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… YCL played an important role during the great mineworkers’ strike when 25,000 white miners downed tools because the … 10 February 2012] The CPSA and YCL supported the strike since it was directed against the Chamber of Mines and … African mineworkers were not directly involved in the 1922 strike, there were several clashes between the white and …

… such as the Alexander bus boycotts and the miners’ strike in 1946 were woven into the broader struggle for … (Walshe, 1970: 312).  13 June, African miners strike from the East to the West Rand, police open fire, kill … where a decision is taken to undertake a general strike on the mines. 12 August, The African Mineworkers Union …

… campaign that left many women jailed. African miners strike at Jagersfontein Diamond mine after one of their … to death by a white overseer. White employees suppress the strike. 11 African mineworkers killed and 37 injured. African … outside the native reserves July, White miners' general strike on the Witwatersrand. September, Indian 'general …

… so, they participated in the first regional industry-wide strike since the GWIU’s turbulent formative years in the … of a 20 percent increase in wages. Two days after the strike, the union sent informed members that a settlement had …

… workers began to organise trade unions in defiance of anti-strike laws. In 1973, there were strikes throughout the …

… August  Invasion of Angola. 1978  4 May Air and ground strike on SWAPO refugee camp at Kassinga inside Angola; over …

… An estimated 1,2 million public sector workers went on strike demanding a wage increase of 8,6 percent and a R1 000 … Union of Metalworkers South Africa (NUMSA) embarks on a strike against the retail motor industry. The union accepted … two years. 6 September: After 18 days the largest strike since 2007, in lost working days, ended with …

… the struggle.” Furthermore, the paper reported the bucket strike of July 1918 by municipal workers, the anti-pass protests in 1919 and the 1920 African Miners Strike. Workers were praised for their defiance and … owners particularly after the 1920 African mine workers strike. As a result the Chamber of Mines established its own …

… stepped up. In July 1980, 10000 municipal workers went on strike in Johannesburg. More than 1000 were dismissed and … the most sustained uprising in the history of the country. Strike activity on the rise A strike by mineworkers was called off after the first day …

… in December 1942. Indian and African workers went on strike to demand their reinstatement and recognition of their … union. The company used scab African labour to break the strike. 17 December, Many whites felt that the Lawrence … organisations and trade unions emphasised that the Dunlop strike had ‘assumed an Indian national aspect’ because of the …

… Police, Jimmy Kruger, was that Biko died while on a hunger strike. This explanation was not sufficient for observers and … reports that Biko did not die as a result of a hunger strike. Kruger took one of these papers, the Rand Daily Mail …

… 1922 and he took up their cause. He wrote about the strike and subsequent revolt and aimed to raise support in … leaders followers of the Communists, and while ardent strike militants, most fervent partisans of the negro workers …

… 30 April, Pupils at Orlando West Junior School go on strike against the use of Afrikaans in education. 12 May, A … School. 17 May, Pupils at Orlando West Junior School strike in protest at the dismissal of a member of the school … Orlando Diepkloof School board to return to school. The strike spreads to Pimville Higher Primary School. The SA …

… The 1946 mine workers' strike was led by the African Mine Workers Union, whose …

… Union of South Africa (ICU) came about after the ICU strike in Cape Town when African labour leader, H Selby …

… response to the Transvaal-based PUTCO bus company workers’ strike of June 1972. TGWU’s headquarters were in …

… skilled White workers. But it was the 1922 White workers strike that tilted the balance. By the end of this strike 153 White workers had been killed, and hundreds more had been wounded. White miners had lost the strike and with it their privileged position on the mines. …

… 13 June 1946 Indians across the country went on a one day strike. The Natal Indian Congress led by Dr Monty Naicker and … Moosa Moolla actively participated in the 1950 May Day strike, in protest against the passing of the Suppression of … Party of South Africa (CPSA)  called for a May Day strike to protest against the Suppression of Communism Act. …

… and the African Mine Workers Union organised the largest strike to take place during the Smuts regime. The strike was in the Witwatersrand and the strickers were … day (approximately 4 times what they were earning). The strike meant that 11 of the 45 mines on the Witwatersrand …

… The Industrial and Commercial Union (ICU) calls for a strike of dockworkers at Cape Town. 3 000 workers respond to … charged with inciting violence. December, A dockworker's strike takes place in Cape Town, lasting fourteen days and involving 2 000 men. This strike brings Clements Kadalie, the founder of the Industrial …

… shortly after the establishment of the SAP, a miners’ strike erupted on the Witwatersrand. The police force was … Passive Resistance campaign . In January 1914 another strike, this time mainly involving railways and mines, swept …

… workers Union is formed. 1946 August, African Mine Workers strike. 1948 Rise of the Nationalist Party to state power. … official. The response is vicious. Police wielding batons strike down hundreds of women and children. They are … their involvement in an important Bay Transport Company strike in Port Elizabeth. 29 May - 31 May, National …

… was unsuccessful, the IMF was impressed by the Leyland strike and invited MAWU to join. MAWU also established …

… such as the Alexandra bus boycotts and the miners’ strike in 1946. Conversely, there was an increase in the … in emergency session in Durban and decides on a hartal (strike action) on 13 June, which is designated ‘ Resistance … Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act. African miners strike from the East to the West Rand, police open fire, …

… as a cover for trade union activities. After the Durban strike thousands of workers joined the fund. Amongst other …

… community. Indian workers all over Natal decided to go on strike and to join the Satyagrahis. On 13 October 1913 a new … of railway workers and miners, and on 16 October 1913, a strike began. Two weeks later, between 4000 and 5000 miners … in by wire fences like concentration camps. A spontaneous strike erupted which changed the campaign radically. There …

… as the Suppression of Communism Act. The May Day (1 May) strike was immensely successful and the government responded … Committee, ANC and SAIC. 10 November, A one-day general strike is held in Port Elizabeth to protest police attacks in … results in the death of 22 people an injury to 108. The strike also protests against the City Council’s imposition of …

… Africa. Municipal sanitary workers in Johannesburg go on strike in what becomes known as the “bucket strikes”. The … between the ICU and SANNC. 1920 In 1920 a miners’ strike breaks out. Yet again, the Transvaal branch of the …

… that Sophiatown was not untouched by the African miners’ strike. 1952 The tradition of resistance in Sophiatown is in …

… union. The majority of Indian workers who went on strike in response to this were retrenched and replaced with … of manufacturing in 1977 caused a reduction in militant strike action. Worker unity and resolve disintegrated as a … workers at the Dunlop tyre manufacturing company went on strike after management refused to recognize the Metal and …