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Arriving for Picket Duty - on his bike - TTC driver Herb Dunlop pulls up at Russell Division barns on Queen St
Arriving for Picket Duty - on his bike - TTC driver Herb Dunlop pulls up at Russell Division barns on Queen St

Arriving for Picket Duty - on his bike - TTC driver Herb Dunlop pulls up at Russell Division barns on Queen St

Date9/11/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Arriving for Picket Duty - on his bike - TTC driver Herb Dunlop pulls up at Russell Division barns on Queen St. this morning. He's one of 7;000 Amalgamated Transit Union members who are on strike. Last transit strike in 1974 lasted 23 days.
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