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Angry civic workers, including garbagemen, who were on strike earlier this year, confront Alderman David Rotenberg in his office. Rotenberg, who was a(...)
Angry civic workers, including garbagemen, who were on strike earlier this year, confront Alderman David Rotenberg in his office. Rotenberg, who was a(...)

Angry civic workers, including garbagemen, who were on strike earlier this year, confront Alderman David Rotenberg in his office. Rotenberg, who was a(...)

Date4/26/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Angry civic workers; including garbagemen; who were on strike earlier this year; confront Alderman David Rotenberg in his office. Rotenberg; who was a member of the city's negotiating team; said the 18 per cent raise over two years won by the strikers has set off a chain reaction and that it will have a long-term cumulative effect.
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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(...)
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Angry striker, Confronts Rotenberg
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