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BiographyIsmail Chota Meer
Ismail Chota Meer (known as IC) was born September 5, 1918 in the small town of Waschbank in Northern Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). His father was a trader. He…
The Industrial Workers of Africa, 1917-1921 by Bikisha Media Collective
… to form the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union, or ICU. Not a syndicalist union - the ICU is influenced more by nationalist and traditionalist … by a…
From Protest to Challenge: Documents of African Politics in South Africa 1882-1964 Volume 1
… their part in the campaign against imperialist war. An ICU official in the audience recalled the king's personal … and cheaper labour. Social democracy had…
BiographyMyron Peter
Myron Peter was born in 1954 in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal - KZN). He studied at the University of Durban-Westville (UDW) [now University of KwaZulu…
Chapter 5 - Who would deliver us from oppression? Gumede and African politics in South Africa,1921-1927
… witnessed that other organisations, in particular the ICU and CPSA had became important players in the battle to … in its colony. In Cape Town Gumede learnt…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - New Workers, New Unions
… was the nation-wide general union of black workers — the ICU. Its history, its successes and its failures have been … these unions are described in Black…
Document 34 - Letter from the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, to the Executive Committee, Comintern
… members of the African National Congress and of both ICU' s are assisting the League Modiagotla of the Ballinger …
BiographyJacqueline Daane-van Rensburg
Jacqueline Daane was born on 17 December 1937. A White South African, her first encounter with police came in 1956 when she adopted a mute Black boy (6). She…
Document 18 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to the South African Federation of NativeTrade Unions, 20 September 1930
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 18 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to the South…
Document 85 - E. R. Roux, “The Native Exploiters: A reply to ‘A. Z.”’, Umsebenzi,20 April 1935
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 85 - E. R. Roux, "The Native Exploiters: A…
Document 4 - B.M. Kies “The Background of Segregation”, Address delivered to the National Anti-CAD Conference, 29 May 1943
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 4 - B.M. Kies "The Background of Segregation",…
Chapter eight - Conclusion
… African social formation and the phenomenal growth of the ICU during its "golden age" shifted the interest of Gomas and Party to black workers. Within the…
ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
ICC Origins In the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-1945) the international community recognised the need to deal with mass atrocities – particularly…
Document 29 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 5 December 1928
… etc; these are the simpler cries that tell. Even so, the ICU has been inclined to repudiate the Black Republic, and …
BiographyDr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo
Dr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo played an outstanding role in the South African liberation movement for over half a century - in persuading the Indian community to link…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Protest and Resistence
… form of theIndustrial and Commercial Workers Union (the ICU). There we see that the activities of the ICU were far-ranging and country-wide, starting in Cape…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Chapter 1 - Rural Change and the Future of South Africa by Rachidi R. Molapo
… It was the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU). Originally, it's base of operation was the cities, … After it began to recruit farm workers in…
Chapter 6 -The making of a black Bolshevik: Gumede and the League Against Imperialism, 1927
… for the immediate unity of the forces of the ANC and the ICU. Referring to the recent expulsion of three Communists from the ICU, Gumede proclaimed: It is…
Document 99 - Edwin T. Mofutsanyana, “All-African Convention: Masses Must Support It”, South African Worker, 9 January 1937
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew The All-African Convention came into being as an answer…
ArticleGrey Street Complex timeline 1800-1999
… Provincial Secretary and Durban Branch Chairman of the ICU. December. The Workers’ opens its doors and operates from … mass meetings of 5000 plus each day…
BiographyPaul Weinberg
Paul Weinberg was born in 1956 in Pietermaritzburg into a progressive middle-class Jewish family. His father was a lawyer and his mother a music teacher. He…
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
… Africans. The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) and the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) joined … (CPSA) and the Industrial and Commercial…
Document 24 - E. R. Roux, Thesis on South Africa, presented at the Sixth Comintern Congress, 28 July 1928
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 24 - E. R. Roux, Thesis on South Africa,…
In the name of art - A reflection on fine art
… 20: the image of Samson was painted on the wall of the ICU (Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union) durin g the …
1. The Way to Fox Street
… At this time the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU) was fast gaining strength and the mine owners distrusted … about the Party. Because of the…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Bibliography
… (1990): 89-116. Bradford, Helen. A Taste of Freedom: The ICU in Rural South Africa,1924-1930. New Haven: Yale …
2. Potchefstroom: A Fighting Location
… for black organisations to assist them. Although the ICU took the lead in responding to their grievances, the … to challenge the lodger's fee. Although the…
Chapter One - From Abbotsdale to Kimberley
… (ISL) and the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU). It was in this street that Gomas's character and … rebellious, even defiant young man. He…
Document 50 - Socialist League of Africa , “South Africa: Ten Years of the Stay-at-Home”, International Socialism, 5, Summer 1961
… labour. 4 The SATUC was generally not sympathetic to the ICU. In 1927 the ICU applied for affiliation on the basis of its claimed 100 … for any co-operation…
Address delivered at The 9th COSATU Congress, 18 September 2006, Gallagher Estate, Midrand
… formation of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) in 1920. The ICU was formed with the full blessing and support of the ANC, …