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Ross Russell, 78, was director of the electrical workers union, branded Communist and expelled from the Canadian Labor Congress for many years
Ross Russell, 78, was director of the electrical workers union, branded Communist and expelled from the Canadian Labor Congress for many years

Ross Russell, 78, was director of the electrical workers union, branded Communist and expelled from the Canadian Labor Congress for many years

Date8/31/1989
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133145F
Ken Rose, chief of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) in Canada, has purged his leading Ontario critic from elected union office
Ken Rose, chief of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) in Canada, has purged his leading Ontario critic from elected union office
6/11/1986
Max Federman, 88, until four months ago director of the fur workers union, will march in his 56th Labor Day parade tomorrow. 'Find another guy like that!' he says proudly.
Max Federman, 88, until four months ago director of the fur workers union, will march in his 56th Labor Day parade tomorrow. 'Find another guy like that!' he says proudly.
9/1/1989
Responsibility ignored: Charles Bud Clark, Canadian director of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (textile division) and vice-president of the Ontario Federation of Labour, believes the Ontario government should enact legislation to offer workers shelter from layoffs and plant closures.
Responsibility ignored: Charles Bud Clark, Canadian director of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (textile division) and vice-president of the Ontario Federation of Labour, believes the Ontario government should enact legislation to offer workers shelter from layoffs and plant closures.
12/17/1981
Judy Darcy, 31, Independent. Workers Communist Party representative. Union activist and vice-president of CUPE Local 1582 at the Metro Library.. Veteran of nine major labor conventions
Judy Darcy, 31, Independent. Workers Communist Party representative. Union activist and vice-president of CUPE Local 1582 at the Metro Library.. Veteran of nine major labor conventions
2/18/1981
Tough times: Employeers suffering the effects of recession and rising labor costs aren't going to solve thier problems by trying to take advantage of workers, says Laborers International union official John Stefanini
Tough times: Employeers suffering the effects of recession and rising labor costs aren't going to solve thier problems by trying to take advantage of workers, says Laborers International union official John Stefanini
9/30/1983
Pension schemer: Unsatisfied with his union's retirement benefits provided by the IAM Labor-Management Fund, Mike Corbett led 300 Mack production workers into a pension plan of their own in late 1975.
Pension schemer: Unsatisfied with his union's retirement benefits provided by the IAM Labor-Management Fund, Mike Corbett led 300 Mack production workers into a pension plan of their own in late 1975.
6/11/1981
It's his fault: Union manager Max Federman, left, and furrier Joe Kerbel, above blame each other for the loss of Toronto's once-thriving fur industry to Montreal. They've been each other 60 years - back to a time when workers were paid $3 for a 60-hour we
It's his fault: Union manager Max Federman, left, and furrier Joe Kerbel, above blame each other for the loss of Toronto's once-thriving fur industry to Montreal. They've been each other 60 years - back to a time when workers were paid $3 for a 60-hour we
7/25/1984
Fatal pesticide leak in Bhopal has had 'profound effect' on coast-to-coast workers at Union Carbide's Canadian operations, says Norman Kissick, the man in charge
Fatal pesticide leak in Bhopal has had 'profound effect' on coast-to-coast workers at Union Carbide's Canadian operations, says Norman Kissick, the man in charge
12/17/1984
Expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972, lawyer Zaka Haque, pictured with wife and children Nabeel, 18, and Nadia, 8, sought refuge in Canada and was reduced to eating meals of bread and butter in Toronto
Expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972, lawyer Zaka Haque, pictured with wife and children Nabeel, 18, and Nadia, 8, sought refuge in Canada and was reduced to eating meals of bread and butter in Toronto
8/18/1986
Labor shortage: Government training centres can't produce skilled workers, complains Leo Denz, and another section of the same federal government says you can't bring in skilled immigrants.'
Labor shortage: Government training centres can't produce skilled workers, complains Leo Denz, and another section of the same federal government says you can't bring in skilled immigrants.'
6/3/1981
Bellman puts his feet up: Bill Bilecki, bellman at Royal York hotel for 45 years, is wheeled out of the hotel by bell captain Gerry Lockman after a send-off from friends and co-workers.
Bellman puts his feet up: Bill Bilecki, bellman at Royal York hotel for 45 years, is wheeled out of the hotel by bell captain Gerry Lockman after a send-off from friends and co-workers.
3/7/1986
Beefed up: Canada Packers president Valentine Stock, right, says branded and processed products offer potential for higher profit than traditional slaughter and meat packing operations
Beefed up: Canada Packers president Valentine Stock, right, says branded and processed products offer potential for higher profit than traditional slaughter and meat packing operations
6/24/1980