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When workers pour in and out of offices, stores and factories at the same times each working day the result is surging crowds of pedestrians and traff(...)
When workers pour in and out of offices, stores and factories at the same times each working day the result is surging crowds of pedestrians and traff(...)

When workers pour in and out of offices, stores and factories at the same times each working day the result is surging crowds of pedestrians and traff(...)

Date2/21/1974
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  • When workers pour in and out of offices, stores and factories at the same times each working day the result is surging crowds of pedestrians and traff(...)
  • When workers pour in and out of offices; stores and factories at the same times each working day the result is surging crowds of pedestrians and traffic congestion. Increasing use of staggered working hours by employers has helped relieve congested rush-hours. Reader Wilf Thomson would like use of staggered work hours increased.
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Original Toronto Star caption: When workers pour in and out of offices; stores and factories at the same times each working day the result is surging crowds of pedestrians and traffic congestion. Increasing use of staggered working hours by employers has helped relieve congested rush-hours. Reader Wilf Thomson would like use of staggered work hours increased.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0115489F
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