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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

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

Date12/30/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0016416F
      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(...)
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      Darrell, Dick
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      Goode, Jeff
      12/27/1967
      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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      Darrell, Dick
      1/2/1968
      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(...)
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      Darrell, Dick
      1/2/1968
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      1/25/1980
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      Darrell, Dick
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/12/1978
      Metro Greeks say no to arms aid, Members of Metro's Greek Canadian community carried placards yesterday protesting the White House's proposed near-doubling of arms aid to Turkey
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      Mahler, John
      3/20/1983
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      Lennon, Frank
      4/6/1989
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      9/26/1974
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