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Picketing on stilts is something new for Chrysler workers on strike at Windsor, Ont
Picketing on stilts is something new for Chrysler workers on strike at Windsor, Ont

Picketing on stilts is something new for Chrysler workers on strike at Windsor, Ont

Date7/11/1946
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Original Toronto Star caption: Picketing on stilts is something new for Chrysler workers on strike at Windsor; Ont.; plant. On strike since June 18; the 3;000-odd workers are demanding a $2-a-day pay increase; a 40-hour week and two weeks vacation with pay. They are C.I.O. members
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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_0016211F
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