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On A Wildcat Strike, postal workers picket Terminal A at Front and Bay Sts
On A Wildcat Strike, postal workers picket Terminal A at Front and Bay Sts

On A Wildcat Strike, postal workers picket Terminal A at Front and Bay Sts

Date2/10/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: On A Wildcat Strike; postal workers picket Terminal A at Front and Bay Sts. yesterday after a noisy meeting in the King Edward Sheraton Hotel. Union Steward Jerry Parashchyniak; 26; a whose firing set off the strike; makes the victory sign; Bob Kimura; president of the Toronto local of the union; who led the walkout; is at right. About 120 carriers honored picket line today; stopping downtown deliveries.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0017196F
      Striking postal workers picket outside Terminal A, at Bay and Front Sts
      Striking postal workers picket outside Terminal A, at Bay and Front Sts
      Dutton, Don
      10/21/1975
      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
      In a personal protest against mail the strike, 71-year-old pensioner pickets postal workers outside Toronto Post Office's Terminal One at Bay and Fron(...)
      In a personal protest against mail the strike, 71-year-old pensioner pickets postal workers outside Toronto Post Office's Terminal One at Bay and Fron(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      11/19/1975
      The backlog of mail piled up in Terminal A during the 11-day postal strike began to move today after maintenance workers lifted their picket lines. So(...)
      The backlog of mail piled up in Terminal A during the 11-day postal strike began to move today after maintenance workers lifted their picket lines. So(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      2/28/1975
      Representing Businesses hurt by the postal strike, about 75 pickets march outside the Royal York Hotel yesterday, across Front St. from striking postal workers and sympathizers. [Incomplete]
      Representing Businesses hurt by the postal strike, about 75 pickets march outside the Royal York Hotel yesterday, across Front St. from striking postal workers and sympathizers. [Incomplete]
      Lennon, Frank
      10/28/1975
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      Historic strike: In 1965, postal workers stunned the nation with a wildcat walkout that eventually won them the right to strike
      Grant, Frank
      7/27/1965
      Bell Canada workers on a wildcat strike picket the company's Adelaide St
      Bell Canada workers on a wildcat strike picket the company's Adelaide St
      Bull, Ron
      10/22/1971
      Touring Toronto post office, Postmaster-General Eric Kierans shakes hands with postal workers in the main terminal on Front St. yesterday. Postal work(...)
      Touring Toronto post office, Postmaster-General Eric Kierans shakes hands with postal workers in the main terminal on Front St. yesterday. Postal work(...)
      Kierans, Eric W., 1914-2004
      2/14/1969
      Dense Smoke billows out of Postal Terminal A at Bay and Front Sts
      Dense Smoke billows out of Postal Terminal A at Bay and Front Sts
      Spremo, Boris
      11/25/1974
      Crossing the picket lines of inside workers, letter-carriers leave the main postal station on Bay St
      Crossing the picket lines of inside workers, letter-carriers leave the main postal station on Bay St
      Goode, Jeff
      4/20/1974
      Getting their mail away despite the postal strike, people line up patiently in front of express window at bus terminal on Bay St., some of them using (...)
      Getting their mail away despite the postal strike, people line up patiently in front of express window at bus terminal on Bay St., some of them using (...)
      Spremo, Boris
      7/24/1968
      Department of Transport workers walks off the job in a wildcat strike at Toronto International Airport's control tower today. The 120 striking technic(...)
      Department of Transport workers walks off the job in a wildcat strike at Toronto International Airport's control tower today. The 120 striking technic(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      9/30/1969