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Police shoved pickets back outside the Artistic Woodwork Co
Police shoved pickets back outside the Artistic Woodwork Co

Police shoved pickets back outside the Artistic Woodwork Co

Date11/14/1973
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  • Police shoved pickets back outside the Artistic Woodwork Co. in North York yesterday; when about 250 pickets linked arms and tried to stop carloads of workers trying to drive into the plant. Police said 15 persons were arrested and charged with common assault; bringing to 102 the number arrested since the strike began Aug. 12. Premier William Davis has turned down a request by Ontario NDP Leader Stephen Lewis that he intervene personally to end strike.
  • Police shoved pickets back outside the Artistic Woodwork Co
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Original Toronto Star caption: Police shoved pickets back outside the Artistic Woodwork Co. in North York yesterday; when about 250 pickets linked arms and tried to stop carloads of workers trying to drive into the plant. Police said 15 persons were arrested and charged with common assault; bringing to 102 the number arrested since the strike began Aug. 12. Premier William Davis has turned down a request by Ontario NDP Leader Stephen Lewis that he intervene personally to end strike.
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Police And Pickets scuffle outside Artistic Woodwork Co
Police And Pickets scuffle outside Artistic Woodwork Co
Barkley, Harold
11/14/1973
A picket is hauled off by police yesterday outside the Artistic Woodwork Co
A picket is hauled off by police yesterday outside the Artistic Woodwork Co
Barkley, Harold
11/14/1973
Picket-line clash at the strikebound Artistic Woodwork Co
Picket-line clash at the strikebound Artistic Woodwork Co
Dutton, Don
10/16/1973
On the picket line at Artistic Woodwork
On the picket line at Artistic Woodwork
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
11/12/1973
Police outnumber metro outside workers' pickets by better than two to one on chilly and nearly deserted Nathan Phillips square today, All days off for(...)
Police outnumber metro outside workers' pickets by better than two to one on chilly and nearly deserted Nathan Phillips square today, All days off for(...)
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
11/5/1966
Black door scuffle outside the struck Peterborough Examiner takes place between pickets and police as the officers make an unsuccessful attempt to get(...)
Black door scuffle outside the struck Peterborough Examiner takes place between pickets and police as the officers make an unsuccessful attempt to get(...)
Roworth, Eddy
11/9/1968
Three cheers were given to opposition Leader Robert Stanfield by pickets outside Consumers' Gas Co
Three cheers were given to opposition Leader Robert Stanfield by pickets outside Consumers' Gas Co
Goode, Jeff
1/21/1971
Truckloads of supplies, that drivers attempted to move into the strike-bound Stelco plant at Hamilton, were turned back by pickets yesterday. Police h(...)
Truckloads of supplies, that drivers attempted to move into the strike-bound Stelco plant at Hamilton, were turned back by pickets yesterday. Police h(...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
8/23/1946
Strikes - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Artistic woodwork
Strikes - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Artistic woodwork
Barkley, Harold
11/14/1973
Strikes - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Artistic woodwork
Strikes - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Artistic woodwork
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
11/12/1973
How to picket in the rain, Pickets Bernie Gorman (left) and Merton Ryan ducked into telephone booths to escape driving rain yesterday outside the post(...)
How to picket in the rain, Pickets Bernie Gorman (left) and Merton Ryan ducked into telephone booths to escape driving rain yesterday outside the post(...)
Spremo, Boris
4/22/1974
Orville reid and his dog, Bambi, lead a picket line today outside the Canadian National Institute for the Blind headquarters on Bayview Ave. Pickets, (...)
Orville reid and his dog, Bambi, lead a picket line today outside the Canadian National Institute for the Blind headquarters on Bayview Ave. Pickets, (...)
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
3/22/1977