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Striking bell: Off the job for the first time in eight years, Bell Canada operators and technicians set up picket lines today at the company's head office on Trinity Square
Striking bell: Off the job for the first time in eight years, Bell Canada operators and technicians set up picket lines today at the company's head office on Trinity Square

Striking bell: Off the job for the first time in eight years, Bell Canada operators and technicians set up picket lines today at the company's head office on Trinity Square

Date6/27/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Striking bell: Off the job for the first time in eight years; Bell Canada operators and technicians set up picket lines today at the company's head office on Trinity Square.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0017074F
      Operators Alice Souch (left) and Annie Trenouth (at the switchboard), and manager Wesley Shaw were the staff of Bell Telephone Company's Bowmanville office in 1898. Bowmanville, Ontario
      Operators Alice Souch (left) and Annie Trenouth (at the switchboard), and manager Wesley Shaw were the staff of Bell Telephone Company's Bowmanville office in 1898. Bowmanville, Ontario
      Bell Telephone Company of Canada
      1898
      Technicians picket the front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Adelaide St
      Technicians picket the front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Adelaide St
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      9/12/1988
      Bell Canada operators in Ontario and Quebec finish voting today on whether to strike
      Bell Canada operators in Ontario and Quebec finish voting today on whether to strike
      Bull, Ron
      5/16/1978
      Striking Staff Members have set up a picket line outside the Don Mills head office of the Ontario Federation of Labor, closing the central labor organ(...)
      Striking Staff Members have set up a picket line outside the Don Mills head office of the Ontario Federation of Labor, closing the central labor organ(...)
      Loek, Dick
      3/2/1977
      Bell Operators are among white collar workers who are coming to recognize that collective bargaining is a necessity, says Stanley Little
      Bell Operators are among white collar workers who are coming to recognize that collective bargaining is a necessity, says Stanley Little
      Teskey, Frank
      8/30/1972
      Metro Police Guide Cars through picket lines at York University set up by the striking 1,000 members of the school's non-teaching staff. They are seek(...)
      Metro Police Guide Cars through picket lines at York University set up by the striking 1,000 members of the school's non-teaching staff. They are seek(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      9/20/1978
      Dominion Telegraph Institute, 34 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario : established for the special purpose of qualifying operators for the new telegraph lines now building through Canada
      Dominion Telegraph Institute, 34 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario : established for the special purpose of qualifying operators for the new telegraph lines now building through Canada
      Allen, John, Jr.
      1869
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      Bell Canada workers on a wildcat strike picket the company's Adelaide St
      Bull, Ron
      10/22/1971
      Hot seller: Bell vice-president Charles Labarge shows off Alex, a computer terminal that links to phone lines to provide users up to 300 services
      Hot seller: Bell vice-president Charles Labarge shows off Alex, a computer terminal that links to phone lines to provide users up to 300 services
      Griffin, Doug
      4/30/1990
      New directions: Wang Canada Ltd. has set new strategies in line with its parent company's attempt to broaden product lines and markets.
      New directions: Wang Canada Ltd. has set new strategies in line with its parent company's attempt to broaden product lines and markets.
      Bull, Ron
      6/1/1987
      Ontario hydro employee George Cole pickets the company's head office at 620 University Ave
      Ontario hydro employee George Cole pickets the company's head office at 620 University Ave
      Geo, Mario
      6/21/1972
      Last shift. Striking railway workers walk off their jobs at the CPR John St. yards on their way to the picket line as the strike spread rapidly across(...)
      Last shift. Striking railway workers walk off their jobs at the CPR John St. yards on their way to the picket line as the strike spread rapidly across(...)
      Darrell, Dick
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