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Two delivery truck drivers are part of the first picket line set up by the 19,000-member Letter Carriers Union at the South Central postal facility on(...)
Two delivery truck drivers are part of the first picket line set up by the 19,000-member Letter Carriers Union at the South Central postal facility on(...)

Two delivery truck drivers are part of the first picket line set up by the 19,000-member Letter Carriers Union at the South Central postal facility on(...)

Date9/21/1978
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  • Two delivery truck drivers are part of the first picket line set up by the 19;000-member Letter Carriers Union at the South Central postal facility on Eastern Ave.; preventing night-shift workers from going in to sort mail. Walkout is expected to last through weekend; Metro mail may resume Tuesday.
  • Two delivery truck drivers are part of the first picket line set up by the 19,000-member Letter Carriers Union at the South Central postal facility on(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Two delivery truck drivers are part of the first picket line set up by the 19;000-member Letter Carriers Union at the South Central postal facility on Eastern Ave.; preventing night-shift workers from going in to sort mail. Walkout is expected to last through weekend; Metro mail may resume Tuesday.
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Striking letter carriers, above, picket outside postal station during recent mail strike
Striking letter carriers, above, picket outside postal station during recent mail strike
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