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In wildcat walkout in which about 300 Metro postmen left their jobs today to join a wave of similar walkouts in other Ontario areas, letter carriers p(...)
In wildcat walkout in which about 300 Metro postmen left their jobs today to join a wave of similar walkouts in other Ontario areas, letter carriers p(...)

In wildcat walkout in which about 300 Metro postmen left their jobs today to join a wave of similar walkouts in other Ontario areas, letter carriers p(...)

Date11/15/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: In wildcat walkout in which about 300 Metro postmen left their jobs today to join a wave of similar walkouts in other Ontario areas; letter carriers picket Willowdale Depot 1; on Yonge St. today. The men are protesting use of non-union employees for casual help. There are 1;500 Metro letter carriers in union.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0017186F
Moving a mountain of mail started today as Toronto's 1,400 postmen and 2,200 sorters came back to work after a six-day walkout. Toronto Post Office is(...)
Moving a mountain of mail started today as Toronto's 1,400 postmen and 2,200 sorters came back to work after a six-day walkout. Toronto Post Office is(...)
7/30/1965
Longshoremen mill about the water-front while a ship lies idle in the background on the second day of a wildcat walkout by 500 stevedores. The men sai(...)
Longshoremen mill about the water-front while a ship lies idle in the background on the second day of a wildcat walkout by 500 stevedores. The men sai(...)
7/24/1963
Historic strike: In 1965, postal workers stunned the nation with a wildcat walkout that eventually won them the right to strike
Historic strike: In 1965, postal workers stunned the nation with a wildcat walkout that eventually won them the right to strike
7/27/1965
Mail walkout begins as pickets today took up positions around Postal Terminal A in Toronto, and 34 other postal buildings in the city. Sam Chuck (righ(...)
Mail walkout begins as pickets today took up positions around Postal Terminal A in Toronto, and 34 other postal buildings in the city. Sam Chuck (righ(...)
7/18/1968
Nor rain, nor . . . One of about 60 striking letter carriers at the Canada Post station on Front St. makes his sign do double duty in the drizzle yest(...)
Nor rain, nor . . . One of about 60 striking letter carriers at the Canada Post station on Front St. makes his sign do double duty in the drizzle yest(...)
7/3/1987
Metro policemen hustle striking letter carriers out of a truck's path as the vehicle enters the Eastern Ave
Metro policemen hustle striking letter carriers out of a truck's path as the vehicle enters the Eastern Ave
6/19/1987
Nearly all hope of averting a walkout today has been abandoned by U
Nearly all hope of averting a walkout today has been abandoned by U
5/23/1946
Striking postmen vote at Coliseum on whether or not to return to jobs, Outside they carried signs protesting Judge J
Striking postmen vote at Coliseum on whether or not to return to jobs, Outside they carried signs protesting Judge J
7/29/1965
Supporting the mail strike, This letter carriers' union is issuing cards that supporters can hang on their mailboxes, to turn away letters delivered b(...)
Supporting the mail strike, This letter carriers' union is issuing cards that supporters can hang on their mailboxes, to turn away letters delivered b(...)
6/16/1987
Toronto letter carriers' officers (l to r) Frank Bramley, Frank Demchuk, Bob Clark, They searched the rule book before calling for vote of non-confidence in president Bill Dawson
Toronto letter carriers' officers (l to r) Frank Bramley, Frank Demchuk, Bob Clark, They searched the rule book before calling for vote of non-confidence in president Bill Dawson
8/6/1965
Striking letter carriers, above, picket outside postal station during recent mail strike
Striking letter carriers, above, picket outside postal station during recent mail strike
9/22/1978
Two delivery truck drivers are part of the first picket line set up by the 19,000-member Letter Carriers Union at the South Central postal facility on(...)
Two delivery truck drivers are part of the first picket line set up by the 19,000-member Letter Carriers Union at the South Central postal facility on(...)
9/21/1978