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Postal strike: The Trudeau cabinet is using the dispute to show Canadians that the government is serious in its fight against inflation, says Star labor reporter John Deverell
Postal strike: The Trudeau cabinet is using the dispute to show Canadians that the government is serious in its fight against inflation, says Star labor reporter John Deverell

Postal strike: The Trudeau cabinet is using the dispute to show Canadians that the government is serious in its fight against inflation, says Star labor reporter John Deverell

Date7/2/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Postal strike: The Trudeau cabinet is using the dispute to show Canadians that the government is serious in its fight against inflation; says Star labor reporter John Deverell.
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Gearing Up: Andre Kolomper, Toronto local president with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, stacks signs last night as strike deadline approached
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