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cc MINUTES or THE 102 MEETING Or THE it QUEBEC ASBESTOS MINING ASSOQ AT10N r $ HELD ON MONDAY, KAY 25, 1967, AT the chateau raoNTEN*;. ouEecc city, oue. Peasantt fflsasrat M. J. Msasal R. S. Colamsn K. V. Llndall R.J. Narrlll 0,4, mytr r.pT Smith r. Bolduc t.C. Campball Yvan Cautuca R. Oodda-Hsoron ...n. Tk-.j. 'X. roatsr J.R.ffl. Hutchaaon 0. Polriar P.H, Riordon Cao. Roblnaon 1. Sabourin Paul A. riltaau Mr. Mlehaal J. Mosaal prasidad tha masting* following a motion, tha mtnutaa or tha masting hold on April tha 10th, 1967, In Guabac City, stra adoptad, ^ejshn^cVl__omoi^ta Tha Chairman atatad that a naating :r i-l> commlttaa warn hold on Thursday May 2Sth, to considar 2 quastlona: Unit* irad ahlpmants and tha Copant ouaationnalra. l.-In thr caar at Unltlzad ahlpmants, savtral maatings of tna aub-coamlttaa hawa baan bald to datarmina tha typa of unit load bast aultad to satisfy tha damrnds of tha English dockars for dust-pmof packaging. Raprssanta> tlvar of all mambar-eospeniss ware-callsd in, and in addition, mambara- of traffic and-salas attandad tha-laat tss assaior.*. ALV 0001665 c > n Various designs of one-ton units have baan studied and aftar considering that a nova to unitization *ight bo raquirad in a hurry, two hava boon ssiactad. Tha two typas sra paliatlzad .nits sno ara available for imwediata use at customers' expanse: a) a pallatizad one-tor cardboard container at 110.00 car ton. b) a pallatizad twenty-bag* (laminated) unit at an eetiaatad tS.OO oar ton. It vaa agreed that no trial shipments of pallatizad units should uw uni.il situation on mi tngajn ooexs regard ing unitization naa bean clarified, ana also that no tonnage should bo snipped to England in oaoar oags, unless these are overwrappad. 2.-As to tha Copant Questionnaire, the Gama Technical Com mittee has raviawi'd ar.c accepted the answers proooaeo by J.R.n. Hutcheson anc cnecxec by w.h. roster and R. Oodds-Hebren. Tha Committee now wishes to submit a tha answers for approval by tha Oireetors. L fs After perusal of answers by the meetlng-^lt^lssproposi that the word "fines" be used instead off "dust"'to define' tha particles that past through the finest screen, and also not to indicate the type of Asbestos "Chrysotile" on bags, as suggested, if Caoant agrees. The answers to be submitted to A.S.T.fl. on June 28.............. AX'a is* ALV 0001666 ' ' * .* " N/ . * < , v '- -r v "v.''" V A * . w ^ . .'^Sr=^rlA * v. .-. : vj n V 2 /3 Unlfrrm Classification end Cradlnc Committee In his rsoort ths Chairman stated that tha Committee had mat on hay 23rd and that mattars on ths agenda of intaraat to tna C.A.m.A. Directors, could ba summarized follow*! 1.- It is prooosao to revive ransom visits of tha fibra Inspactor to all companias' plants to chock ths 0. S. last* of shi?-cr.ts. This is in lino with tha "Suggested Controls for ths Quebec Point Value Classification", paragraph A which was submitteo to tha Q.A.m.A. Oirac- tors in Barbados. At this ooint, tna rr*iiint mittad that members wars not ready to vote on the eatter, since unanimity had not been reacned yet. 2. - Tha new salary schedules for the*Snarorooke-Lab. personal of which each Director received a cooy at the masting is submitted for scoroval by the Directors as per recom mendations of the committee, moved and aceeptad. 3. - A ffehett classification, basso on points cevelopsd by mr. Cossetta has impressed the Chairman of the Committee and he feels that the system has merit. Rather than etiesptlng to devaloo a complete classification covering all grades produced, it is suggested to draw up a list ~ ..V-0 **1 ^ ieatibnsjoratan c b"a?Fna^^^S3? '** "^ \ **. .