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Sweetness and light on picket line, The presentation of a birthday cake to smiling Gale Agostini, left, provided a welcome relief from the monotony an(...)
Sweetness and light on picket line, The presentation of a birthday cake to smiling Gale Agostini, left, provided a welcome relief from the monotony an(...)

Sweetness and light on picket line, The presentation of a birthday cake to smiling Gale Agostini, left, provided a welcome relief from the monotony an(...)

Date7/29/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Sweetness and light on picket line; The presentation of a birthday cake to smiling Gale Agostini; left; provided a welcome relief from the monotony and bitterness on the picket line as locked-out workers for Graham Cable TV-FM seek a first contract. The cable company serves about 82;000 subscribers in the city of York and west Toronto.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0016570F
On the outside: Gilles Ste. Croix, left and Louis Turcotte were on the picket line today at Molson Ontario Breweries Ltd. on Fleet St. Ontario's big t(...)
On the outside: Gilles Ste. Croix, left and Louis Turcotte were on the picket line today at Molson Ontario Breweries Ltd. on Fleet St. Ontario's big t(...)
2/26/1985
Larry Reid (left) and Norton Adderley, members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, walk a picket line outside the te(...)
Larry Reid (left) and Norton Adderley, members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, walk a picket line outside the te(...)
7/17/1971
Exercise break on picket line, Employee Andrew Lane tosses a football around on the picket line at Lily Cups' Markham Rd. plant yesterday. The union w(...)
Exercise break on picket line, Employee Andrew Lane tosses a football around on the picket line at Lily Cups' Markham Rd. plant yesterday. The union w(...)
1/18/1988
Picket lines such as this one at Douglas Aircraft in Malton last October would vanish from the Canadian scene if a special labor court were establishe(...)
Picket lines such as this one at Douglas Aircraft in Malton last October would vanish from the Canadian scene if a special labor court were establishe(...)
10/13/1971
Angry strike tries to stop a worker from crossing the Public Service Alliance of Canada picket line outside the federal building on Adelaide St. today(...)
Angry strike tries to stop a worker from crossing the Public Service Alliance of Canada picket line outside the federal building on Adelaide St. today(...)
10/2/1980
Popcorn on The Picket Line, Striking drivers from Becker's Milk Co
Popcorn on The Picket Line, Striking drivers from Becker's Milk Co
4/28/1977
Orville reid and his dog, Bambi, lead a picket line today outside the Canadian National Institute for the Blind headquarters on Bayview Ave. Pickets, (...)
Orville reid and his dog, Bambi, lead a picket line today outside the Canadian National Institute for the Blind headquarters on Bayview Ave. Pickets, (...)
3/22/1977
Rainy day picket, A lone picket walks the line outside the Casa Loma campus of George Brown College yesterday
Rainy day picket, A lone picket walks the line outside the Casa Loma campus of George Brown College yesterday
11/7/1989
Hold that line, Pickets at the strike-bound plant of Butcher Engineering Enterprises of Brampton attempt to hold back a car trying to cross the line t(...)
Hold that line, Pickets at the strike-bound plant of Butcher Engineering Enterprises of Brampton attempt to hold back a car trying to cross the line t(...)
9/17/1979
On the line: Striking front desk clerk Diane McKenzie whiles away time on the Ramada picket line by reading a book
On the line: Striking front desk clerk Diane McKenzie whiles away time on the Ramada picket line by reading a book
4/13/1984
On the line: United Steelworkers organizers lead Tim Hortons employees on the picket line yesterday after negotiations failed at two outlets in London, Ont
On the line: United Steelworkers organizers lead Tim Hortons employees on the picket line yesterday after negotiations failed at two outlets in London, Ont
2/23/1998
On the line: Union steward Derek Cunningham, right, and other members jump the gun and set up a picket line at the Molson brewery on Carlingview Dr. yesterday
On the line: Union steward Derek Cunningham, right, and other members jump the gun and set up a picket line at the Molson brewery on Carlingview Dr. yesterday
2/1/1991