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It was a two-hour delay for some passengers waiting to collect baggage at Toronto International Airport's Terminal 2 last night as baggage handlers be(...)
It was a two-hour delay for some passengers waiting to collect baggage at Toronto International Airport's Terminal 2 last night as baggage handlers be(...)

It was a two-hour delay for some passengers waiting to collect baggage at Toronto International Airport's Terminal 2 last night as baggage handlers be(...)

Date7/16/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: It was a two-hour delay for some passengers waiting to collect baggage at Toronto International Airport's Terminal 2 last night as baggage handlers began a work-to-rule campaign in a dispute over wage in a proposed new contract. About 7,000 travellers on 240 flights in and out of Toronto used Air Canada yesterday; a lot of baggage failed to make connecting flights. [Incomplete]
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
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_0003211F
Carrying their own Baggage, passengers head toward a plane at Toronto International Airport today after baggage handlers begana 24-hours strike agains(...)
Carrying their own Baggage, passengers head toward a plane at Toronto International Airport today after baggage handlers begana 24-hours strike agains(...)
7/17/1971
Grounded by strike of Air Canada baggage handlers, stranded airline passengers pack the ticket area of Terminal 1 at Toronto International Airport las(...)
Grounded by strike of Air Canada baggage handlers, stranded airline passengers pack the ticket area of Terminal 1 at Toronto International Airport las(...)
8/26/1978
Nose for Narcotics: Canada Customs handler Chris Sharpe and Blue, a 2-year-old yellow Lab, search baggage-carrying trams for drugs at Pearson International Airport
Nose for Narcotics: Canada Customs handler Chris Sharpe and Blue, a 2-year-old yellow Lab, search baggage-carrying trams for drugs at Pearson International Airport
3/17/1991
Waiting in terminal 2 at Toronto International Airport for their flights to be called last night, air Canada passengers sing carols, accompanied by We(...)
Waiting in terminal 2 at Toronto International Airport for their flights to be called last night, air Canada passengers sing carols, accompanied by We(...)
12/23/1974
Unhappy skycap: Hilroy Charles, a skycap at Pearson Terminal 2, says porters are sometimes left with as little as $1 an hour after paying Allcap Baggage $16 a day to work at the airport
Unhappy skycap: Hilroy Charles, a skycap at Pearson Terminal 2, says porters are sometimes left with as little as $1 an hour after paying Allcap Baggage $16 a day to work at the airport
3/13/1986
A long, lonely wait, Her dream of a new life shattered, Anna Maria DeGandler sits on a bench at Toronto International Airport, waiting for a baggage h(...)
A long, lonely wait, Her dream of a new life shattered, Anna Maria DeGandler sits on a bench at Toronto International Airport, waiting for a baggage h(...)
10/16/1974
Two Pearson International Airport skycaps who accused Allcap Baggage Service of running a job-selling racket have been fired and others threatened wit(...)
Two Pearson International Airport skycaps who accused Allcap Baggage Service of running a job-selling racket have been fired and others threatened wit(...)
3/13/1986
Among the first passengers to arrive at new Terminal 2 of Toronto International Airport-used only for trans-Atlantic charters-are Leila Raisanem (glas(...)
Among the first passengers to arrive at new Terminal 2 of Toronto International Airport-used only for trans-Atlantic charters-are Leila Raisanem (glas(...)
6/15/1972
Terminal 2 was Ghost-like yesterday as some passengers slept on their luggage while waiting to be moved out
Terminal 2 was Ghost-like yesterday as some passengers slept on their luggage while waiting to be moved out
8/7/1977
Waste removal: A Disposal services truck collects and hauls garbage from overseas flights arriving at Pearson International Airport's Terminal One
Waste removal: A Disposal services truck collects and hauls garbage from overseas flights arriving at Pearson International Airport's Terminal One
8/23/1988
Waste removal: A Disposal Services truck collects and hauls garbage from overseas flights arriving at Pearson international Airport's Terminal One
Waste removal: A Disposal Services truck collects and hauls garbage from overseas flights arriving at Pearson international Airport's Terminal One
8/23/1988
Solo protest: Hilroy Charles, fired as a porter by Allcap Baggage Service Saturday after revealing its pay-to-work scheme to The Star, picketed at Pearson International Airport yesterday
Solo protest: Hilroy Charles, fired as a porter by Allcap Baggage Service Saturday after revealing its pay-to-work scheme to The Star, picketed at Pearson International Airport yesterday
3/17/1986