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Commuters lined up outside Union Station yesterday for buses to take them home

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Commuters lined up outside Union Station yesterday for buses to take them home

Date8/20/1973

Names

Goode, Jeff (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Commuters lined up outside Union Station yesterday for buses to take them home. The buses replaced the GO Transit rail service which was stopped by a rotating strike of non-operating railway workers. The strike; throughout Ontario east of the Lakehead; began at 6 a.m. yesterday and is scheduled to end at midnight tonigt. About 7;500 commuters rode buses yesterday as GO Transit chartered more than 30 buses for the rush hour service and special service to CNE.

Subject

Strikes and lockouts

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Photographs

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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_0017373F

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