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Bell Canada operators in Ontario and Quebec finish voting today on whether to strike
Bell Canada operators in Ontario and Quebec finish voting today on whether to strike

Bell Canada operators in Ontario and Quebec finish voting today on whether to strike

Date5/16/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bell Canada operators in Ontario and Quebec finish voting today on whether to strike. Money is an issue; so are work rules under which operators have to ask for permission to go to the bathroom. They say computerized system adds to work pressure; they're allowed 26 seconds to handle each call.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0017883F
Operators Alice Souch (left) and Annie Trenouth (at the switchboard), and manager Wesley Shaw were the staff of Bell Telephone Company's Bowmanville office in 1898. Bowmanville, Ontario
Operators Alice Souch (left) and Annie Trenouth (at the switchboard), and manager Wesley Shaw were the staff of Bell Telephone Company's Bowmanville office in 1898. Bowmanville, Ontario
1898
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Plaque of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada. Brantford, Ontario
Plaque of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada. Brantford, Ontario
6/2/1930
Peek-a-boo: Bell Canada says phone booths at corner of Yonge and Adelaide don't block view of Fleming memorial plaque, and there's no need to move them
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5/7/1982
On the line, A Bell Canada crew worked last night to repair severed telephone cable in Mississauga which affected service in Milton and Campbellville as well
On the line, A Bell Canada crew worked last night to repair severed telephone cable in Mississauga which affected service in Milton and Campbellville as well
1/20/1981
It's the SP-1 being checked at Bell Canada, Toronto, by foreman Randy Brushey
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Bell Canada employees Doug Barton and Doug Lithgow repair a line on Goreway Dr. in Malton
Bell Canada employees Doug Barton and Doug Lithgow repair a line on Goreway Dr. in Malton
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The first woman telephone installer hired by Bell Canada is 23-year-old Lorraine Wilkin, who took off her safety glasses for pictures on a pole and (i(...)
The first woman telephone installer hired by Bell Canada is 23-year-old Lorraine Wilkin, who took off her safety glasses for pictures on a pole and (i(...)
2/19/1973
All Kinds of telephones, from ultra-modern to the old and elegant styles, can be used in an area of Scarborough where Bell Canada has installed phone (...)
All Kinds of telephones, from ultra-modern to the old and elegant styles, can be used in an area of Scarborough where Bell Canada has installed phone (...)
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'New look' in phones -- shades of the '20s, Yielding to customer demand, Bell Canada has decided to introduce antique-style telephones similar to thos(...)
'New look' in phones -- shades of the '20s, Yielding to customer demand, Bell Canada has decided to introduce antique-style telephones similar to thos(...)
5/13/1973
Talk shopping: At a Bell Canada Phonecentre Suzane Edwards shows that her employer sells and rents numerous types of exotic telephones
Talk shopping: At a Bell Canada Phonecentre Suzane Edwards shows that her employer sells and rents numerous types of exotic telephones
5/21/1982
Break for the deaf: Wilma Kracko of Missisauga, deaf since she was 7, is making a call using Bell Canada's new relay service
Break for the deaf: Wilma Kracko of Missisauga, deaf since she was 7, is making a call using Bell Canada's new relay service
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