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… 000 contract-workers all over Namibia went on indefinite strike. The countrywide strike, although linked with SWAPO, took place spontaneously … and the unconditional right to visit or be visited. The strike forced the South African government to reorganise the …

… and was in my last year at high school during the miners’ strike in 1946. In that instance the Communist Party committed itself entirely to the strike, assisting the union in the writing and photocopying … to the meetings on the various mines prior to the strike; and generally placing its resources at the disposal …

… the University of Natal. Workers at Dunlop, Natal, go on strike against the company’s refusal to recognize their trade … about whether a play might help to organize and focus the strike. Sitas is encouraging of the idea and agrees to try … Dunlop Play perform in Johannesburg. In August the Dunlop strike takes place during which time activists enlist new …

… Soon after the 1971 garment workers’ strike at Currie’s Fountain, three students from the Durban … WC pamphlets in their hands, demanded pay increases. The strike was unsuccessful. Over the next few months WC …

… students at the Kilnerton training centre went on a hunger strike 'for more food'... read on Cape Schools Join the …

… individuals speaks out on the possibility of a political strike. December , A new leadership nurtured in the African … A. W. G. Champion are at war following the stay-at-home strike and Champion's refusal to recognise the Congress Youth … with national organisations for the purpose of general strike in defence of the political rights and civil liberties …

… city of Petrograd [2] decided to embark on widespread strike action. Despite warnings from the leaderships of … various revolutionary parties of the possible dangers of strike action, women workers took to the streets to express … 90 000 workers (both men and women) in Petrograd were on strike. The high levels of tension saw workers engage in …

… W H Andrews , known as 'Comrade Bill', urged a general strike. In the meanwhile, a group of revolutionaries … the 'Federation of Labour.' Strikes The New Year marked a strike on the collieries of the Transvaal. Strikes soon … men 'as though they were on a rat hunt'. A general strike was proclaimed on Monday, 6 March and on Wednesday, …

… led a group of women to participate in a tramway workers’ strike in Johannesburg. They sat on the tracks and were … In addition, she also was influential in a miners’ strike on the Rand in 1913. (Walker, 1982 59) These actions … confidence. They used the momentum gained from the 1931 strike to launch yet another strike in 1932, only this one …

… a wage increase at the Lonmin platinum mine in a wildcat strike. A wildcat strike, or 'unofficial industrial action', is strike action undertaken by unionised workers without the …

… of many labour disputes which culminated in the General Strike of 1922. 1912 8 January, The South African Native … National Congress (ANC) 1913 May, White miners declare a strike at the New Kleinfontein mine. Industrial action … and by July the miners are preparing to declare a general strike. 4 July, A strike meeting is called in Market Square. …

… class as well as the middle class. The 1913 Mineworkers strike , known as the ‘July Strike’ as well as the strike by railwaymen in January 1914 led to the growth of the …

… Max Sisulu , is born in Engcobo District, Transkei 1913 A strike of 9000 African miners takes place at Jagersfontein … White employees join in in brutally suppressing  the strike. Eleven African mineworkers are killed and 37 injured. … 21 December, Two-thousand eight-hundred African miners strike at the Van Rhyn Deep mines, in a bid to redress some …

… West province Image source When the miners began their strike in August 2012, in protest of poor living conditions … tuck shop owners, who gave families food on credit during strike actions. Lonmin is reported [103] to have been earning about $6 million a day in 2012 preceding the strike. During the strike Lonmin management refused to meet …

… for success was greater. The ICU failed to promote strike action where it was clearly warranted, and when … with the police. In the same year there was also a general strike of railway and harbour workers in East London. …

… marriages would be recognised. Gandhi called for a strike and a renewed passive resistance campaign against the … so they went to Newcastle and persuaded workers to go on strike. Gandhi went to Newcastle and spoke to the striking … and Naidoo tried to get workers at the railways to go on strike, but failed. Naidoo was arrested, but was released on …

… workers (Gasa). This paralleled a historic South African strike by a group of female garment workers in 1931 who had … the factory positions to a third party. The women went on strike and were subsequently fired. The court case rose to … in firing them because they had fairly warned them not to strike. The official statement of the verdict is as follows: …

… ............... My father took part in the 1913 Gandhi Strike against the £3 "tax imposed on adult Indians in Natal … was about 16 years old at the time, also took part in the strike and the long march against the provincial barriers. I … who gave a lot of assistance to black workers when on strike. HARRY ROCHLIN, the first secretary of the Textile …

… had to organise were totally transformed by the 1973 strike wave. Alongside semi-skilled African and Indian …

… to call on black students at other campuses to join the strike, which the majority of black students did. This … , prompted students at every black campus to go on strike. When students at Turfloop returned, they found that … re-admission, and half of the students, about 500, went on strike once again. Many students abandoned their studies …

… Province, South Africa. The workers had staged a wildcat strike a few days earlier and were protesting outside the … called the first massacre in democratic South Africa. The strike was initiated by the mine workers themselves, mainly … the gold and platinum. One of the reasons that caused the strike was the extreme exploitation of mineworkers by miner …

… on wage protest at Marikana, North West Province. 1913 A strike of 9000 African miners takes place at Jagersfontein … overseer. White employees join in brutally suppressing the strike. Eleven African mineworkers are killed and 37 injured. … more than 100 were wounded. 1922 May, the 1922 mineworkers strike becomes a seminal event in SA's history. Scores of …

… when 34 mineworkers who took part in an unprotected strike were shot and killed by the officers of the South … and to support these demands the embarked on a wildcat strike. These events left so many questions in particular the … control of its members who embarked on the unprotected strike. The commission made number of recommendations …

… when 34 mineworkers who took part in unprotected strike were shot and killed by the officers of the South … and to support these demands the embarked on a wildcat strike. These events left so many questions in particular the … control of its members who embarked on the unprotected strike. The commission made number of recommendations …

… when 34 mineworkers who took part in unprotected strike were shot and killed by the officers of the South … and to support these demands the embarked on a wildcat strike. These events left so many questions in particular the … control of its members who embarked on the unprotected strike. The commission made number of recommendations …

… the SWU toward greater activity, resulting in a prominent strike in the autumn of 1942 (Scanlon, 2007). Ephraim John … in order to keep them on an equal footing. The SWU strike of 1942 resulted in even greater cooperation between … Union (GWU) . The solidarity experienced in the SWU strike allowed Burford – as revealed in an interview with …

… also stated that if the government ignored the request, a strike would be held over the period 29-31 May, overlapping … present form. The government ignored the request and the strike took place. The National Party government reacted … were cases of police brutality. It was decided that the strike should be called off early (30 May) to stop any …

… of the Interior that indentured labourers would begin to strike. 13 October, Public meeting in Newcastle held by Thambi Naidoo. 16 October, The strike begins in Natal 17 October, More than 2000 workers were on strike in Natal and within two weeks, 4000 -5000 were …

… Party of South Africa (CPSA) had called for a May Day strike to protest against the Unlawful Organisation Bill. The strike resulted in police violence, and the death of 18 … for a ‘Day of Mourning’ for those who died in the May Day strike. They also called for the day to be celebrated as …

… class as well as the middle class. The 1913 Mineworkers strike , known as the ‘July Strike’ as well as the strike by railwaymen in January 1914 led to the growth of the …