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Camping out on lawns in front of Queen's Park, about 200 striking workers from Toronto Western Hospital put up tents and settled down to lunch today, (...)
Camping out on lawns in front of Queen's Park, about 200 striking workers from Toronto Western Hospital put up tents and settled down to lunch today, (...)

Camping out on lawns in front of Queen's Park, about 200 striking workers from Toronto Western Hospital put up tents and settled down to lunch today, (...)

Date8/8/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Camping out on lawns in front of Queen's Park; about 200 striking workers from Toronto Western Hospital put up tents and settled down to lunch today; vowing to stay until they get their jobs back. Patrick Murphy; president of hospital workers' union; said he expects as many as 1;500 protesters to take part in the sit-in tonight. The strikers were given permission to use the washrooms in the Legislature.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0016920F
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