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The vote today by striking Toronto Transit Commission workers on whether to return to work is illegal, Labor Minister John MacBeth says
The vote today by striking Toronto Transit Commission workers on whether to return to work is illegal, Labor Minister John MacBeth says

The vote today by striking Toronto Transit Commission workers on whether to return to work is illegal, Labor Minister John MacBeth says

Date9/2/1974
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Labor minister John MacBeth took a tough stand yesterday as he reportedly told transit union representatives that government might legislate them back to work
Labor minister John MacBeth took a tough stand yesterday as he reportedly told transit union representatives that government might legislate them back to work
8/26/1974
Workers rise early to vote, Striking TTC workers turned out early this morning at the Inn on the Park to begin voting on what was billed as the Ontario Labor Relations Board final offer
Workers rise early to vote, Striking TTC workers turned out early this morning at the Inn on the Park to begin voting on what was billed as the Ontario Labor Relations Board final offer
9/19/1991
Postal Workers Vote On Strike, The decisive ballots in the vote on whether there will be a nation-wide postal strike are being cast today and tomorrow(...)
Postal Workers Vote On Strike, The decisive ballots in the vote on whether there will be a nation-wide postal strike are being cast today and tomorrow(...)
10/15/1975
Striking postmen vote at Coliseum on whether or not to return to jobs, Outside they carried signs protesting Judge J
Striking postmen vote at Coliseum on whether or not to return to jobs, Outside they carried signs protesting Judge J
7/29/1965
Forty-Eight hours before they are due to vote on whether to accept the school boards' offer, striking secondary school teachers showed up today on pic(...)
Forty-Eight hours before they are due to vote on whether to accept the school boards' offer, striking secondary school teachers showed up today on pic(...)
1/5/1976
Voting on two proposals to end the 18-day transit strike, Toronto Transit Commission workers gather at the Broom and Stone Club in Scarborough. Early (...)
Voting on two proposals to end the 18-day transit strike, Toronto Transit Commission workers gather at the Broom and Stone Club in Scarborough. Early (...)
8/29/1974
Capitulating to demands of transit workers, Toronto Transit Commission chairman Ralph Day tells reporters that contract agreement has been reached wit(...)
Capitulating to demands of transit workers, Toronto Transit Commission chairman Ralph Day tells reporters that contract agreement has been reached wit(...)
8/21/1968
Metro's outside workers vote on settlement reached during weekend talks, Members of CUPE cast ballots at Queen Elizabeth Building today, will know results after Toronto workers vote
Metro's outside workers vote on settlement reached during weekend talks, Members of CUPE cast ballots at Queen Elizabeth Building today, will know results after Toronto workers vote
11/7/1966
Image shows a bus being loaded on a big ship.
Next stop; Lima. Toronto dock workers load one of 25 buses decommissioned by the Toronto Transit Commission on to a freighter at Pier 51 near Cherry St. and Unwin Ave. yesterday. The buses; taken out of service after 18 years; and two city garbage trucks are bound for Lima; Peru.
4/30/1991
Union President Leonard Moynehan has won for Toronto Transit Commission workers an offer of a 19
Union President Leonard Moynehan has won for Toronto Transit Commission workers an offer of a 19
8/11/1972
Voting on whether to end the 23-day transit strike, George Key casts a ballot in Toronto Transit Commission Russell yards at Queen St. near Coxwell Av(...)
Voting on whether to end the 23-day transit strike, George Key casts a ballot in Toronto Transit Commission Russell yards at Queen St. near Coxwell Av(...)
9/3/1974
Labor minister John MacBeth
Labor minister John MacBeth
5/2/1973