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Oregon defeats labours | compensation measure PORTLAND, Ore.—A mas- sive campaign of half-truths, outright lies and worker in- timidation by employers and the private insurance indus- try led to the overwhelming rejection by voters November 3 of the Workmen’s Compen- sation measure in Oregon. A meeting to discuss defeat of the measure and the course to be followed for improve- ment of Oregon’s job injury law was to be held here this week by organized labor’s Workmen’s Compensation Steering Committee. It is certain that the power- ful private insurance lobby will have another three-way compensation bill before the 1965 Legislature, which will convene early next year. Such: a bill, strongly op- posed by the IWA in past leg- islative sessions, would per- mit insurance companies to reap rich profits from the misery of injured workers. Opponents of the ballot measure spent an incredible amount of money on mislead- ing advertising to influence voters. One of the most despicable parts of their attack was in letters to workers now draw- ing injury benefits, and to widows of men killed on the job, declaring that approval of the ballot measure would completely cut off their com- pensation. Although foes of the ballot measure piously declared themselves to be in favor of increased benefits as proposed by the initiative, the IWA is © sure this promise will be for- gotten in the Legislature— unless there is the private in- surance chain to be hung around the necks of the workers. Harvey R. Nelson, presi- dent of IWA Western States Regional Council No. 3 and member of the Oregon Work- men’s Compensation Steering Committee, stated: “In view of the defeat of Measure No. 3, the only sound approach is to improve the present law only in those areas where experience has shown amendments are nec- essary or desirable, and to in- crease benefits substantially CLC features medicare plan The Canadian Labour Con- gress will make medicare the theme of its Citizenship Month program in February, 1965, Claude Jodoin, presi- dent of the CLC, has an- nounced. The labour organ- ization’s Executive Council, meeting in Ottawa, also de- cided that the Citizenship Month program should mark the start of a drive toward inauguration of health ser- vices in line with the recom- mendations of the Hall Com- mission by Canada’s centen- nial year. “Canada could give no bet- ter centennial birthday pres- ent to her people than assur- ance of full health services,” Mr. Jodoin said. “The Cana- dian labour movement has al- ways been in the forefront of efforts to obtain better social provisions for all people. Sel- dom has there been an objec- tive which is as deserving and necessary as medicare. “The recent intensive study made by the Royal Commis- sion under Mr. Justice Hall has proven beyond all doubt that such a program is with- in our reach. At the same time the Commission has empha- sized that shortages of per- sonnel should not be used as an excuse to delay initiating programs and plans. “We propose rallying the entire support of the labour movement toward this objec- tive. All sections of our move- ment will be asked to direct their attention to medicare next February and from that point on we propose continu- ing a program so that with the observance our our coun- try’s centennial these long- delayed services will be with- in the reach of every Cana- dian.” more than the 18 per cent proposed in the initiative. “T will recommend to the IWA in Oregon that we make the matter of industrial ac- cident coverage a subject of negotiations in 1966. ‘I am convinced that justice for the injured worker will never be accomplished through the political process, but can best be achieved across the bargaining table and through the economic process,” Nelson said, On other ballot measures, Oregon voters approved a ref- erendum to abolish the death penalty, and followed organ- ized labor’s recommendation against an initiative that would prohibit commercial salmon and steelhead fishing in the Columbia River. Labour claims seats HAMILTON (CPA) — Even though 14 candidates will defend the colors of or- ganized labor in the forth- coming municipal elections in Hamilton, the Hamilton and District Labor Council is not happy or satisfied with la- bor’s participation in local politics. During the meeting at which the municipal candi- dates were officially endorsed by the council, severe criti- cism was voiced over labor’s failure to field more candi- dates for all available posi- tions. Of the 14 labor-supported candidates nine will seek election as aldermen, four as board of education trustees and one as a separate school trustee. The labor-incumbents, Wil- lian Foley, William Powell, David Lawrence (the three aldermen) and Jack Stewart (board of education) are all running again. KO Ke Gardening — man’s effort to improve his lot.