An article about the National Liberation Struggle as their decision to join the United Democratic Front was made as part of their response to certain political events, and these events directly affected them as a union.
Archive record
The role of the Trade Unions in the National Liberation Struggle

- Origin date
- 1988
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). The role of the Trade Unions in the National Liberation Struggle . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111326
South African History Online (2016) ' The role of the Trade Unions in the National Liberation Struggle ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111326 (Accessed: 28 August 2026).
South African History Online, The role of the Trade Unions in the National Liberation Struggle [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111326, (accessed 28 August 2026).
" The role of the Trade Unions in the National Liberation Struggle ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111326. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. " The role of the Trade Unions in the National Liberation Struggle ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111326.
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