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VICTORIA, B.C.

eee to the Workmen’s Compensation Act tabled in the

of fale this week by the Bennett government contain a number

badic Baa improvements, but still fall considerably short of the

and anges demanded by organized labor in submissions to this
Previous governments.

Outstanding among the proposed new amendments tothe

WCA are:

New overture at
memorial concert -

Phos: fortunate enough to se-
seh invitations for the Pauline
big son Memorial Concert to be
onan Ukrainian Hall, 805 East
ing, ni: this coming Sunday even-
publi arch 28, will hear the first
bye rd Performance of a new
souvecs. Written by one of Van-
sicia S Most talented young mu-
Ns, Arthur Polson.

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New Fr Concert, sponsored by
Peco are still- available
Store, 33 sy Cooperative Book-
: West Pender, here.

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@ Increase of the minimum
pension to $25 a week for total
disability in ¢ompensation cases.
(An amendment to the act in 1952
hoisted the minimum from $12.50
to $15).

© Raising of the base rate of
compensation payments from 70
to 75 percent of earnings prior to
injury or accident. Labor’s de-
mand has been for a straight 100
percent compensation.

@ Broadening of coverage to
include domestic servants and
sections of the fishing industry
not now covered.

@ Setting up of a medical ap-
peal board which willl enable in-
jured and disabled workers to
have their case reopened if
necessary, and injustices under
the old setup rectified.

_Continued on page 7
See CHANGES

SPURS CALL
FOR BAN

“You might say it was
out of control.’’ This is
how an American Congress-
man, Rep. Chet Nolifield
(Dem., Calif.), member of
the U.S. Atomic Energy
oe described the
recent U.S. super-hydrogen
bomb aay RR ie
shocked the world and
brought demands from
many quarters both that
the present series of H-

Continued on back page
See H-BOMB

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_ Men behind McCarthy

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