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A Stalemate: James Strand, an engineer's assistant, works on a construction project while talks between 80,000 Ontario construction workers and their employers go on
A Stalemate: James Strand, an engineer's assistant, works on a construction project while talks between 80,000 Ontario construction workers and their employers go on

A Stalemate: James Strand, an engineer's assistant, works on a construction project while talks between 80,000 Ontario construction workers and their employers go on

Date4/28/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Stalemate: James Strand; an engineer's assistant; works on a construction project while talks between 80;000 Ontario construction workers and their employers go on.
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