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ArchiveThe making of the working class: Part 8 - 1907-1922 white workers revolt
The years 1907 to 1922 were a time of violent conflict between workers and capitalists on the Rand.
ArchiveBritish coal strike enters fifth month
As Britain's coal reserves begin to dwindle, the strike by hundreds of thousands of coal miners has begun to swing in their favour and…
ArchiveCoal not dole!: an exclusive interview with a British miner
We reckon there are about 130 production workers in regularly. This would mean about 1 500 to 2 000 per week is being produced, compared to…
ArchiveEqual wages for women!
The struggle to end discrimination against women recently took another step forward in the Transvaal.
ArchiveRetrenchment an excuse to get rid of me says 55-year-old Brown Lung victim
If it hadn't been for the National Union of Textile Workers Brown Lung Campaign, Gretta Maphumulo wouldn't have known exactly what she was…
ArchiveChild care centres needed
The unions started looking at the issue of child care after being alarmed by the rate at which infant deaths are running.
ArchiveFOSATUs worker festival
ArchiveBiscuit union crumbles as workers leave to join SFAWU
For the past three years support for TUCSA's National Union of Operative Biscuit Makers and Packers has been crumbling.
ArchiveR6 million pay out
There was great excitement in all Putco depots on July 19 when the company paid out over R6 million in backpay to workers.
ArchiveSEIFSA heads for collision with metal workers
SEIFSA, the giant metal employers' association, has renewed its call for its members to resist any trade union pressure for plant-level…
ArchiveDon`t Vote: as elections creep nearer FOSATU goes door to door urging people not to vote
Thousands of homes in the Eastern Cape have been visited by FOSATU organisers and shop stewards as the federation steps up its campaign to…
ArchiveWorkers take the lead!
Workers must be encouraged to take the lead in the struggle for economic and social liberation, says Transport and General Workers Union…
ArchiveUniply workers pack industrial court case
Hundreds of Uniply workers packed into Bolton Hall in Durban on July 24 to hear union lawyers argue for the reinstatement of two of their…
ArchiveWage hike after bitter strike
In a sequel to the bitter strike at BMW earlier this year, the company and the National Automobile and Allied Workers Union have reached a…
ArchiveAECI Vynide workers strike
WORKERS at New Germany factory, AECI Vynide, went on strike for three-days last month when management tried to bring in short time.