Durban 1973, a National Breakthrough, in the Context of a Globally Developing Socialism? But what if the reality was actually an emergent 50-year international capitalist 'counterrevolution' of 1973-2022? by David Cooper

ABSTRACT FOR PROPOSED CONFERENCE 26-27 JANUARY, 2023:

‘CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF DURBAN STRIKES’

DURBAN 1973, A NATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH, IN THE CONTEXT OF A GLOBALLY DEVELOPING SOCIALISM? BUT WHAT IF THE REALITY WAS ACTUALLY AN EMERGENT 50-YEAR INTERNATIONAL CAPITALIST ‘COUNTERREVOLTION’ OF 1973-2022?

By David Cooper, emeritus professor, Sociology, UCT

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“White ladies [do not] push heavy skips”: Examining NUDW and CCAWUSA organising of occupational categories in the retail and distributive trade in the late 1960s and 1970s by Bridget Kenny

Paper proposal for the

CCAWUSA and Independent Socialists Panel

1973 conference

Title:  “White ladies [do not] push heavy skips”:  Examining NUDW and CCAWUSA organising of occupational categories in the retail and distributive trade in the late 1960s and 1970s.

Bridget Kenny

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