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FILE NAME Allied Signal Bendix ASB DATE 1979 June 28 DOC ASB024 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Newspaper Article with Handwritten Notes Asbestos Linked to Deaths WCB Orders Investigation . w GGellell Gell LAW UNITED UNITED AUTO OCT . 11/19 11/19 WORKERS WORKERS OVER - Windsor deaths in Berdix | was never a smoker -- -- -- -- - One | | | materials plant from one another -more -more . over - more control features being added_ to Asbestos Asbestos zat Asbestos ete a" deaths deaths deate hs sTOE , AsbestoslinkeddeathsME, CHANICS June 28/7928/79 BRAKE MECHANICS MECHANICS 4 WCPAB UL PALoArNGdO eGrAsM investigationhe By haven't hadtime to look he ' A scale investigation by the | board Workmen's Compensation Board will be - launched immediately into what are believed to be asbestos cancer deaths of three workers board board automotive company a . board chairman " o. ph yet at S spokesman told UAW compensation seeking compensation bene- fitfsits for widows and survivors of the three worank d ae ny r oths ers whose an deaths may have resulted from as - % vig 5 | co 3 .~ a company board Michael Starr last night Mr. Starr said information submitted yesterday by the United Automobile Workers indicates the three men who have died since 1973 were victims of can of tc he e larr ynx related complained prob- regarding Moynahan Bendix has the union lem illness ththaat t the been operative with; , asbestos and 3 He also said he is worried alarmed by company plans to stage an; CECC EC Jaha Jaha McQuaker McQuaker - McQuaker McQuaker McQuaker Fullne McQuaker tive Co. which operates two plants in Aug. Windsor one to produce brake lin ings the other to assemble them They were identiafs iHeenrdy Bednarick 57 Nelson Masse 62 and Edward Rogers 63. Mr. Start said he did not know the Starr said the board first ac ept- exact dates men Moynahan admittedplant Mr. Moynahan said the union is not sure how safe the ; plant's asbestos . plant's are asbestos concerned about oo , being exposed Mr. . _ ed canceorf the laray s an n inx dustrial sj a accept- 3 Fullne Fullne Fullne Fullne files Fullne H.H. my this got got this got on got "ss eebe John Moynahan president of UAW Local 195 told Mr. Starr the men were time Bendix employees and that the union suspects another 20 to 30 of employees may have been victims asbestos cancers before Mr. Starr said the three cases the board would be considered as disease in May 1978 and has industrial . many such cases since then Tom Shafer president and general -manager of Bendix's Windsor opera tions said the company has had sever al related cases in the past and was aware the UAW intended attention bring to bring _- some cases to the board's oy, rg | -1 i : recent years Bendix improve done 4 oe claims and a scale probe will be . Mr. a AS + launched to deter if mani y onthe er fot in recent years to improve its as - . cancer victims worked for the compa _ my They union officials have handed a lot of research data over to us that we operating bestos dust control We in fact are 8 with in established limits for asbestoswwiitthh centratiheosnaisd ; 2 4E