contracts shall provide —
The Employer agrees for the
life of this agreement, he will
not contract or subcontract
any work which is normally
doné by, or expected to be
done by, the employees cover-
ed by this agreement.

7. SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL
Shift differentials be increas-
ed to provide ten cents (10c)
per hour differential for sec-
ond (2nd) shifts and fifteen
cents (15c) per hour differ-
ential for third (3rd) shift.

8. CLASSIFICATION
ADJUSTMENTS

All working agreements be

amended where necessary to

provide for wage classification

adjustments any time during

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9. CALL TIME :

All Call Time provisions be
amended to remove excep-
tions to the qualifications.

10. HEALTH AND
WELFARE

Establish a single, fully Em-
ployer paid, jointly adminis-
tered Trust. Each Employer
to pay twenty dollars ($20.00)
per month for each employee
in the bargaining unit who
works forty (40) hours or
more during a month.”

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open?”

Instructor: “That’s what is
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Customer: “I’m not sur-
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