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Their cupboards are bare and several hundred striking civic workers line up at tables at the City Hall foyer to collect pay cheques for the six days t(...)
Their cupboards are bare and several hundred striking civic workers line up at tables at the City Hall foyer to collect pay cheques for the six days t(...)

Their cupboards are bare and several hundred striking civic workers line up at tables at the City Hall foyer to collect pay cheques for the six days t(...)

Date4/20/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Their cupboards are bare and several hundred striking civic workers line up at tables at the City Hall foyer to collect pay cheques for the six days they worked before they went on strike April 10. The cheques were given to members of Local 43 of the Union of Public Employees; who work in the streets; work and property departments. About 1;800 employees are now [Incomplete]
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0016879F
Direct mail: Thousands spent hours yesterday waiting in line to collect family and disability benefit cheques that aren't being sent in the mail due to the postal dispute
Direct mail: Thousands spent hours yesterday waiting in line to collect family and disability benefit cheques that aren't being sent in the mail due to the postal dispute
6/29/1987
Striking civic workers parade past The Archer in Nathan Phillips Square in picketing City hall today, the 17th day of their strike. The 200 pickets in(...)
Striking civic workers parade past The Archer in Nathan Phillips Square in picketing City hall today, the 17th day of their strike. The 200 pickets in(...)
4/26/1972
The president of Local 43, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Russell Doyle, tells striking civic workers outside City Hall union negotiators have ac(...)
The president of Local 43, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Russell Doyle, tells striking civic workers outside City Hall union negotiators have ac(...)
5/8/1972
Crowding around Mayor William Dennison at City Hall, striking civic workers hear that Metro Council voted to accept proposed settlement of four-week-o(...)
Crowding around Mayor William Dennison at City Hall, striking civic workers hear that Metro Council voted to accept proposed settlement of four-week-o(...)
5/8/1972
A confrontation between Alderman David Rotenberg and about two dozen striking civic workers took place yesterday in Rotenberg's office. The workers ac(...)
A confrontation between Alderman David Rotenberg and about two dozen striking civic workers took place yesterday in Rotenberg's office. The workers ac(...)
4/26/1972
Hundreds of striking Toronto Hydro workers rally in front of the utility's head office on Carlton St
Hundreds of striking Toronto Hydro workers rally in front of the utility's head office on Carlton St
2/13/1989
Hot Wait: Yen Ho Szuto, 67, shades his face from sun as he and other seniors line up for hours yesterday for pension cheques
Hot Wait: Yen Ho Szuto, 67, shades his face from sun as he and other seniors line up for hours yesterday for pension cheques
8/30/1991
Auto workers picket in Oshawa, These striking General Motors' workers are all smiles as they gather around a bonfire of wood and tires they built on t(...)
Auto workers picket in Oshawa, These striking General Motors' workers are all smiles as they gather around a bonfire of wood and tires they built on t(...)
10/17/1984
Striking postal workers form tight lines yesterday around Terminal A in case of a back-to-work movement developed
Striking postal workers form tight lines yesterday around Terminal A in case of a back-to-work movement developed
11/9/1975
Below-zero weather made life miserable for striking postal workers on the picket line at the Eastern Ave
Below-zero weather made life miserable for striking postal workers on the picket line at the Eastern Ave
12/11/1977
Striking postal workers, above, stop car on picket line
Striking postal workers, above, stop car on picket line
10/19/1978
Keeping the peace: Sgt. Stan Gaylor, stripped tie, and Constable Gary Graham, sunglasses, talk to striking workers on the picket line at Glidden Paint(...)
Keeping the peace: Sgt. Stan Gaylor, stripped tie, and Constable Gary Graham, sunglasses, talk to striking workers on the picket line at Glidden Paint(...)
5/18/1983