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Bundled against cold, striking postal clerk Ilona Laney huddles today in the picket line on Front St

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Bundled against cold, striking postal clerk Ilona Laney huddles today in the picket line on Front St

Date12/12/1977

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Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Bundled against cold; striking postal clerk Ilona Laney huddles today in the picket line on Front St. at Terminal A. Postmaster-General Jean-Jacques Blais said he was hopeful that talks with union leaders today would resolve the walkout. A nation-wide postal strike has been threatened.

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Strikes and lockouts

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0017206F

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