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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(...)

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(...)

Date7/6/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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 a seven-day work week. But the company maintains it must keep its machines operating every day to be competitive.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0016625F
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