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Hamilton, County Wentworth. Drawing by C. S. Rice. Published by Rice & Duncan, 1859. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

A group of workers outside a local factory, 1893. Courtesy of McMaster University Labour Studies Archives.

Workers march down James Street during a Nine-Hour League parade, 1892. Courtesy of McMaster University Labour Studies Archives.

Outside workers laying pavement in Hamilton,1911. Courtesy of McMaster University Labour Studies Archives

Stelco blast furnace workers faced some of the worst working conditions in the Hamilton area, Date unknown. Courtesy of McMaster University Labour Studies Archives.

Hamilton’s 91st Highlanders say goodbye as they leave for Europe, 1914. Courtesy of the Local History & Archives Department, Hamilton Public Library.

While labor unrest swept the country, the city boasted about its high employment and lack of strikes, 1919. Courtesy of Labor News.

Samuel Lawrence, veteran labour leader and mayor of Hamilton from 1944 to 1949, standing in his office at City Hall, 1948. Courtesy of The Hamilton Spectator Collection, Local History & Archives Department, Hamilton Public Library.

A poem written by a garbage worker in Hoot Civic News, September 1934. Courtesy of Hoot Civic News.

Local 5 Charter, 1944. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

Local 167 Charter, 1944. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

NUPE Local 167 Charter, 1944. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

The Hamilton Labour Temple, 1948. Courtesy of McMaster University Labour Studies Archives.

Local 5 members Cliff Thompson and Robert Braid on the job, ca. 1955. Courtesy of Ed Thomas.

News Five Revived Cover, March 1995

The Outsider Cover

Employees working in the addressograph department at Hamilton's old city hall, 1949. Courtesy of The Hamilton Spectator Collection, Local History & Archives Department, Hamilton Public Library.

Local 167’s A.C. Purnell, H. Barker, R. Gillispie, and D. McEntee (the four men standing to the left) sell tickets to help striking Consumers Glass workers, ca. 1955. Courtesy of the Hamilton and District Labour Council fonds, William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, McMaster University.

Local 5 mechanics, ca. 1955. Courtesy of Ed Thomas.

Musicians volunteered their time to entertain members of Local 5 on the picket line, 1950. Courtesy of The Hamilton Spectator Collection, Local History & Archives Department, Hamilton Public Library.

Strikers sat and lay down on the road to prevent traffic from entering the city’s east end dump. Some were arrested for obstructing the police, 1950. Courtesy of The Hamilton Spectator Collection, Local History & Archives Department, Hamilton Public Library.

Local 5 president William Patterson was injured when police moved in to disrupt the picket line, 1950. Courtesy of The Hamilton Spectator Collection, Local History & Archives Department, Hamilton Public Library.

A notice of an upcoming “At-Home” party for members of the Hamilton Civic General Staff Association in Hoot Civic News, February 1944. Courtesy of Hoot Civic News.

Every issue of The Outsider included a front-page cartoon created by Frank Rodgers, April 1952. Courtesy of the William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, McMaster University.

Straight Talk Cover, August 2003

Local 5’s NUPSE charter, 1953. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

The Outsider regularly featured jokes that poked fun at city managers, August 1966. Courtesy of The Outsider, August 1966, William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, McMaster University.

Maintenance workers prepare to fix a broken water main, March 1963. Courtesy of The Outsider, March 1963, William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, McMaster University.

Local 167’s CUPE charter, 1963. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

Local 5’s CUPE charter, 1963. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

Local 5’s 1963 negotiating committee. From left: President W.J. Gardner; Secretary F.O. Rogers; Arthur Risley, National Representative; Vice President Stan Roberts; and Executive-at-Large Clifford Wolfe. Courtesy of The Outsider, August 1963, William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, McMaster University.

CUPE founding convention, with President Stan Little at the podium, 1963. Courtesy of CUPE National.

Ernie Thurston preparing a grave in Woodlawn Cemetery, July 1963. Courtesy of The Outsider, July 1963, William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, McMaster University.

Sanitation workers load one of the city’s open-top garbage trucks, July 1964. Courtesy of The Outsider, July 1964, William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, McMaster University.

Loading chrysanthemums at the rock garden, RBG, 1965. Courtesy of Peter Wickett.

Blacksmith Mike McDowell at work in the city’s machine shop, January 1965. Courtesy of The Outsider, January 1965, William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, McMaster University.

K. Orgil, J. Farkas, and C. Whalen operate the city’s new valve-turning machine, August 1966. Courtesy of The Outsider, August 1966, William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, McMaster University.

A handful of Local 167 members regularly participated in “Miss Local 167” and “Miss Hamilton Labour Union Beauty” contests, October 1967. Courtesy of CUPE Ontario Division News, October 1967.

Local 5 members celebrate the 26th anniversary of their first contract with the city, July 1970. Courtesy of The Outsider, July 1970, William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, McMaster University.

RBG’s management appeared to think their workers would never go on strike to back up their bargaining demands, but they were wrong, 1989. Courtesy of the Local 5 fonds, William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, McMaster University.

There was only a modest-sized workforce at RBG, but workers made a big impact and handily won their strike,1989. Courtesy of the Local 5 fonds, William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, McMaster University.

