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High in the sky-for $13.40 an hour. High in the open trelliswork of Hydro towers at the Richview Transformer Station at Highway 27 and Dixon Rd., Hydr(...)
High in the sky-for $13.40 an hour. High in the open trelliswork of Hydro towers at the Richview Transformer Station at Highway 27 and Dixon Rd., Hydr(...)

High in the sky-for $13.40 an hour. High in the open trelliswork of Hydro towers at the Richview Transformer Station at Highway 27 and Dixon Rd., Hydr(...)

Date11/1/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: High in the sky-for $13.40 an hour. High in the open trelliswork of Hydro towers at the Richview Transformer Station at Highway 27 and Dixon Rd., Hydro workman wait as one of team traverses a heavy cable 100 feet above the ground connecting two of the towers yesterday. The linemen, who earn $13.40 and hour for work on Sundays, were moving lines on the towers to make way for more 220,000-volt lines. Hydro men recently won a 13.9 per cent wage boost, and company says rates are going up.
Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario
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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_0002407F
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