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Mississauga fireman Len Hadley has won a fight to stay on the job after his employers tried to retire him at age 60
Mississauga fireman Len Hadley has won a fight to stay on the job after his employers tried to retire him at age 60

Mississauga fireman Len Hadley has won a fight to stay on the job after his employers tried to retire him at age 60

Date4/13/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mississauga fireman Len Hadley has won a fight to stay on the job after his employers tried to retire him at age 60. The case is one of three recent ones to Ontario involving compulsory retirement. Some authorities now are coming to the view that the tendency to lower retirement ages is undesirable for both society and the individual involved.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0106753F
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