Labour Day parade, 1984. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

CUPE Saskatchewan Division Convention; Grace Hartman is second from left, ca. 1976. Courtesy of CUPE National.

Striking workers picket outside city hall, 1973. Courtesy of The Hamilton Spectator Collection, Local History & Archives Department, Hamilton Public Library.

A child enthusiastically covers a Local 167 member with strike-support stickers, November 1973. Courtesy of CUPE Journal.

Labour Day parade. Mayor William Powell is in the middle and Local 5’s Bob Rose to his right, 1980. Courtesy of Ed Thomas.

On October 14, 1976, thousands of Hamilton workers joined others across the country in a general strike against wage controls that placed ceilings on private and public-sector incomes in a period of high inflation. Many of them marched on the streets and congregated outside city hall, 1976. Courtesy of The Hamilton Spectator Collection, Local History & Archives Department, Hamilton Public Library.

Local 5 membership card, ca. 1985. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

HDLC Local 167 affiliation, 1981. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

National Day of Protest against wage controls, 1981. Courtesy of CUPE National.

Street sweeper; Fred Loft is on the left side, 1982. Courtesy of Ed Thomas.

The first Local 5 annual Christmas party for members and kids; Jack Sadlick was Santa, 1982. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

Local 5 Halloween Party at the Army & Navy Veterans Club, McNab and Vine Streets, 1983. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

Local 5 Halloween Party at the Army & Navy Veterans Club, McNab and Vine Streets, 1983. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

Hamilton Labour Day Parade, 1984. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

CUPE summer school at the United Auto Workers (now, Unifor) Education Centre in Port Elgin, Ontario, ca. 1985. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

Annual family picnic, Valens Conservation Park, 1984. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

Annual family picnic, Valens Conservation Park, 1984. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

Local 5 members at the CUPE National Convention in Vancouver, October 1989. Left to right: James Keenarn, Ed Thomas, and Peter Wickett. Courtesy of Peter Wickett.

Rally against NAFTA, ca. 1987. Courtesy of CUPE National.

Delegates from CUPE National Health and Safety Conference in Ottawa attend a rally was at Parliament Buildings in support of the Day Of Mourning. The people in front with flowers represent all the provinces and territories, ca. 1988. Courtesy of Ed Thomas.

Attendees at the third Day of Mourning sponsored by the Hamilton and District Labour Council. This somber annual tradition, memorializing those who died or were injured on the job, continues today, April 28, 1992. Courtesy of The Hamilton Spectator Collection, Local History & Archives Department, Hamilton Public Library.

Local 1220’s CUPE charter, 1992. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

Locals 5 and 167 both rallied against management’s performance excellence program, January 3, 1992. Courtesy of The Hamilton Spectator Collection, Local History & Archives Department, Hamilton Public Library.

Rally at city hall during the CUPE Ontario Division Convention, 1993. Courtesy of Ed Thomas.

Workers Arts and Heritage Centre opened in 1996 and is dedicated to preserving and promoting the culture and history of working people in Canada, 2016. Courtesy of Kat Williams.

A view of the city of Hamilton from the escarpment, 1999. Courtesy of Ken Lund.

Ontario Federation of Labour delegates protesting Liquor Control Board cuts. Local 5 President Jim Keenan President (looking at camera) and, to his right, Local 167’s Anna Rowtuski, ca. 1986. Courtesy of Ed Thomas.

Hamilton Labour Day Parade, ca. 1993. Courtesy of Ed Thomas.

Days of Action in Hamilton, 1996. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

Days of Action demonstrators start to arrive at Copps Coliseum, February 26, 1996. Courtesy of The Hamilton Spectator Collection, Local History & Archives Department, Hamilton Public Library.

Days of Action in Hamilton, 1996. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

Days of Action in Hamilton, 1996. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

Rally at the CUPE National Health and Safety Conference in Ottawa, ca. 1992. Courtesy of Ed Thomas.

Negotiations with both Locals at the table, 1999. Courtesy of Ed Thomas.

Bus to Ottawa, Local 5 and 167 members Tim Rhor, Chris Holland, Darlene Fortney Ed Thomas, Fred Loft, Jack Ambridge, Geneva Neil are pictured, ca. 1992. Courtesy of Ed Thomas.

Ed Thomas and Stan Little, the first national President of CUPE, ca. 1992. Courtesy of Ed Thomas.

Gus Oliveira at his desk in the Local 167 office, 1998. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

CUPE summer school 25th Anniversary celebration, 1998. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

Local 5 members at work, 1996. Courtesy of Ed Thomas.

A group of Local 5167 members, 2014. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

Local 5167’s CUPE charter, 2000. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

A collage of Local 5167 members, ca. 2013. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

A collage of pictures of Wentworth House, 2011. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

The offices at 818 King Street East, ca. 2014. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

Members at car wash fundraiser at the 818 King Street East office, ca. 2014. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

A rendering of CUPE Local 5167’s new 2018 offices. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167

Members’ kids at the Hamilton Labour Day parade, 2015. Courtesy of CUPE Local 5167.

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