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Monument to labor
Monument to labor

Monument to labor

Date12/14/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Monument to labor: Shipyard workers in Gdansk lay cobblestones around massive monument Solidarity union plans to dedicate this week to people slain in 1970 food riots. As many as 1;500;000 people are expected at Tuesday's ceremony. Secretary of the 10-million member union says it is trying to stave off general strike to protest holding of political prisoners.
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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_0118002F
Inscription on the New Monument Erected at the Source of the St. Croix on the 31st July, 1817 (Monument Brook, near Monument, New Brunswick)
Inscription on the New Monument Erected at the Source of the St. Croix on the 31st July, 1817 (Monument Brook, near Monument, New Brunswick)
1831
Labor talks: Gord Wilson, right, head of the Ontario Federation of Labor, talks with Gary Parent, left, chief of the Windsor District Labor Council, and Ken Signoretti, OFL executive vice-president
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Life's work: Tom Creber stands amid a selection of monuments at Hilltop Memories in Richmond Hill where he now works as manager. The 77-year-old monument-maker has been in the business since the age of 14 when he started out as a tool sharpener.
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Shirley Carr: Labor Congress chief says Ottawa trying to undermine labor movement
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Speaking to Star forum on question Should Labor's Right to Strike be Curbed? federal Labor Minister Bryce Mackasey warns that it resentment of workers is great enought they will strike no matter what laws may be enacted
Speaking to Star forum on question Should Labor's Right to Strike be Curbed? federal Labor Minister Bryce Mackasey warns that it resentment of workers is great enought they will strike no matter what laws may be enacted
11/25/1970
Speaking to Star forum on question Should Labor's Right to Strike be Curbed? federal Labor Minister Bryce Mackasey warns that if resentment of workers is great enough they will strike no matter what laws may be enacted
Speaking to Star forum on question Should Labor's Right to Strike be Curbed? federal Labor Minister Bryce Mackasey warns that if resentment of workers is great enough they will strike no matter what laws may be enacted
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Labor: Ontario's labor unions want government to spend more on housing, hospitals and municipalities
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