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Man in coast, is being rushed out by a shirt-sleeved worker while a third man tries to stop him during the melee in Leaside. Disorder broke out when A.F. of L. Workers tried to pass C.I.O. pickets
Man in coast, is being rushed out by a shirt-sleeved worker while a third man tries to stop him during the melee in Leaside. Disorder broke out when A.F. of L. Workers tried to pass C.I.O. pickets

Man in coast, is being rushed out by a shirt-sleeved worker while a third man tries to stop him during the melee in Leaside. Disorder broke out when A.F. of L. Workers tried to pass C.I.O. pickets

Date5/3/1948
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Original Toronto Star caption: Man in coast; is being rushed out by a shirt-sleeved worker while a third man tries to stop him during the melee in Leaside. Disorder broke out when A.F. of L. Workers tried to pass C.I.O. pickets
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0016736F
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