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On the line
On the line

On the line

Date4/7/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: On the line: Striking separate school teachers picket outside Neil McNeil High School; on Victoria Park Ave. yesterday. They are among the 6;000 Roman Catholic teachers who are on their first-ever strike against the Metro board. The walkout began after talks broke down yesterday morning and almost 100;000 students are being affected by the strike.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0016595F
On the line: Union steward Derek Cunningham, right, and other members jump the gun and set up a picket line at the Molson brewery on Carlingview Dr. yesterday
On the line: Union steward Derek Cunningham, right, and other members jump the gun and set up a picket line at the Molson brewery on Carlingview Dr. yesterday
2/1/1991
Exercise break on picket line, Employee Andrew Lane tosses a football around on the picket line at Lily Cups' Markham Rd. plant yesterday. The union w(...)
Exercise break on picket line, Employee Andrew Lane tosses a football around on the picket line at Lily Cups' Markham Rd. plant yesterday. The union w(...)
1/18/1988
On the line: Striking front desk clerk Diane McKenzie whiles away time on the Ramada picket line by reading a book
On the line: Striking front desk clerk Diane McKenzie whiles away time on the Ramada picket line by reading a book
4/13/1984
Hold that line, Pickets at the strike-bound plant of Butcher Engineering Enterprises of Brampton attempt to hold back a car trying to cross the line t(...)
Hold that line, Pickets at the strike-bound plant of Butcher Engineering Enterprises of Brampton attempt to hold back a car trying to cross the line t(...)
9/17/1979
On the line: United Steelworkers organizers lead Tim Hortons employees on the picket line yesterday after negotiations failed at two outlets in London, Ont
On the line: United Steelworkers organizers lead Tim Hortons employees on the picket line yesterday after negotiations failed at two outlets in London, Ont
2/23/1998
Line of duty
Line of duty
5/23/1991
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
On the line: Workers at S.A. Armstrong Ltd. are so determined to avoid weekend work they have been on strike five months, claiming the right to refuse(...)
On the line: Workers at S.A. Armstrong Ltd. are so determined to avoid weekend work they have been on strike five months, claiming the right to refuse(...)
7/6/1987
Picket line set up
Picket line set up
12/22/1988
On the line
On the line
2/20/1985
Chelmsford Students jeer as Cars Cross Picket Line at Struck School, School board has now applied for a ban on all picketing, as 200 join 14 strikers near Sudbury
Chelmsford Students jeer as Cars Cross Picket Line at Struck School, School board has now applied for a ban on all picketing, as 200 join 14 strikers near Sudbury
3/19/1966
Police Grab Unionist George Ingham, during picket line violence outside Chelmsford District Composite School in Sudbury area. Steelworker Ingham. secr(...)
Police Grab Unionist George Ingham, during picket line violence outside Chelmsford District Composite School in Sudbury area. Steelworker Ingham. secr(...)
3/18/1966