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Arthur Stevenson, right, the city's most powerful bureaucrat, says people are winning . . . jobs on ability in a fair, open system.
Arthur Stevenson, right, the city's most powerful bureaucrat, says people are winning . . . jobs on ability in a fair, open system.

Arthur Stevenson, right, the city's most powerful bureaucrat, says people are winning . . . jobs on ability in a fair, open system.

Date4/8/1988
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Street talk: Social worker Stan Chong, centre, chats with Stewart, left, and Stephen at video parior in Scarborough. Chong's job is to cruise the city's youth hangouts in search of the unemployed who have either been forgotten by the system or have simply opted out. Once he locates them, he advises them on how to go about finding a job.
Street talk: Social worker Stan Chong, centre, chats with Stewart, left, and Stephen at video parior in Scarborough. Chong's job is to cruise the city's youth hangouts in search of the unemployed who have either been forgotten by the system or have simply opted out. Once he locates them, he advises them on how to go about finding a job.
2/22/1984
Management Consultant James Bennett, Most females are in low-pay jobs, he says.
Management Consultant James Bennett, Most females are in low-pay jobs, he says.
3/24/1977
Afte losing jobs, some white-collar workers such as Frank Polan, above, decide to set up their own home-based businesses, most report being much happier with their new situations
Afte losing jobs, some white-collar workers such as Frank Polan, above, decide to set up their own home-based businesses, most report being much happier with their new situations
2/3/1992
Recession and job losses have cast a pall on Canada's ability to rebuild a healthy economy. But is the outlook so gloomy? [Incomplete]
Recession and job losses have cast a pall on Canada's ability to rebuild a healthy economy. But is the outlook so gloomy? [Incomplete]
4/2/1992
G.B. Lee: A bureaucrat in his native China, he tries to escape from his current occupation as a dishwasher b working 24 hours a week as a parking lot attendant.
G.B. Lee: A bureaucrat in his native China, he tries to escape from his current occupation as a dishwasher b working 24 hours a week as a parking lot attendant.
8/4/1988
Corn at the crossroads: Town living has no allure for Eunice and Russell Sloan, who promise to fight to keep their family farm out of the hands of the dumpsite bureaucrats
Corn at the crossroads: Town living has no allure for Eunice and Russell Sloan, who promise to fight to keep their family farm out of the hands of the dumpsite bureaucrats
7/16/1992
The leader: Gerry Caplan, head of the unit, says of his staff: 'My guys are looser. They come from a broader background. We're less naturally bureaucrats. But still he has trouble with employees. said one member: He always plays politics, even among his staff'.
The leader: Gerry Caplan, head of the unit, says of his staff: 'My guys are looser. They come from a broader background. We're less naturally bureaucrats. But still he has trouble with employees. said one member: He always plays politics, even among his staff'.
2/25/1982
Don Richard: 'Industrial jobs pay considerably more dollars than service jobs, and what's been happening in Metro is that high-paying jobs have been replaced with low-paying jobs'
Don Richard: 'Industrial jobs pay considerably more dollars than service jobs, and what's been happening in Metro is that high-paying jobs have been replaced with low-paying jobs'
7/13/1973
Sometimes called the most powerful man in Toronto, because he can get things fixed fast, works commissioner Ray Bremner says he doesn't play politics with city aidermen: 'I would never try to get a politician through his constituents.'
Sometimes called the most powerful man in Toronto, because he can get things fixed fast, works commissioner Ray Bremner says he doesn't play politics with city aidermen: 'I would never try to get a politician through his constituents.'
1/21/1985
Students who worked for the TTC last year return to fill 70 per cent of the 125 jobs available. Personnel director Lloyd Berney goes through some of the application for remaining jobs, 50 are received for each one.
Students who worked for the TTC last year return to fill 70 per cent of the 125 jobs available. Personnel director Lloyd Berney goes through some of the application for remaining jobs, 50 are received for each one.
4/9/1969
On the job: Former construction worker Vito Giovannetti, right, who now runs his own company, talks with Ed Boone, one of his new employees who was hired under a program set up by the Workers' Compensation Board to find jobs for disabled workers
On the job: Former construction worker Vito Giovannetti, right, who now runs his own company, talks with Ed Boone, one of his new employees who was hired under a program set up by the Workers' Compensation Board to find jobs for disabled workers
6/5/1983
Made to measure: Ken Moore, director of the vegetable competition at the Woodbridge Fall Fair, has only five weeks to grow his pumpkin to prize-winning size
Made to measure: Ken Moore, director of the vegetable competition at the Woodbridge Fall Fair, has only five weeks to grow his pumpkin to prize-winning size
8/23/1990