Ast Issue
January, 1963

FIRST YEAR’S OPERATION of the Coast Forest Industry Health

WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

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and Welfare Plan has proven to be of tremendous benefit to IWA
Coast members, report Union Trustees Regional Research Director,
Joe Miyazawa (left) and Regional Secretary-Treasurer Fred Fieber.

Health Plan Benefits
IWA Coast Members

Union Trustees of the Coast
Forest Industry Health and
Welfare Plan report that in
reviewing the Plan’s first
year of activities, which
ended October 1, 1962, they
found it has proved to be of
tremendous benefit to the
Coast membership.

The Trustees, Fred Fieber
and Joe Miyazawa, state that
the reason for this is the uni-
form application of benefits
covering all members in both
large and small operations.

been estimated, a renewal
agreement has been complet-
ed with Crown Life Insur-
ance Company for another
year’s coverage without an
increase in premium. Approx-
imate premium income dur-
ing this first year’s operation
was $1,178,250.

The experience gained in
the first year of operations of
the Plan has been of great
value to the Union in setting

up benefits for the IWA mem-

The following shows the amount of benefits paid:

fnifemlustrances.

Premium Waiver Claims Charged ......_..
PADD) O20) a ae

Weekly Indemnity

$451,000
102,750
60,000
474,020

TOTAL

Premium waivers paid in
the amount of $102,750 repre-
sents the number of people
who became totally disabled
and are entitled to paid up in-
surance. In cases of this kind,
the Plan is charged $750 per
$1,000 of insurance coverage.

While death claims were
higher than had previously

pie MeN eS $1,087,770

bership in the Northern and
Southern Interior of British
Columbia.

The Trustees state that the
income and benefits paid in
the Forest Industry Plan are
being audited by chartered
accountants and copies of the
Report will be supplied to th
parties. :

On Nuclear Arms

Douglas States Public
Must Decide Issue

Announcement by Liberal
Leader Lester Pearson fav-
oring nuclear arms for Can-
ada recently brought an im-
mediate reply from National
Leader T. C. Douglas of the
Wew Democratic Party op-
posing nuclear arms on Ca-
nadian soil or in the hands
of Canadian forces, His state-
ment coincided with previous
declarations by the Canadian
Trade Union movement.

Mr, Douglas said in part:

cages of the z00 at

~war. This will not be accom-

plished by Jhaving more and
more nations acquiring nu-
clear weapons.

The sconer the people of
Canada are given an oppor-
tunity to decide this matter
at the polls the better it will
be for all concerned. Now that
both the old line parties are
committed to accepting nu-
clear weapons, the Canadian
electorate will have a clear
cut issue on which to cast
their ballots. Since it is their
lives which are at stake, the
Canadian people should have
a choice to render their de-
cision hefore any final com-
mitments are made for the
acquisition of nuclear weap-
ons. :

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Notable
Quote

Hazen Argue, former
CCF leader who defected
to the Liberals after he
failed to beat Tommy
Douglas for the New
Democratic leadership,
was up making a state-
ment about railway
branch line abandon-
ments.

Tommy Douglas hap-
pened to be next to
speak.

“Mr. Speaker,” he be-
gan, “I am not as fam-
iliar with policies of
abandonment as the
hon. member for Assini-
boia.”

Liberal attempts to
turn the witty tables
were unsuccesstful.

FI LTT

Canada s
Policy

Canada likes to think of it-
self as an enlightened country
with an up-to-date correc-
tions policy and staff — but is
it?

HULU

The Department of Justice
employs 42 parole officers.
Only 14 are trained social
workers. Only 12 are univer-
sity graduates in the social
sciences. The Department
does not provide any bursar-
ies for the training of more
parole officers.

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PAST PRESIDENT of the B.C. Federation of Labour, Bob Smeal
(left) is presented with a home movie projector by B.C. Federation

Secretary Pat O’Neal, during the social held to honour Bob at Wood-
workers’ House in Vancouver.

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THE SKILL OF A DEDICATED BUNCH
OF UNION LEATHER CRAFTSMEN

ADDED TO THE MAKER’S REPUTATION
FOR DELIVERING NOTHING BUT.

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woods wears DAYTON
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