*" o du c* rsCT* 4. - The subject of trial'grades ana the desirability of sub mission to the Committee after 100 tons of shipments is emphasized. As the-0.5. Classification is the only offi cial one yet, than fibres must be-classlfleo under 0.5. This will ba dona in future foe. soma!grades' not so! elas--- ~ slfisd st present... '&&&&&.*. isr.-=. c- -rxvy^arv- !M*- ALV 000166? -1- ? 7 -v. c -iu. 4* &**';. \ < r /* % 5.- In regards to now clarification for'3 Crouo flbraa the general ooinion is that some fairly conpatont paoplt had. and wars, working on tnii and, until thay reached # battar conclusion* or methods than availabla now, a ntw classification seemed difficult, it not imcossible. J Tha dasirability of Ottawa coming uo with a trua maaaura of fibra langth was strassad end tha Cnairman will carry this aossaga to Ottawa. *i1 Industrial Relations Commlttaa l I Tha Chairwan hid nothing special to report except that r\ I now wage contracts had bean signed by certain companies. nw*. --St- mt. following a reouest made at the previous meeting of tha i Association, representations were made by Counsel and i Cenaral hanager to tha Deputy-minister cf Labour, flr. t Donat Ouimpar, cn the prcoosed smanomtnt to clause 108 iH of tha Workmen's Compensation Act, dealing with pneumo ft- coniosis claias. Subseouer tly a brief was praparad by s Counaal and submitted. A faw days letar, at a masting of QISWA representatives and 3*BA (jn eraWHanagacAwlthaHono; rabid' W! Be llamare^^^^^atter^wM^gei Worsted- end'aii * 2 mutually accaotabla phraseology was proposed and tent*-' i tivaly agreed. v * ia Again, in the field of workman's Compensation, maetlnga_ wars hald with Or. 8. Bellamars. to rev is we the* aattar^ofjggsfe^Tt! a 1 f aggravation of an incapacity-and.'tofdetaretlneOM.Cr._T Pollcy - Casa of . Gourde, riintkota^ompanytljjjlThacruid ia that ahara n lnjursditmplo y ee^e-rre ad^Elftcapac~i,t a,ta c -aVb*-th' 1 ost-Tr,'one'?^(^l5*or^e<^^Tr^M,*td' and ' later Ideas tha other aya, ha bacomea 100< disablad. At y nnm ppb ) 5 Howevar, in ths ease of the second eye, the Company is charged uitn the equivalent Tor the lost of one aye (16% or IBS)i and the Oelinee (100% - 02% or 36% 69% or 6<%) is charged to the workmen's Comoensation Ceneral fund, to which all employers eontri.ute. --' i ___ _______, The ffine Rescue Safety Comoetition was held in Thetford- "ines on Saturday, hay 27; 6 teams oarticiostad end the competition was won by the teem from.-Sail Asbestos nines. Congratulations extenead to the company fcr their success ful performance. iret tic Comm;ties i The Chairman wasiDleasadttotaovtsadttheefetne^CtATrr. A.' Traffic Committee met on my 16th ano agreed to re i submit to the Canadian Railroads the proposal for tne % establishment of 120,CGQ lbs. rates to Official Territory. rVr It was reported tnat two of the major lines in the River Plate A Brazil Conference had resigned from the Conference and were offering non-conference service to that area. The Traffic Committee agreeo that in the light of probable ratal- e 1 ttgyipffia|g tnafwa- wovldtheve*t^7tayn^hTth^ConrereVua."etr least until the situation was clarifiad. .'.-v ,-i- -:i . . Th# Russians arsoffering anon-confsrenee^serviee to the Msditerrenaan- this?'yaar,\which?maaDer*trillJerobably- usel.- zfc mnwk' .mMi'J'sru-Jue ~ - . : 'I ALV 0001665  si c *PS9^^rJ*- V^V'-tv' '--s>w. * '* F-'i , ;. ' '...- -.. -. .-. * ...V'.f*-- '/ ; ; , .