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Line of duty
Line of duty

Line of duty

Date5/23/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Line of duty: A University of Toronto security guard confronts a picket yesterday at the Robarts Library as 250 striking workers temporarily bar entry to the building. The workers were protesting an impasse after three months of contract talks with university officials.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0016679F
On Emergency standby Duty at Toronto International Airport tower, John Galashan, assistant air traffic controller sits alonein front of panel of instr(...)
On Emergency standby Duty at Toronto International Airport tower, John Galashan, assistant air traffic controller sits alonein front of panel of instr(...)
Goode, Jeff
1/17/1972
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
Striking postal workers, one of whom brought his dog along, talk on picket duty outside Terminal A at Front and Bay Sts
Striking postal workers, one of whom brought his dog along, talk on picket duty outside Terminal A at Front and Bay Sts
Spremo, Boris
10/21/1975
Arriving for Picket Duty - on his bike - TTC driver Herb Dunlop pulls up at Russell Division barns on Queen St
Arriving for Picket Duty - on his bike - TTC driver Herb Dunlop pulls up at Russell Division barns on Queen St
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
9/11/1978
The strike is on. These pickets took up early duty today at Toronto Transit Commission offices at Yonge St. and Eglinton Ave. The 5,700 members of the(...)
The strike is on. These pickets took up early duty today at Toronto Transit Commission offices at Yonge St. and Eglinton Ave. The 5,700 members of the(...)
Spremo, Boris
8/12/1974
Snowman on picket duty, Students picketing Jarvis Collegiate in support of their striking teachers have built a snowman picket in front of the school,(...)
Snowman on picket duty, Students picketing Jarvis Collegiate in support of their striking teachers have built a snowman picket in front of the school,(...)
Brennan, Pat
12/3/1975
Nor rain, nor . . . One of about 60 striking letter carriers at the Canada Post station on Front St. makes his sign do double duty in the drizzle yest(...)
Nor rain, nor . . . One of about 60 striking letter carriers at the Canada Post station on Front St. makes his sign do double duty in the drizzle yest(...)
Dunlop, Al
7/3/1987
Picket Duty: For the second day, striking postal workers block the entrances and exits yesterday at a Scarborough depot at Midland Ave
Picket Duty: For the second day, striking postal workers block the entrances and exits yesterday at a Scarborough depot at Midland Ave
Canada Post Corporation
9/4/1991
Picket duty
Picket duty
Russell, Jim
8/19/1984
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
Picket duty
Picket duty
Russell, Jim
10/8/1987
Double duty
Double duty
Loek, Dick
1/27/1981