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Militant workers
Militant workers

Militant workers

Date3/30/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Militant workers: As inflation Soars to an annual rate of 10.7 per cent and settlements run at about 10.2 per cent; the mood of the Canadian work force grows more volatile.
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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_0016484F
The Militant 185,000-member union, shown on strike in 1972 in Toronto, is angry at the affiliation of three week associations with CLC
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