< >,,- * f ' * \ H / i f The Chairman of the Committee rsoortsd on the currant situa tion in tha U.K. with rsspsct to tha handling of asbestos at various ports, and in particular London, whsra it was advisad that tha dock workars nava stioulatee thati from nonday 31st, July 1967, ur.lass Asbestos ] praviously transportad in Dags, is paekad in i Dustoroof Contamars, or whsra Asbastoa has l baan taksr. out ai anothar Port, but loasa iJ remains on otnar cargo, not to hgndla that cargo, or this commodity." Tha asbastoa'ihoortars group in tha U.x. is going to eontinua to try and parsuada tha dock workers that asbastos in la minated jute bags is safe to handle end that dustproff containers ara not required. It saama likaly, however, that if members are to ship to tha U.K. (at laast to London) that shipments will have.'to be either in containers or in pallatized cardboard coversd unit loads, as developed by the Unitization Sub-Comnittss of tha Technical Committee, and that regardless of the type of tha "container" that juste laminated bags will have tobe^ f used.- - < Legislation and Taxation Committee The presentation of the joint brief to the Prime minister on the Belanger Commission has again bean delayed. The Quebec #tal mining Association has suggested that this" might bs revised l,< the light of the Carter Commission------ - -a*.- *."3r.: 1k c * -. ? \ * "i1 * .; * . '**----------- ----r-s- sjri***:-*f>Hri n*n#-* c /T Report, but it is the opinion of our Cemmlttes that this io not necessary or advisable. Similarly tha 0,m.Si.A. art considering tha oraparation of a brief to tha Provincial Government on tha affacta of the Carter Commission, but again our Committea faala that this is a useless exercise and that the Guebee Government is wall aware of the implications of tha report on the resources industry of tha Province. Attention was drawn to the amendments to be made to the Quebec Corporations Tax Act (Sill 7) and the Provincial Ineoae Tax Act (Sill 56). i c E 1 A - sJ ! Public delations Committee * ;p! I..' / -- The new centennial asbestos booklet is going to press this weak. The Cxoo asbestos pamphlet has been distributed at the Quebec Pavilion as wall as the Csso Cxoo Information Centres. Arrangements are being made to have a siccus Disced at the Asbestos Plaza at Cxoo. ana to chs.-ge the location of tha sign. It was agreed that the Public Relations Committee should study^t he- c 0_s sit)l_l_Lt yflo tfoctgr-cto^ao^pro c remmed *s1*9 ns fit to inform-our employees of the-serious'affects of tha Carter Commission recommendations on the mining industry tnd their jobs. r'fVvtf-* Occupational and environmental Health Committee v*l ^ Revisions to by-laws to bs forwarded^tcu Counsel, for, hi a. review, and finalized taat to bo submitted'.for aporovat. at next setting. meanwhile, the- Scientific CoKKtttaaihaef sskad^thramr doctors- to aXtempt-totdeflnmfc,"what4lAth^oMb^fp^conce^i^netp^eun^tlonTli - and anvironmantai health in the asbaatos industry. In such IKK fti U (hftftt C"?i  question, an orderly approach it needed. Tha doctora hava held two matting* ae far and it ia ballavad that an othar on* ia necessary dafora an answer could be finalized. Antigua Conference - Twelve doctors out of twenty-three invited have reolied so far. It might be deemed advisable to send a few additional invitations in order to hava at tha meeting tha axoerts called for by the erogram. Thia might involve an additional expenditure. An agenda divided into three phases ane assigned to tnree moderators is being preoared. In raoly to the ouestion raised by Counsel as to possible collaboration>TOm inoustry concerning doctor Selikoff's search to mat* asbestos impermeable to health hazards, it was pointed out that this wou.3 be in effect admitting that asbestos is actually noxious to which counsel stated that no such admission ( it had been agreed betwaan Or. Selikoff and Counsel ) would ba assumed. Oust Abatement Committee The