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Garment workers protest imports
Garment workers protest imports

Garment workers protest imports

Date11/2/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Garment workers protest imports. Cliff Pilkey, president of the Ontario Federation of Labor, speaks to some of more than 700 members of International Ladies' Garment Workers Union who walked off job yesterday to protest cheap imports. Union says 20 factories have closed with a loss of 887 jobs since 1973 as imports have taken about 55 per cent of the market, up from about 35 per cent. Industry officials co-operated with demonstration because the industry has an anti-import policy.
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About 1,500 Members of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union demontrated yesterday in the heart of the garment district on Spadina Ave., to urge limits on clothing imports. [Incomplete]
About 1,500 Members of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union demontrated yesterday in the heart of the garment district on Spadina Ave., to urge limits on clothing imports. [Incomplete]
4/25/1973
Their Jobs Eliminated by Ottawa's quotas on shoe imports, Frank Van Beek (left), Ray Haines (right) and a third employee of Shoe Import Co
Their Jobs Eliminated by Ottawa's quotas on shoe imports, Frank Van Beek (left), Ray Haines (right) and a third employee of Shoe Import Co
12/5/1977
Garment workers: Canada employs approximately 120,000 people in the garment industry
Garment workers: Canada employs approximately 120,000 people in the garment industry
3/17/1984
Henry Ford II reveals new car. To compete with small imports
Henry Ford II reveals new car. To compete with small imports
9/11/1968
David cossar. Imports out of sight
David cossar. Imports out of sight
7/6/1973
A warning an auto jobs. Retiring Ford boss sees imports gaining bigger share
A warning an auto jobs. Retiring Ford boss sees imports gaining bigger share
12/21/1991
Stoppage of food supplies is a heavy blow to Bolivia which normally imports 90 per cent
Stoppage of food supplies is a heavy blow to Bolivia which normally imports 90 per cent
10/23/1948
Traditional bread: Robert Marchese of Friull Fine Foods says his shop imports Colomba, a dove-shaped egg bread, from Italy each Easter.
Traditional bread: Robert Marchese of Friull Fine Foods says his shop imports Colomba, a dove-shaped egg bread, from Italy each Easter.
3/30/1990
Canadian birds are old hat to these Cree Indian children from the mohawk Institute, a residential school in Brantford, who met some imports ar Riverda(...)
Canadian birds are old hat to these Cree Indian children from the mohawk Institute, a residential school in Brantford, who met some imports ar Riverda(...)
5/27/1966
New fall imports! : C. Shaver, has now opened out the contents of 50 packages : new English, German and French autumn and winter goods
New fall imports! : C. Shaver, has now opened out the contents of 50 packages : new English, German and French autumn and winter goods
1867
Michael Davis: President of thriving L. Davis Textiles is one of the beneficiaries of Canadian quotas on textile imports but he complains of gross abuse of quota limits by customs officials to ensure that annual limits are not exceeded. Davis' Toronto firm, which specializes in children's sleepwear, employs 200. About 200,000 are employed in the industry nationally.
Michael Davis: President of thriving L. Davis Textiles is one of the beneficiaries of Canadian quotas on textile imports but he complains of gross abuse of quota limits by customs officials to ensure that annual limits are not exceeded. Davis' Toronto firm, which specializes in children's sleepwear, employs 200. About 200,000 are employed in the industry nationally.
1/10/1980
What's up? A newly hatched cockatiel takes a look at the world as he stands on the hand of John Bennett, the birdman of Durham. The Uxbridge resident imports and breeds exotic birds and has a stock of 400 feathered friends ranging from finches to toucans.
What's up? A newly hatched cockatiel takes a look at the world as he stands on the hand of John Bennett, the birdman of Durham. The Uxbridge resident imports and breeds exotic birds and has a stock of 400 feathered friends ranging from finches to toucans.
6/15/1982