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Walking the line: Striking workers picket the Sheraton Centre today, joining 3,000 others across Metro, after contract negotiations broke down
Walking the line: Striking workers picket the Sheraton Centre today, joining 3,000 others across Metro, after contract negotiations broke down

Walking the line: Striking workers picket the Sheraton Centre today, joining 3,000 others across Metro, after contract negotiations broke down

Date4/9/1984
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  • Walking the line: Striking workers picket the Sheraton Centre today; joining 3;000 others across Metro; after contract negotiations broke down.
  • Walking the line: Striking workers picket the Sheraton Centre today, joining 3,000 others across Metro, after contract negotiations broke down
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Original Toronto Star caption: Walking the line: Striking workers picket the Sheraton Centre today; joining 3;000 others across Metro; after contract negotiations broke down.
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