Chairman statad that first reading had been given in the 'federal House to Bill C-25, which calls for the establishment*, of .a National Pollution*.AbatemantfCadijapd^Nationa-lMStandifrds5ft? at * ia^ i' *** for analytical tachnigues. The Comnittea will soon be in a position to experiment with the three practical dust abatement method* now. available; A dry-filtration unit is being designed-^ A wet filtration unit la being inatallediTi-"-'- * A first prSpCftl tw 4*t wp ftH fciiwtriCw yStClplt&ti&ft is M V 0001.67? l il it \ ! i ^1 i \ i i I ? I ! /9 Naw Business Provincial Mine* Hiniattrs Confaranea - Thli confaranea will ba hold In Raging, Saotamoar 17-20, 1967, and mtmbars ara asked to preposa aubjaets wruen mignt ba included In tha agtnda of tna meeting. Ontario Pining Aaaoeiation, Annual flatting - Thi* maatlng ia scheduled for June 19-21, 1967 at fflusWoka Lake and the Directors of the Aaaoeiation ara cordially Invited. ftaxiean Visit The mission is mada up of S parsons from industry and government in Mexico end is scheduled to visit tha asbestos operations in the latter naif of Ssptsmoer 1967. Tha General Manager has bean delegated to coordinate the trip sith Hr. ftjlvihiil cf the federal Department of Traae 6 Commerce. Treasurer . 1. It teas reported that the Bank of Montreal had recently opened a branch on the cemous of the university of Sherbrooke and therefore it war felt that it would be mpre convenient to nave the Aesecitions Shersrooke account at that Branch rather then at the King and Bryan* Streets Branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commtrca where it ia presently loceted. On motion duly-seeonced, it'was therefore unanimously resolved that) WHEREAS tna Bank of Montreal has opened a branch at tha. Univarsity of Sharbrooka, Sharbrooka, Gut. i f\LV 0001673  * * ^i J~ l rt i !- r t c /* T * /io -- AKO WHEREAS It waa deemed aapediont for the transaction of lta business that th7 Association's Sher brooke Sank Account bo loeatad at tha ooid Brancn of tha Bank of Montreal; BE XT THEREfDRE RESOLVEOs THAT tha Treasurer of tha Association bo and ha la hareby authorized to ooan a currant account at tha University of Sharbrookt Branch uf tha Bank of Montreal; THAT any ona of the fallowing officeri of the Aaaoeiation ba and they are hereby authorized to aign cheques oremn on tne aald account, namelyi 1) The Preaidant; r . 2) Tha General manager and Secretary; >-- 3) Tha Traaaurari a) The Olraetor of tha Aaaoelation'a Tasting Research Laboratory at the University of Sharbrooka; that tha Treasurer ba and ha is hereby to coopiate and sign on bahalf of the Association the usual foraa required by t'a Bank for the opening and conducting of.the. aald account;. rwsfcW* i AND THAT esr.sacuantly, tha preasnt Bank account located at the king and Bryant-streets Cranch of the- Canadian Iaperlal Bank of Commerce bo closed* * .j-- . u r\r\r4 <r- * 2. In vice of the changes in the Executive of the Asbestos Corporation Limited, it was deemed expedient to amand tha list of orricara who ara authorized to sign cheques, etc. drawn on the Association's Sank account with the Royal Bank of Canada, Thetferd Mines Branch. On metisn duly seconded, it was therefore unanimously resolved! t THAT, effective immediately, tha name of Rr. H.ur. foster be added to the list of Officers who ara authorized to siQn cheques, etc. on behalf of the Association and drawn on tha Association's Bank account with tha Royal Bank of Canada, Thetford Rinss Branch, and that the name of fir. Patar H. Rioroon ba dalated therefrom. 