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Toronto rail yards west of Union Station lie quiet and deserted after 118,000 railwaymen across Canada went on strike to await settlement of contract dispute
Toronto rail yards west of Union Station lie quiet and deserted after 118,000 railwaymen across Canada went on strike to await settlement of contract dispute

Toronto rail yards west of Union Station lie quiet and deserted after 118,000 railwaymen across Canada went on strike to await settlement of contract dispute

Date8/26/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: Toronto rail yards west of Union Station lie quiet and deserted after 118;000 railwaymen across Canada went on strike to await settlement of contract dispute.
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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_0015953F
Long night: Pickets at CP Rail's Agincourt yard warm themselves around a barrel fire last night as they prepare for a long strike by 48,000 CN and CP rail workers across the country
Long night: Pickets at CP Rail's Agincourt yard warm themselves around a barrel fire last night as they prepare for a long strike by 48,000 CN and CP rail workers across the country
8/23/1987
Last shift. Striking railway workers walk off their jobs at the CPR John St. yards on their way to the picket line as the strike spread rapidly across(...)
Last shift. Striking railway workers walk off their jobs at the CPR John St. yards on their way to the picket line as the strike spread rapidly across(...)
8/1/1966
Last redcap. Dragging his empty handcart behind him this lonely redcap heads across the deserted approach to the main entrance at Toronto's Union Stat(...)
Last redcap. Dragging his empty handcart behind him this lonely redcap heads across the deserted approach to the main entrance at Toronto's Union Stat(...)
8/26/1966
When the go trains aren't going, Port Credit commuters line up for buses pressed into service to replace GO trains, not operating because of the strike of 20,000 railwaymen
When the go trains aren't going, Port Credit commuters line up for buses pressed into service to replace GO trains, not operating because of the strike of 20,000 railwaymen
7/26/1973
Voting on whether to end the 23-day transit strike, George Key casts a ballot in Toronto Transit Commission Russell yards at Queen St. near Coxwell Av(...)
Voting on whether to end the 23-day transit strike, George Key casts a ballot in Toronto Transit Commission Russell yards at Queen St. near Coxwell Av(...)
9/3/1974
Last Train. The last train before the strike leaves Toronto yards at 9.15 a.m. for Niagara
Last Train. The last train before the strike leaves Toronto yards at 9.15 a.m. for Niagara
8/26/1966
Getting contract details from officials of their union, machinists prepare to vote yesterday on whether to end the strike that has grounded Air Canada(...)
Getting contract details from officials of their union, machinists prepare to vote yesterday on whether to end the strike that has grounded Air Canada(...)
5/19/1969
Reduced Service on the Island ferries has been caused by strike of Local 43 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees in a wage dispute with Metro. Cr(...)
Reduced Service on the Island ferries has been caused by strike of Local 43 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees in a wage dispute with Metro. Cr(...)
11/3/1966
Air Canada Planes Grounded by the Strike sit mutely in the deserted hangar at malton
Air Canada Planes Grounded by the Strike sit mutely in the deserted hangar at malton
11/14/1966
Brink's strike - Union Rep Doug Power explaining contract offer
Brink's strike - Union Rep Doug Power explaining contract offer
8/27/1995
The contract dispute between the town of Mississauga and local 636 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers continues as the two sides h(...)
The contract dispute between the town of Mississauga and local 636 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers continues as the two sides h(...)
8/20/1973
Clerks' view of rail dispute. Censored placards showed their opinion of Parliament
Clerks' view of rail dispute. Censored placards showed their opinion of Parliament
9/3/1966