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There's time for cards at rodmen's union hall at Bloor and Dundas as their strike drags on past its 10th week
There's time for cards at rodmen's union hall at Bloor and Dundas as their strike drags on past its 10th week

There's time for cards at rodmen's union hall at Bloor and Dundas as their strike drags on past its 10th week

Date3/16/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: There's time for cards at rodmen's union hall at Bloor and Dundas as their strike drags on past its 10th week. Vice-president Jack (Blackie) Tressider (right; white shirt); directs patrols on 60 sites.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0016410F
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