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Seeking equal pay raises won by general hospital nurses last week, about three dozen psychiatric nurses employed by the Ontario government picketed Qu(...)
Seeking equal pay raises won by general hospital nurses last week, about three dozen psychiatric nurses employed by the Ontario government picketed Qu(...)

Seeking equal pay raises won by general hospital nurses last week, about three dozen psychiatric nurses employed by the Ontario government picketed Qu(...)

Date7/22/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Seeking equal pay raises won by general hospital nurses last week; about three dozen psychiatric nurses employed by the Ontario government picketed Queen's Park yesterday. Gerda von Bitter (front) from Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital said under their expired contract; their wages ranged from about $636 to $880 a month.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011425F
Country:Canada
Building, monument or park:Queen's Park (Toronto, Ont.)
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:University
Province or state:Ontario
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