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Unhappy skycap: Hilroy Charles, a skycap at Pearson Terminal 2, says porters are sometimes left with as little as $1 an hour after paying Allcap Baggage $16 a day to work at the airport
Unhappy skycap: Hilroy Charles, a skycap at Pearson Terminal 2, says porters are sometimes left with as little as $1 an hour after paying Allcap Baggage $16 a day to work at the airport

Unhappy skycap: Hilroy Charles, a skycap at Pearson Terminal 2, says porters are sometimes left with as little as $1 an hour after paying Allcap Baggage $16 a day to work at the airport

Date3/13/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Unhappy skycap: Hilroy Charles, a skycap at Pearson Terminal 2, says porters are sometimes left with as little as $1 an hour after paying Allcap Baggage $16 a day to work at the airport.
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0002929F
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