3. The fleeting was advised that the Association aooeared as beneficiary under the insurance policies taken out on the r life of Paul>A. Tilteau, and, wishing to have this chengeo, t on notion duly secondad, it was unanimously resolved that: \ WHEREAS under date of Seotenber 10th, 1963, J Tha Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lsaued Policy no. | 1,747,546 for I24.000.0C and Policy ko. 1,747,547 for . ' i'-* ..wJW^.t6-f00ffi00>on4thHifa of * Paul-Ar' fiiteeu. General Manager , and Secretary of the Association; 1 3 | WHEREAS the Quebec Asbestos Mining Associa. ( tion was nawed the beneficiary of tha said two policies; \+ W V fWlI Z7*. ' i !i * \i c w ,l4 r*. *! i im i i AKiO uiHERCAS it is deemed expedient to ehange tha beneficiary of the said policies; r 4 j 9E IT THESEroSt RCSOLVEOi T"AT The Scr.;;.*actuzers-i.ir imucanct Company Da hereby raquaateO and authorized to ehanga tha nano of tha beneficiary of their Policy No. 1,747,546 ana of their Policy No. 1,747,547, (which pollelaa were laauad on tha Ufa or Paul-A. flltaau, Canaral Manager and Sacratary of thia Aaaoclatlon, undar data of September 10th, 1963) by I delating tha none of tha " OL'EaEC ASSEST05 MINING ASSGCIATICN e end substitute in ita place "LEGAL "EIRS" cf tha Insured; i h- *N0 That the Treasurer Da and ha is haraby authorized to taka tha nacaiaary staps with tha Insurance Company to give affect to this Resolution and to sign on behalf of tha Association all documents pertaining thereto. 4.Approval is being rtauestad for an amount of 5699.56 as an addition to Or. McOoneld's budget; this amount covers office facilities provided for tha Doctor McDonald's personal at tne Thetford Clinic. To be granted, if prasant A*.*-.- 5.The books of tha Association nave bean audited and cooles of report will be sent to Directors- Ol LI P.7C. Next^mjat^nj } 'It was sgraad that no ragular matting will bt hold prior to tha SpaciaX Summar Moating at La Manoir Richaliau froa August T I 9 to 12, na*t. with raaeoet to tha lattar moating it mat 4 I docidsd to inwl* th* Prasiscnt sr.s tha Sasratary of tha t Quabac Matal Mining Association, as apaclal guasts. Ad foummant Thora bolng no furthar buainaas, tha mooting was formally tarminatad. ._ .. -I * i i 'i frawwra.y=-ji : af ! Tha Oaputyministar of Labour, Mr. Oonat Quimpar was guost of tha Association for lunchaon following tha masting. Paul A. riltaeu, Sacratary 4 f av#a.^CaparaL./M,nagar.i|,'j '/V i ALV 000IS?? v ALV 00016?e c % \ *x \ *> J-- / i4 i Xr t I ' I 1i Ou-:9EC ASBESTOS WlKlNC ASSOCIATION SPEC!AL 5UWWCB WCCTINC - WAKOIH RICHELIEU. HURRAY BAY. P.D. aucust b -ii. lBi- TECHNICAL COMMITTEE REPORT The Technical Committee held Its fifty-third meeting on June 6tn with ell memoer companies represented. On this occesion ell euejects In progress were on the egtn- de and the wore of the respective suo-epmmlttaes wee re viewed . Unitized Load Sub-Committee This sub-committee met lest cn July 12th tc review the eoinlons of the member companies in applying the recommenced unit load tc pertieulsr cries. The re view of this type of packaging indicated the need of' changes in the recowmenoation. Tha variety of units was also spparant with a rangs of costs to build such units. This is brought about by tha size of each bag, whether the fibres are loose or densely packed, and the rumoer cf tons in aacn unit. The problem of loading units, with pallets into standard freight car was raised but no reedy solution eaa found. Oll__*bsorptlcn Sub-Comajtter ---- ------ - -- y - 1 - w-T> '%!. This committee now-is-studying the offset'.--- of temperature on the test results end the experience of using this oroceoure in laboratories that sre not familiar with the Oataila of this test. It is hoped that in a short time a suitable methoo of testing s grace for the ability to adsorb oil will bs finslizsd. * ' VT< - . . k' /Zm. 1 ?