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Strikers told jobs wiped out, Strikers at the Purolator Products plant in Mississauga huddle around a fire today discussing the company's bombshell no(...)
Strikers told jobs wiped out, Strikers at the Purolator Products plant in Mississauga huddle around a fire today discussing the company's bombshell no(...)

Strikers told jobs wiped out, Strikers at the Purolator Products plant in Mississauga huddle around a fire today discussing the company's bombshell no(...)

Date10/17/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Strikers told jobs wiped out; Strikers at the Purolator Products plant in Mississauga huddle around a fire today discussing the company's bombshell notice -- slipped under their doors at home -- saying they have been laid off and the filter plant closed down.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0017111F
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