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Striking workers from Toronto Western Hospital protest at Queen's Park today, vowing to camp on the lawn of the Legislature until they get their jobs (...)
Striking workers from Toronto Western Hospital protest at Queen's Park today, vowing to camp on the lawn of the Legislature until they get their jobs (...)

Striking workers from Toronto Western Hospital protest at Queen's Park today, vowing to camp on the lawn of the Legislature until they get their jobs (...)

Date8/8/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Striking workers from Toronto Western Hospital protest at Queen's Park today; vowing to camp on the lawn of the Legislature until they get their jobs back. The strikers; who perform non-medical work at the hospital walked out July 12; on July 24; the hospital fired 350 of them. A union spokesman said the strikers are about to be thrown out of their houses. He expected 1;500 to camp out tonight.
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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, (...)
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Camping out at Queen's Park, strikers from Toronto Western Hospital say they'll stay there until the provincial government helps them get back the job(...)
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