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Angry postal workers burn their union cards after they were refused entry to a meeting of 3,000 striking Metro postal workers at Queen Elizabeth Build(...)
Angry postal workers burn their union cards after they were refused entry to a meeting of 3,000 striking Metro postal workers at Queen Elizabeth Build(...)

Angry postal workers burn their union cards after they were refused entry to a meeting of 3,000 striking Metro postal workers at Queen Elizabeth Build(...)

Date12/1/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Angry postal workers burn their union cards after they were refused entry to a meeting of 3;000 striking Metro postal workers at Queen Elizabeth Building last night. They were told they couldn't enter because they had returned to work. They were told they couldn't enter because they had returned to work. Sandra Darmos (left) and Sheila Burns (right) work in Don Mills post office.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0017222F
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