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… in the formation of the Transvaal Garment Workers Union (GWU). Jobs for women in factories were generally poorly paid … across colour and class, and under his guidance, the GWU became the most active and controversial trade union of … Johanna Cornelius , who also held leading positions in the GWU.  He led several strikes, including two general strikes …

… involved in the activities of the Garment Workers′Union (GWU) in 1933. During a strike for better working conditions, … factory to the Trade Hall in Johannesburg where the GWU had its offices. The leadership qualities she showed led … Secretary of the Fordsburg/West Rand No. 1 branch of the GWU. Early in 1934 this led to her election to the central …

… GWU: yes to registration …

… GWU goes for registration …

… GWU: cleaning up at Corobrik …

… workers were busy forming the Garment Worker’s Union (GWU) with the help of Emil Solomon Sachs . Johanna quickly … class struggle rather than with the national struggle. The GWU strike was a failure, and workers were forced to return … Johanna and Hester were sent to Cape Town to assist the GWU branch in the Cape in its struggles. Here they convened …

… were in the process of forming the Garment Worker’s Union (GWU) with the help of Emil Solomon Sachs . Impressed by … Johanna her sister were sent to Cape Town to assist the GWU branch in the Cape in its struggles. Here they convened … in the Cape. Hester became the national organiser of the GWU in the 1960s. These were difficult times with wages …

… GWU demarcates in interest of unity …

… Secretary of the Garment Workers' Union of South Africa (GWU) in November 1928. This union, under Sachs' guidance, … Johanna Cornelius, who also held leading positions in the GWU. Sachs led several strikes, including two general strikes by the GWU in 1931 and 1932. The latter was to protest a proposed …

… of the Transport and General Workers' Union (T&GWU) at the Industrial Council; and a National Women's co-ordinator for the T&GWU. Shabangu was also a member of the Congress of South … who worked with women's issues and represented the T&GWU on national level. She was involved in the voter …

… Du Preez became the leader of the Garment Workers Union (GWU) in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1947, she worked on launching … with a large female membership, the black branches of the GWU never formally affiliated with FEDSAW. She also played a …

… clothing factory, and joined the Garment Workers’ Union (GWU) , which was headed by Lucy Mbuvelo at the time. … Union of Clothing Workers (NUCW), the highest body of the GWU. Mashinini was thus placed in a position of considerable …

… the war she took a job with the Garment Workers Union (GWU) and came under the influence of Solly Sachs , Johanna …

… trade union leader active in the Garment Workers’ Union (GWU), dies in Johannesburg. …

… from 1945 to 1956. She joined the  Garment Workers Union (GWU)  under Solly Sachs, and soon became one of its leading …

… them into a separate union for African women only, the GWU of African Women. This was done because in terms of the …

… trade union leader active in the Garment Workers’ Union (GWU), is born in Wepener, OFS. …

… for a position at what was then the Garment Workers Union (GWU – now a part of the Congress of South African Trade … She is credited for her role in getting the conservative GWU to become a part of COSATU, which helped to foster …

… took up employment with the Garment Workers’ Union  (GWU) in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). Hemson’s …

… became an active member of the Garment Workers Union (GWU). His mother’s activism propelled him into politics. He …