- u\ v nnoi i r> r i ^, i it ! i "***.\a \\ i / ...*wr-r fibre Strencth unit Test This eub-cemmittaa has drawn up a procadura for a round robin sarlas of lasts to saa if tha tolerancas they havs consi darad for certain portions of this tast can improve tha repro ducibility of tnis tast metnod. It is hooad that this round rcblr. will ba concludad bsfort tns next Tachnical Committee masting. A.S.T.n. Ccnr.jttee P-30 Tha Tjw rorces that neve praoarad proesduras for A.S.T.n. consldaration to data have had two procedures accep ted, namely the Sampling Procedure and the Bauer fflcNett Pro cadura and it is hoped that tnc Air Psrmeability Procedure for testing tns openess of asoeatos fibre grades will ba .accepted in the rear future. SjshoHjr<j_>Sub^cmmi^te^ This sub-committee nas bean reactivated because tha present proeaoure is not suitable for the sampling of tha large tonnages of fibre without nanoling individual bags, nance they are to consider a random method of sampling for suen a case. Tha editorial Sub-Committee This committee has reviewee all the procedures submitted to A.S.T.n. ana have oreoerad a drawing flit which ia now in the hands of nr. Tiltsau to fill rsguests for oatail sd information on Q.A.n.A. accepted teats. This sub-commlttss Is following ths work of tha American Textile Institute end A.S.T.r. 0-13 Coamittee ia rtvlslng their tentative tast proesdura. -irmaiHww R. Oodds-HaoronChairman- . . . ;r -- - ' U` " n I l t ft.i u rrr>e cor\ ) c | 5 c Il I1 i i -i i -i ---- 6- REPORT or uMroiim CLASSIFICATION AMO CRAOINC COBMITTCC I t : .i ALV 0001681 <- / c ~ r- > QUEBEC ASBESTOS IMNIK'G AS50CIATI ON SPECIAL SUWWCff BECTING - ffANOIR RICHELIEU. HURRAr BAY. P.O. REPOBT or 'jr:I TCflB CLASSIflCATIOW 6 CRAPING COWWITTEE The Chairman la oleased to raoort as follows:- 1. . Sherbrooke Laboratory 1.0 Tha ragular work of tha loboratory Is proceeding normally. Crouo 4, 5 A 6 fibres of tha 1965 Exchange Samples have teen ratastad for P.V. value In view of the changes in procedure which came out of the S.U. Sub Committee Study. The 1967''results ara significantly higher then the 1966 reaulta. 1.1 dr. Hull - lab. technician and former C.J.W.emoloyee, was retired on June 30. In view of 1967 salary increases ( eoorcved by O.A.n.A. Directors on may 28), an attemot will be made to 9et the work done with.four technicians instead cf the former five.' 1.2 Two of the staff of the Venezuela Department of mines are spending 10 days in the Sherbrooke Laboratory learning about asbestos fibre testing. They wull not sea any test results of member company's fibres. 2. fibre Inspector At this Chairman's request the fibre Inspector has developed a method of random Q.S. testing of oroduetlon rather than shipments. Testing of shipments ooes not appeer too practical. This is in line with the "Suggested Controls for P.V. Classification" submitted to the Q.A.m.A. Directors in Barbados, end mentioned in Quebec on Hay 29th of shipment sampling for Q.S. The method can be adapted to any classi fication that might be adopted in future. It has been sub mitted to the'members of the u.C. * C. Committee unfortuna tely, tha scheduled August 1st masting was not possible. AIV 000168? ( > o (I 3. PcNett Classification 3.0 The meNett Points Classification of Aebaetos Fibres" Submitted to the U.C. A C Committee on flay ISth la still baing studied by the mamoera. 