August 15 Toronto The Metropolitan […]

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1979-08-15

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August 15 Toronto The Metropolitan Toronto Library Board refused to accept a demand by library assistants represented by CUPE Local 1582 to include the words "sexual orientation" in the no-discrimination clause during contract negotiations. The board said that it already had a non-discrimination policy concerning homosexuals and that it would be redundant to include the words in the contract. Later, J.S. Ridout, chairman of the Metropolitan Toronto Library Board, declared that sexual preference was "a personal choice matter" on a par with automobile colour.

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Toronto

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J.S. Ridout

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Canadian Union of Public Employees 1582 Metropolitan Toronto Library Board

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Alex McLean, "Board Won't Budge in Contract Dispute," Body Politic, no. 56 (1979), p. 12.Gerald Hannon, "Gay Like Car Colour Says Library Head," Body Politic, no. 58 (1979), p. 12

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J.S. Ridout

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