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launched a strike at midnight. Joanne Leader, right, joined one of the first pickets at the South Central sorting plant on Eastern Ave., while 24,000 (...)
launched a strike at midnight. Joanne Leader, right, joined one of the first pickets at the South Central sorting plant on Eastern Ave., while 24,000 (...)

launched a strike at midnight. Joanne Leader, right, joined one of the first pickets at the South Central sorting plant on Eastern Ave., while 24,000 (...)

Date6/29/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: launched a strike at midnight. Joanne Leader; right; joined one of the first pickets at the South Central sorting plant on Eastern Ave.; while 24;000 others prepared to do the same across the country.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0017252F
Replacement workers keep their heads down as they are bused past striking postal workers and into the South Central plant on Eastern Ave
Replacement workers keep their heads down as they are bused past striking postal workers and into the South Central plant on Eastern Ave
10/11/1987
There's still coffee money left, and pickets outside the General Motors plant in Oshawa take time out for coffee and doughnuts. But strike funds for 2(...)
There's still coffee money left, and pickets outside the General Motors plant in Oshawa take time out for coffee and doughnuts. But strike funds for 2(...)
10/23/1970
Truckloads of supplies, that drivers attempted to move into the strike-bound Stelco plant at Hamilton, were turned back by pickets yesterday. Police h(...)
Truckloads of supplies, that drivers attempted to move into the strike-bound Stelco plant at Hamilton, were turned back by pickets yesterday. Police h(...)
8/23/1946
Hold that line, Pickets at the strike-bound plant of Butcher Engineering Enterprises of Brampton attempt to hold back a car trying to cross the line t(...)
Hold that line, Pickets at the strike-bound plant of Butcher Engineering Enterprises of Brampton attempt to hold back a car trying to cross the line t(...)
9/17/1979
Policemen start to remove, some of the pickets who sat on the roadway this morning trying to block across to the Becker's milk plant on Warden Ave. Ab(...)
Policemen start to remove, some of the pickets who sat on the roadway this morning trying to block across to the Becker's milk plant on Warden Ave. Ab(...)
6/14/1977
The strike is on. These pickets took up early duty today at Toronto Transit Commission offices at Yonge St. and Eglinton Ave. The 5,700 members of the(...)
The strike is on. These pickets took up early duty today at Toronto Transit Commission offices at Yonge St. and Eglinton Ave. The 5,700 members of the(...)
8/12/1974
In a personal protest against mail the strike, 71-year-old pensioner pickets postal workers outside Toronto Post Office's Terminal One at Bay and Fron(...)
In a personal protest against mail the strike, 71-year-old pensioner pickets postal workers outside Toronto Post Office's Terminal One at Bay and Fron(...)
11/19/1975
On the inside looking out at Eastern High, Teachers picket on first day of their strike across Metro
On the inside looking out at Eastern High, Teachers picket on first day of their strike across Metro
11/12/1975
Ranks Swollen by sympathetic workers from 28 Windsor area plants, 8,000 pickets marched in front of the two main gates of the Ford plant today. An are(...)
Ranks Swollen by sympathetic workers from 28 Windsor area plants, 8,000 pickets marched in front of the two main gates of the Ford plant today. An are(...)
11/5/1945
Orville reid and his dog, Bambi, lead a picket line today outside the Canadian National Institute for the Blind headquarters on Bayview Ave. Pickets, (...)
Orville reid and his dog, Bambi, lead a picket line today outside the Canadian National Institute for the Blind headquarters on Bayview Ave. Pickets, (...)
3/22/1977
Kapuskasing Millworkers hear plea to ignore pickets, keep big paper plant open
Kapuskasing Millworkers hear plea to ignore pickets, keep big paper plant open
2/13/1963
Trainload of scrap entering Stelco Plant at Hamilton Provokes Brawl between police and pickets
Trainload of scrap entering Stelco Plant at Hamilton Provokes Brawl between police and pickets
8/5/1966