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Out on strike
Out on strike

Out on strike

Date10/16/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Out on strike: Workers at the American Motors plant in Brampton walked off the job at midnight last night to back demands for wage parity with other auto workers. The strike brought production of American Motors cars to a complete standstill. Workers at company's three other plants in U.S. are already on strike.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0016195F
Mail strike jams bus express office, Long line-ups developed yesterday at the Colonial Coach-Gray Coach parcel station as people sent out envelopes an(...)
Mail strike jams bus express office, Long line-ups developed yesterday at the Colonial Coach-Gray Coach parcel station as people sent out envelopes an(...)
10/22/1975
Air Canada service workers, who staged a wildcat strike yesterday that disrupted flights by the airline out of Toronto International Airport, are addr(...)
Air Canada service workers, who staged a wildcat strike yesterday that disrupted flights by the airline out of Toronto International Airport, are addr(...)
4/16/1973
Biggest battle to date in the Rogers Majestic strike in Leaside broke out today and seven men and one woman were arrested. Here one of provincial police holds member of 500-strong picket line
Biggest battle to date in the Rogers Majestic strike in Leaside broke out today and seven men and one woman were arrested. Here one of provincial police holds member of 500-strong picket line
5/11/1948
Frozen Out: Kimberly McCord got trapped in the Trent Canal when federal lockmasters went on strike
Frozen Out: Kimberly McCord got trapped in the Trent Canal when federal lockmasters went on strike
9/28/1991
On the inside looking out at Eastern High, Teachers picket on first day of their strike across Metro
On the inside looking out at Eastern High, Teachers picket on first day of their strike across Metro
11/12/1975
A way out?: New proposals on teachers' roles may help end strike scenes like this
A way out?: New proposals on teachers' roles may help end strike scenes like this
9/22/1987
Shipping Strike on the Great Lakes has tied up 40 ships and 1,120 seamen have walked out, according to estimates by the National Maritime Union. Here,(...)
Shipping Strike on the Great Lakes has tied up 40 ships and 1,120 seamen have walked out, according to estimates by the National Maritime Union. Here,(...)
8/16/1946
Ontario Hydro workers, now carrying on a series of rotating strikes, are one group among many public service employees who have walked out this year. (...)
Ontario Hydro workers, now carrying on a series of rotating strikes, are one group among many public service employees who have walked out this year. (...)
7/12/1972
In hit-and-run strike by Ontario Hydro workers, pickets march today in front of the hydro engineering building on Murray St. Union is calling out grou(...)
In hit-and-run strike by Ontario Hydro workers, pickets march today in front of the hydro engineering building on Murray St. Union is calling out grou(...)
2/5/1969
There's still coffee money left, and pickets outside the General Motors plant in Oshawa take time out for coffee and doughnuts. But strike funds for 2(...)
There's still coffee money left, and pickets outside the General Motors plant in Oshawa take time out for coffee and doughnuts. But strike funds for 2(...)
10/23/1970
They're out: Civic workers in York borough, members of two locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, walked off the job today in a strike over fringe benefits
They're out: Civic workers in York borough, members of two locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, walked off the job today in a strike over fringe benefits
10/14/1981
Idled by Strike of trawlermen, fish processing plant workers sipped beer last August on a hillside overlooking a dozen tied-up trawlers at Morring Cove, Nfld. They're idled again in the current strike.
Idled by Strike of trawlermen, fish processing plant workers sipped beer last August on a hillside overlooking a dozen tied-up trawlers at Morring Cove, Nfld. They're idled again in the current strike.
8/25/1974