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Striking workers of Toronto Western Hospital sit outside the Supreme Court of Canada on Queen St
Striking workers of Toronto Western Hospital sit outside the Supreme Court of Canada on Queen St

Striking workers of Toronto Western Hospital sit outside the Supreme Court of Canada on Queen St

Date7/13/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Striking workers of Toronto Western Hospital sit outside the Supreme Court of Canada on Queen St. W. today during a hearing on the hospital's request for an injunction that would send them back to work. The union negotiating committee had refused to enter the courtroom unless 350 parading pickets were admitted.
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