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… and formed the Women's Enfranchisement Association of the Union (WEAU) to work for their cause: to gain the vote. Even … stubborn indifference. By the 1920s, with Afrikaner women workers beginning to enter the labour market it appears that … Women’s Enfranchisement Association of the Union (WEAU) …

… most significant examples of industrial action by black workers in South Africa. Following the demise of the ICU in the early 1940s, the mine workers were the first to challenge not only their employers, … by workers who demanded the recognition of their union, and a wage of 10 shillings a day, a wage that the …

… 1922 Army quells miners' strike, killing 214 1941 African workers formed the African Mine Workers Union 1943 In order to stave off the growing unrest among the … 1946 Mine Workers Strike timeline 1867-1987 …

… (now known as KwaZulu Natal – KZN) saw a proliferation of workers’ culture. Trade unions partnered with cultural workers to create plays that addressed issues faced by … White workers and African against Indian workers, making union mobilization impossible. An example of this was the …

… in the Western Cape make up the highest number of workers in South Africa in the fruit and wine industry. In 2012, out of an estimated 603 000 farm workers were employed in South Africa; the Western Cape had … 3% of farm workers in the Western Cape belonged to a trade union. The low representation of farm workers in unions …

… the late 1970s and early 1980s the issue of drawing up a Workers’ Charter became a leading item on the agenda of the … Charter did not sufficiently cover the interests of workers. For example, the Freedom Charter did not include one … regime they eventually left and by 1954 formed the Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA) -- a majority white …

… "C, B. I. Joins Workers' Party". …

… Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union of Africa, Annual Conference Agenda, St Phillips …

… In 1965, membership of the GWIU was made up of 6648 male workers and 6715 female workers. By 1967 this had grown to 7582 female workers, while … and the executive attempted to install more democracy into union structures and improve contact with workers. The union …

… before it was dissolved and succeeded by the African Union in 2002.  However, the OAU did make a significant … (RECs).  The Abuja Treaty was again adopted by the African Union (AU) , which considered regional economic integration … 3: establishing a free-trade area (FTA) and a customs union for each REC (by 2017) Stage 4: coordinating tariff and …

… The African People’s Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA) was launched in Duncan … the chiefs as collaborators and called for an alliance of workers and peasants.   At about this time in the Eastern and … argued for the creation of internal structures to mobilise workers. They included Paula Ensor, Robert Peterson and …

… an issue in the minds of many Afrikaners. Launching the Union of South Africa In some sense, the formation of the Union of South Africa could be viewed as an effort by … of a farmer, Henry Smith, on 17 January 1906 by one of his workers. When questioned during his trail, the worker …

… Biographies of Trade Union Activists …

… In 1924 the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was founded aimed at … internationally inspired the formation of a national union of students of that magnitude in Britain in 1920. This … was organised. In 1953 NUSAS was a member of International Union of Students (I.U.S.) but withdraw its membership due to …

… Acronyms BAWU, Black and Allied Workers Union COSAS , Congress of South African Students COSATU , … , Congress of South African Trade Unions CWIU, Chemical Workers Industrial Union CWLP, Culture and Working Life … The Natal Workers Theatre Movement Timeline …

… The period preceding the formation of the South Africa Union witnessed the establishment and growth of trade … attempted to protect their jobs from competition Coloured workers and artisans. At times, there was cooperation and sympathy strikes carried by black workers in support of grievances raised their white …

… When Black workers in Durban embarked on a wave of strikes in January … shocked, and they responded mainly by giving in to the workers’ demands. Thus began a resurgence of union activity that would culminate in the formation of … The Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973 …

… protests, but the British moved ahead with their plans for union. The peace brought by the Treaty of Vereeniging , which … organisations sprang up.  However, when the Act of Union of 1910 brought together the previously separate … gold and diamond mines, with the consequence that Black workers’ wages were further eroded. Poor wages together with …

… Constitutive Act of the African Union …

… Trade Union Advisory Coordinating Council (TUACC) …

… South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) …

… needs to reflect recent research. The topic ends with the Union settlement in 1910. The Union laid the foundation for white co-operation at the … colonies and Republics were declared a single entity, the Union of South Africa. Until then, these political units were …

… The Mine Workers Strike - 1946 …

… A statement by theAfrican Mineworkers' Union, 7 August 1946 …

… Union organisers allege assaults", The Guardian, 4 December …

… Union organisers allege assaults", The Guardian, 4 December …

… Union organisers allege assaults", The Guardian, 4 December …

… Union organisers allege assaults", The Guardian, 4 December …