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Hamilton police drag away one of the fighting pickets
Hamilton police drag away one of the fighting pickets

Hamilton police drag away one of the fighting pickets

Date8/5/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hamilton police drag away one of the fighting pickets. Six were arrested during the brawl after a train tried to enter the plant.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0016175F
Trainload of scrap entering Stelco Plant at Hamilton Provokes Brawl between police and pickets
Trainload of scrap entering Stelco Plant at Hamilton Provokes Brawl between police and pickets
8/5/1966
Truckloads of supplies, that drivers attempted to move into the strike-bound Stelco plant at Hamilton, were turned back by pickets yesterday. Police h(...)
Truckloads of supplies, that drivers attempted to move into the strike-bound Stelco plant at Hamilton, were turned back by pickets yesterday. Police h(...)
8/23/1946
Gateway clash: Police officers surround and drag off a picket after a clash with Canadian Union of Postal Workers members at the Gateway sorting station in Mississauga
Gateway clash: Police officers surround and drag off a picket after a clash with Canadian Union of Postal Workers members at the Gateway sorting station in Mississauga
10/13/1987
Police outnumber metro outside workers' pickets by better than two to one on chilly and nearly deserted Nathan Phillips square today, All days off for(...)
Police outnumber metro outside workers' pickets by better than two to one on chilly and nearly deserted Nathan Phillips square today, All days off for(...)
11/5/1966
Police drag striker away after violent inglis clash (See page 21)
Police drag striker away after violent inglis clash (See page 21)
9/28/1959
Pickets surround a car approaching the main gate of the sprawling Hamilton plant and bar its entry
Pickets surround a car approaching the main gate of the sprawling Hamilton plant and bar its entry
7/15/1946
Peaceful confrontation: police and metro strikers maintain an orderly vigil in Nathan Phillips Square, The new City Hall is at far left, Police are lined up between it and the marching pickets
Peaceful confrontation: police and metro strikers maintain an orderly vigil in Nathan Phillips Square, The new City Hall is at far left, Police are lined up between it and the marching pickets
11/3/1966
Breaking through the line, University of Toronto police restrain pickets at the Robarts Library today as an employee arrives for work. Library workers(...)
Breaking through the line, University of Toronto police restrain pickets at the Robarts Library today as an employee arrives for work. Library workers(...)
5/29/1991
Black door scuffle outside the struck Peterborough Examiner takes place between pickets and police as the officers make an unsuccessful attempt to get(...)
Black door scuffle outside the struck Peterborough Examiner takes place between pickets and police as the officers make an unsuccessful attempt to get(...)
11/9/1968
Grimaces and grunts abounded as police choked off wildcat strikers when they grappled on at least three occasions yesterday. 29 pickets were arrested (...)
Grimaces and grunts abounded as police choked off wildcat strikers when they grappled on at least three occasions yesterday. 29 pickets were arrested (...)
8/5/1966
Grimaces and grunts abounded as police choked off Wildcat strikers when they grappled on at least three occasions yesterday. 29 pickets were arrested (...)
Grimaces and grunts abounded as police choked off Wildcat strikers when they grappled on at least three occasions yesterday. 29 pickets were arrested (...)
8/5/1966
Grimaces and grunts abounded as police choked off wildcat strikers when they Grappled on at least three occasions yesterday. 29 pickets were arrested (...)
Grimaces and grunts abounded as police choked off wildcat strikers when they Grappled on at least three occasions yesterday. 29 pickets were arrested (...)
8/6/1966