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6 â€" Waterloo Chronicle, Wednesday, November 13, 1974 Four hundred and eightyâ€" five members of Local 73 of the United Rubber Workâ€" commercial products plant, King and Victoria Streets, Kitchener, voted in favour of a new threeâ€"year conâ€" tract during a ratification meeting at the Lyric theaâ€" tre on Thursday. About 75 per cent, were in favour of the company offer which provides a general wage increase of $1.15 an hour over the three years with the first 55â€"cent raise retroactive to contract expired. The new contract, which covers 630 employees at the commercial products plant, gives an extra 50 cents an hour to skilled workers and smaller aâ€" ‘\ Reg. 69c 47¢ at previous BFG, union reach contract settlement â€" The workers will also be eligible for a costâ€"ofâ€"living allowance in the second year of the contract. An escalator clause provides for one cent an hour for each 0.45 increase in the Canadian consumer price An improved pension arâ€" rangement will allow an employee with 30 years service to retire at age 55 on $410.30 per month. Preâ€" viously he would have reâ€" ceived $269 a month. Under the previous conâ€" tract the average wage at the plant was $4.08 an hour. Verle Shantz, president of Local 73, said he was "hapâ€" py that we were able to Shift premiums were also in creased by five cents an mounts to others in specialâ€" settle amicably without re sorting to strike action."‘ Mr. Shantz added that the ment ‘‘compare most faâ€" vourably‘‘ to contracts reâ€" cently ratified by workers John T. Clement, Ontario Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations to day called for the careful usage of oilâ€"fired space heaters. ‘"‘There is no doubt that oilâ€"fired space heaters can deliver warm, safe heat," caution are not exercised, these units, like all other heating equipment that is not looked after, can create real tragedy. ‘‘With the approach of Oil heaters can create tragedy _ Steve Underhill, industrial relations manager for BFG satisfaction over the settle~ ment. He noted that Kâ€"W ‘"I believe this agreement at Goodyear, Firestone and Uniroyal plants. | cold weather, many of these units are coming into operaâ€" tion, and owners should enâ€" sure that heaters, flues and associated piping are clean and in proper repair‘‘, the minister said. | | Mr. Clement‘s comments came as he announced the publication of the new bookâ€" let Oilâ€"Fired Space Heaters and Your Safety, produced by the energy safety branch of the ministry‘s technical standards division. We owners Prescribed drug may be linked to cancer workers at the plant have been able to agree on new contracts since 1946 with aut once resorting to a work stoppage. by which the owner or user of a simple oilâ€"fired space heater can provide minimal service to a unit. I would stress that it is by far preâ€" ferable to have a qualified serviceman perform this work,"‘ the minister said. Clement also urged cauâ€" Health and Welfare Minâ€" ister Marc Lalonde anâ€" nounced that the Health Protection Branch of his department has taken imâ€" mediate steps to have a panâ€" el of nonâ€"governmental exâ€" perts conduct an indeâ€" pendent medical review of all available data on preparâ€" ations containing Reserpine or Rauwolfia alkaloids. users of these units to have them serviced on an annual serviceman‘", Clément said. always available, so the ‘"However, we realize that this kind of service is not These drugs are widely used for the treatment of high blood pressure and are available only on preâ€" scription. In the most recent issue of a leading medical journal there are three papers which report that the longâ€"term administration to women of preparations containing Reserpine or Rauwolfia alkaloids is associated with a two or three fold increase in the incidence of breast cancer. The problem was originalâ€" ly detected by the Boston Collaborative Drug Surâ€" veillance Program.â€" Addiâ€" tional retrospective studies were conducted in the Unitâ€" JA Westmount Place Shopping Centre \\ Inside Mall Phone 576â€"0730 // Gift selections now from our wellâ€"stocked shelves of beauâ€" tiful and unusual gifts from around the world. s Don‘t be a lastâ€"minute shopâ€" AVOID THE RUSH! Gift Certifticates Available " Pay us a visit and conâ€" vince yourself that the Port Hole is "THE" Place for the discernâ€" ing shopper. tion in the use of fuels. ‘‘Never, ever use any fuel that might contain gasoâ€" line", he said. "A volatile fuel like gasoline can turn a space heater into a bomb. "A little extra thought is the key to safety‘"‘. "Just a bit of effort and common sense with an oilâ€"fired space heater can produce a safe, warm winter and eliminate a lot of grief."‘ Copies of the booklet can be obtained by writing: Ontario Consumer, Queen‘s Park in Toronto. company and union can live with and I‘m delighted that again in a mutually friendly manner,"‘ he said. ed Kingdom and Finland. These studies also suggestâ€" ed that longâ€"term adminisâ€" tration of Rauwolfia derivâ€" atives was associated with an increased incidence of breast cancer in postâ€"menoâ€" pausal women. € Officials of the Health Protection â€" Branch have been in close touch with American and British health authorities on this problem. It is considered the data reported in the three studies _ are _ important enough to be brought to the immediate attention of physicians, and require a reâ€"assessment of the role . of Rauwolfia alkaloids in modern therapy. This reâ€" view will take several weeks to complete. In the meantime, Canadian â€"â€" physicians may wish to reâ€" assess the treatment of their patients receiving these drugs. An â€" information letter is being sent to all Canadian physicians in orâ€" der to make them aware of the problerh. o* .4