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Court clerks Ed Bavington (left) and Bruce Hind were fired this morning because they continued picketing old city hall in support of Don Jail guards, (...)
Court clerks Ed Bavington (left) and Bruce Hind were fired this morning because they continued picketing old city hall in support of Don Jail guards, (...)

Court clerks Ed Bavington (left) and Bruce Hind were fired this morning because they continued picketing old city hall in support of Don Jail guards, (...)

Date1/2/1968
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  • Court clerks Ed Bavington (left) and Bruce Hind were fired this morning because they continued picketing old city hall in support of Don Jail guards; fellow member of Canadian Union of public Employees. Striking guards are protesting transfer of jail to province with loss of their CUPE membership.
  • Court clerks Ed Bavington (left) and Bruce Hind were fired this morning because they continued picketing old city hall in support of Don Jail guards, (...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Court clerks Ed Bavington (left) and Bruce Hind were fired this morning because they continued picketing old city hall in support of Don Jail guards; fellow member of Canadian Union of public Employees. Striking guards are protesting transfer of jail to province with loss of their CUPE membership.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0016415F
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      Don jail guards, Don Martin, John Berezuk and Alex Heron Picket old city hall in bid to keep fellow union members from reporting to work as court cler(...)
      Don jail guards, Don Martin, John Berezuk and Alex Heron Picket old city hall in bid to keep fellow union members from reporting to work as court cler(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      1/2/1968
      Don jail guards scheduled to go on duty this morning show up instead with placards and picket the jail, which has a full house of 700 prisoners. Thirt(...)
      Don jail guards scheduled to go on duty this morning show up instead with placards and picket the jail, which has a full house of 700 prisoners. Thirt(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      12/30/1967
      Don jail guards scheduled to go on duty this morning show up instead with placards protesting takeover of jail by Ontario, costing them union membership, benefits
      Don jail guards scheduled to go on duty this morning show up instead with placards protesting takeover of jail by Ontario, costing them union membership, benefits
      Darrell, Dick
      12/30/1967
      Don guards march to save their union, Protesting takeover of Don jail by the provincial government, about 100 jail guards today staged Queen's Park pr(...)
      Don guards march to save their union, Protesting takeover of Don jail by the provincial government, about 100 jail guards today staged Queen's Park pr(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      12/27/1967
      Toronto's Old Don Jail is in the headlines again, as guards protest change in administration
      Toronto's Old Don Jail is in the headlines again, as guards protest change in administration
      Darrell, Dick
      1/1/1968
      City Hall (1844-1899), interior, City Clerk's office
      City Hall (1844-1899), interior, City Clerk's office
      Unknown
      1898
      A security guard stands watch at North York Council chamber as clerks prepare ballot boxes for the borough's Dec
      A security guard stands watch at North York Council chamber as clerks prepare ballot boxes for the borough's Dec
      Griffin, Doug
      11/21/1969
      Reduced price list Hart & Company's complete list of division court blanks and blank books for the use of clerks and bailiffs
      Reduced price list Hart & Company's complete list of division court blanks and blank books for the use of clerks and bailiffs
      Hart & co.
      1889
      Free at last Jail guards' union leader Sean O'Flynn, who went to jail over an illegal strike by his members, was freed today as guards sang For He's a(...)
      Free at last Jail guards' union leader Sean O'Flynn, who went to jail over an illegal strike by his members, was freed today as guards sang For He's a(...)
      Bull, Ron
      1/25/1980
      Out on $40,000 bail. Released from jail yesterday on $40,000 bail, stock promoter Myer (Mike) Rush passes a picketing jail guard. Awaiting trial on co(...)
      Out on $40,000 bail. Released from jail yesterday on $40,000 bail, stock promoter Myer (Mike) Rush passes a picketing jail guard. Awaiting trial on co(...)
      Rush, Meyer
      1/4/1968
      Guards demand better pensions, About 200 angry jail guards picket outside a downtown government building today in a protest over contract talks. The g(...)
      Guards demand better pensions, About 200 angry jail guards picket outside a downtown government building today in a protest over contract talks. The g(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      4/6/1989
      On the line: Striking postal clerks, above, are condemned by readers, in letters at left and below, one of whom argues that we have our rights, too, and one of them is to receive our mail
      On the line: Striking postal clerks, above, are condemned by readers, in letters at left and below, one of whom argues that we have our rights, too, and one of them is to receive our mail
      Russell, Jim
      7/8/1981