3.1 A request want out to all companies requesting the number of grades ( by fibre grouo only ) that they might alsn to classify under a mefcatt, Colour or P.V. Classification. This was an attsr.pt to assess th* seal need of a *ici*ett or Colour Classification, Replies are incomplete at this data but there is some interest in a hcr.'ett Classification. a. oaaartment of Cneroy. wines and Resources Ottawa I e<s Informed by hr. Winer that progress is as followsi- 4.0 Mathoda^to measure length and diameter. The method of dlsoersing fibres into solution,photo graphing these disoersad fibres directly on to a nega tive, enlarging and pnotograohing la now in use. hr. Winer feels tnat this phase could be done in 15 or 20 minutes. At the moment enlargements of Casslar fibres are being photographed, their length is being measured by tne Zeiss Particle Size Analyser, their diameter is being measured by the Watson Image Shearing and the results will be compared with tests by Casslar such as Sutar-Webb, etc. 4.1 measure Texture Very little to report, any tests carried out have been negative. 4.2 measure "Openness" Tha small nitrogen absorption unit is now operative. This unit T-eesures total surface area, fibres, ano other materials, ere now being tested on the small meer..ne to correlate it with the larger unit. Comparison* mill then be carried out with existing O.A.m.A. tests - hr. Winsr is hopeful. J -- U -J <2? t3i Lm: H.W. Fester ____ Chairman_____ I ftLV 0001683 I ?. REPORT or INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COIMIITTEE - BILL 79 it I ;i * ALV 00016Ad c V ' t*5-*.nv \ .; ft ' ~ .% y ** - . f "fy c V D OllCBCC A5BCST0S MININC ASSOCIATION SPECIAL SUffffCB ffCCTU'C - WAKQ1R RICHELIEU. HURRAY BAV. P.C. AUGUST 8 - 11. 1967 industrial relations cobmittcc report The G.A.ffl.A. engineer's rcoorta have baan circu lated - tha last Issued July 17th. Air. Lachance ha a *ade aound aurvaya at tha alnea, and atataa tha probleo la alallar at all loeatlona. Ha alao advlaaa that hla aurvaya shoo that consldarabla work auat ba dona In duat control. Tha autoaatlc duat countar daliva'ry la achadulad For Sspteobar - October. Efforts to ahortan thla dallvary hava baan unauccaaaful. An lntaraatlng raoort by tha C.n.A. Induatrial Ralatlona aactlon haa baan laauad July 6th. A eopy la avallabla at thla aaating. It outllnaa tha Workmen's Compensation Connlaalon'a ldaaa and alao tha additional coata that nay occur. Thaaa ara tha aana problana ahlch tha 2.A.H.A. la facing and la trying to offaat. ( Saa Bill 79 ) Anothar lntaraatlng ltan la tha propoaad Unemployaant Inauranca banaflta rlalng rrom <36 to 165. Thla la propoaad for tha Saptaabar aaaalon or Parllamant. Although thay atata no riaa in contrlbutlonamay ba necessary, the fund haa had probleae In operating at today's banaflta. Tha trend of the cost-of-living Index nay change future negotiationa. Thla la Indicated by union ofriclala. Fron January 1966 to January 1967 the Index roaa froa 141.2 to 146.0. At the 0.6 factor thla is equivalent to 6 cants par hour. From -Line 1966 to July 1967 tha index rasa from 143.8 to 148.B, or an equivalent of 8.2S cants par hour. The unions are questioning tha .6 factor and there la sons question or lta validity today. II i, i I I ) c .r\. / ./ v. c * ( a It la notieaabla that accldant rataa andcoata ara rialng. Thia la partially dua to tha attltuda oT tha W.C.C. to eccapt more doubtful clalme and make more ganaroua aaarda. klao man oom ara mora Killing, In fact prafar, to ba on companaatlon rathar than aecapt rshabllltatlor. .or*. New contracta In tha papar lnduatry In tha Caatarn Townahipa ara rathar atartllng, both In acopa and uagaa. In 196S our baaa will ba S2.*S va, S3.00 for papar; 18 waaka* aeveranca pay for ona to five yaara aaniorlty; tvo days paid holidaya at Chrlatmaa and Naw Yaara; four aaka holidaya aftar IS yaara aarvica; guarantaad vaga clauaa, ith no time clock*. J. 0. Eby Chairman. I l !' I ...::. .1 u nnh^coc