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Garment factory: The garment industry is one which most economic experts believe would be in trouble at first if a rapid free trade agreement were to be signed with the United States
Garment factory: The garment industry is one which most economic experts believe would be in trouble at first if a rapid free trade agreement were to be signed with the United States

Garment factory: The garment industry is one which most economic experts believe would be in trouble at first if a rapid free trade agreement were to be signed with the United States

Date9/27/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Garment factory: The garment industry is one which most economic experts believe would be in trouble at first if a rapid free trade agreement were to be signed with the United States.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014074F
A Loser: Mrs. Anita Antoni, a women's dress finisher in the Spadina Ave. garment district, and her boss, Abraham Michaelov, would both be in trouble if tariffs went down
A Loser: Mrs. Anita Antoni, a women's dress finisher in the Spadina Ave. garment district, and her boss, Abraham Michaelov, would both be in trouble if tariffs went down
10/1/1971
James Laxer argues that the free-trade agreement with the United States makes that country, with its worsening economic problems, Canada's role model
James Laxer argues that the free-trade agreement with the United States makes that country, with its worsening economic problems, Canada's role model
1/7/1988
Former manufacturer Joe Feldman, right, founded the Needle Trade Management Association of Ontario to improve management in the garment industry. Now a consultant for apparel markers, he talks to Peter Jackson, director of engineering in the Pegasus Shirt
Former manufacturer Joe Feldman, right, founded the Needle Trade Management Association of Ontario to improve management in the garment industry. Now a consultant for apparel markers, he talks to Peter Jackson, director of engineering in the Pegasus Shirt
11/21/1973
Garment workers: Canada employs approximately 120,000 people in the garment industry
Garment workers: Canada employs approximately 120,000 people in the garment industry
3/17/1984
Machine sewing in Toronto's garment industry is one of the jobs Canada Manpower spokesmen say are the hardest to fill but Pauline Cole, who works in t(...)
Machine sewing in Toronto's garment industry is one of the jobs Canada Manpower spokesmen say are the hardest to fill but Pauline Cole, who works in t(...)
1/14/1975
Garment presser Louis Zervas works in relative comfort at the Cowan factory, thanks to air conditioning
Garment presser Louis Zervas works in relative comfort at the Cowan factory, thanks to air conditioning
9/27/1974
About 1,000 garment workers marched through the downtown fashion district streets today after walking off their jobs and shutting down 19 factories in(...)
About 1,000 garment workers marched through the downtown fashion district streets today after walking off their jobs and shutting down 19 factories in(...)
9/15/1986
Still fighting, A fiery Jacques Parizeau tells a Toronto audience yesterday that an independent Quebec would negotiate its own treaties, including a free trade deal with the United States
Still fighting, A fiery Jacques Parizeau tells a Toronto audience yesterday that an independent Quebec would negotiate its own treaties, including a free trade deal with the United States
2/22/1988
Reviving the giant: Paul Jacobus Erasmus, the 38-year-old bachelor president of Canadian Breweries Ltd., would like to find more time to spend on the finer details of investing $55 million which Canadian Breweries has available. He is leading the fight to life the beer giant from its present economic doldrums. His major task now, however, is to sell more beer in Canada and the United States.
Reviving the giant: Paul Jacobus Erasmus, the 38-year-old bachelor president of Canadian Breweries Ltd., would like to find more time to spend on the finer details of investing $55 million which Canadian Breweries has available. He is leading the fight to life the beer giant from its present economic doldrums. His major task now, however, is to sell more beer in Canada and the United States.
11/7/1970
Queen's Park - garment industry workers
Queen's Park - garment industry workers
9/10/1996
About 1,500 Members of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union demontrated yesterday in the heart of the garment district on Spadina Ave., to urge limits on clothing imports. [Incomplete]
About 1,500 Members of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union demontrated yesterday in the heart of the garment district on Spadina Ave., to urge limits on clothing imports. [Incomplete]
4/25/1973
Second marriage for Shirley and Al Fingler is happy. With Danny, 6, Fingler's son from his first marriage, the family enjoys a walk by their north Metro apartment building. Experts believe couples married for the second time usually have a more open relat
Second marriage for Shirley and Al Fingler is happy. With Danny, 6, Fingler's son from his first marriage, the family enjoys a walk by their north Metro apartment building. Experts believe couples married for the second time usually have a more open relat
4/12/1973