Autumn Toronto The Ontario Labour […]

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1978-09 – 1978-11

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Autumn Toronto The Ontario Labour Relations Board ruled that a requirement by a gay bar that all waiters and bartenders be homosexual did not significantly change the character of the establishment. Therefore, when the Forge (a straight bar, located at 5 St. Joseph Street) closed and re-opened as Katrina's (a gay disco and restaurant), the International Beverage Dispensers' and Bartender's Union Local 280 would still be the certified bargaining agent for employees there. The ruling received nationwide media attention after a CP wire service story erroneously reported that the waiters were fired after Katrina's opened because they were not homosexual.

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Katrina's The Forge Toronto

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International Beverage Dispensers’ and Bartender’s Union Local 280 Ontario Labour Relations Board

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The Canadian Press

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Robin Hardy, "Labour Board Rules on Gay Workers," Body Politic, no. 48 (1978), p. 9."Bar Told It Shouldn't Hire Only Homosexual Waiters," Toronto Star, four star ed., 6 October 1978, p. A4 "Bar Comes Out/Union Stays In," Gay Tide, no. 21 (December 1978), p. 4

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The Forge

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