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Six months of strike at Inco have brought Sudbury workers to a bleak winter - and the future, for them and the town, may be even bleaker
Six months of strike at Inco have brought Sudbury workers to a bleak winter - and the future, for them and the town, may be even bleaker

Six months of strike at Inco have brought Sudbury workers to a bleak winter - and the future, for them and the town, may be even bleaker

Date3/11/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Six months of strike at Inco have brought Sudbury workers to a bleak winter - and the future; for them and the town; may be even bleaker
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0017030F
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