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… The year 1944 was one of the busiest for the union. In the midst of the trouble, which started in … nervous, told her story to the nine employers and nine union representatives in a perfectly straightforward manner. … without any inquiry being held. The committee of the union was indignant when it heard this news and decided to …

… who, as High Commissioner, paved the way for the "Act of Union. "It has required a General Smuts, who, like his early … Union" between British Imperialism and Dutch Feudalism in 1910. The main points of the Glen Grey Act were: the … Franchise and Ballot Act (1892) and the "Act of Union" (1910) which was the third in the series. Thus we see two …

… Johanna Cornelius came and led to the workers to join the union. When she mentioned that the contribution was 6d. a … week, I decided not to join. I did not know what the word "union" meant, but I knew that if I paid 6d. to the union there would not be enough for a loaf of bread. A month …

… not. The points on which the C.P. insists are: real trade union organisation; strike action not to be ruled out; and … Pim and company to obtain control of the Native trade union movement would be disastrous even from an I.L.P. point … worth while not waiting for the miracle. The Native Trade Union Federation is still young and comparatively weak but it …

… and Christiaan Beyers, the Commandant-General of the Union Defence Forces, were all opposed to the use of South African forces beyond the Union's borders. Subsequently, they chose to rebel and a … General. In October 1914, Manie Maritz declared the Union an independent Republic; he then crossed into German …

… is disrupted. Angry Black miners blamed General Mining Union Corporation, owner of the mine, for negligence and poor … paid their tribute at a ceremony organised by National Union of Mineworkers . The Union Secretary-General, Cyril Ramaphosa, and Winnie Mandela …

… part in political activities. The Metal and Allied Workers Union  (MAWU) was especially active, recruiting members with … to the ANC. The Sekhukhuneland Progressive Teachers Union was founded in 1990, but was absorbed into the SA Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) by the end of the year. The new overarching …

… Black Consciousness Movement (BCM), the resurgent trade union movement, and the re-emergence of Charterist groupings …

… provide basic information and skills for effective trade union activity. The IIE registered as a correspondence …

… legislation over the territory as an integral part of the Union of South Africa, with the aim of promoting the … Windhoek requested unanimously to be incorporated into the Union, a decision fully endorsed by South Africa. This … to the provisions of Chapter XII of the Charter. The Union of South Africa refused to comply and thus a checkmate …

… friendly, but fond of using bad language. There was no union in existence, as I know, and workers were entirely at … I started working for the African Clothing there was a union of garment workers in Johannesburg and I believe they … Dan Colraine, who was then secretary of the Johannesburg union, visited our factory and spoke to us during lunch hour. …

… standards for the industry as a whole. The efforts of the union to eliminate sweating and underpayment of wages in … enforcement very difficult. The victories scored by the union, through mass demonstrations, fired the spirit of the … offending tailor into obeying the rules laid down by the union. They learnt that they could not continue degrading …

… they had asked Johanna Cornelius, then organiser of our union, to help them. During the strike that followed, the … Kampf - one long, foul slander against South African trade union leaders, with myself heading the list. I issued summons … a Third Reich and to destroy democracy and the free trade union movement must be fought at all costs. The case, …

… employers. Conference passed two resolutions on the Trade Union question: (1) “This Conference instructs all local … assist in this task". Conference urges the organised Trade Union Movement as represented by the Cape Federation of … Coloured workers in trade unions and thus upon the trade union movement as a whole". "It is now for every individual …

… am writing to you in the name of the African people of the Union of South Africa, on the authority of the National … attended by 1,500 delegates from town and country in the Union, representing 145 political, religious, social, … for your future as it is for ours-the decision of the Union government to proclaim a Republic on 31st May. Neither …

… is an examination of the main tendencies in the trade union movement in South Africa during the currency of the … on providing support for the large sections of the trade union movement. In analysing these developments, reference is made to the history of the trade union federations reflections reflecting the divergent …

… the South African Industrial Federation (SAIF), a miners union for people socially constructed as 'white', ran riot in … the sector and resulted in the execution of three of the union members. Samuel Long, who was arrested in connection … by the Strike Committee of being a police informant. Other union members who were executed were Herbert Hull and David …

… The Metal and Allied Workers Union's B T R Sarmcol campaign is by far the largest campaign … over a single factory ever undertaken by an independent union in this country. …

… The Sweet Food and Allied Workers Union has accused the Premier Group of shifting production from one factory to another in order to crush union organisation. …

… release regarding developments and plans for the National Union of South African Students and a confirmation of a special congress to complete the reassessment of the Union. …

… Address by the President of the National Union of South African Students to the 51st Congress of the National Union, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 8-15 July 1974. …

… workers are flocking to the Transport and General Workers Union and in the past four months the union has won a majority at eight new Transvaal companies. …

… Report from the Head Office of the National Union of South African Students to the 56th Annual Congress of the National Union, University of Cape Town, November 1978. …

… The first steps towards uniting. the progressive trade union movement were taken at a unity summit in Cape Town when seven union groupings committed themselves to the formation of a …

… FOSATU has condemned the Henkel company's anti-union policies and actions and has given its full support to … Henkel products called by the Chemical Workers Industrial Union (CWIU). …

… we Sizwe (MK). He was also actively involved in trade union movements and eventually became an active organizer of the South African Railways and Harbour Union which was linked with the SACTU. He became instrumental … to disrupt anti-apartheid activities in the trade union movement and this led to his arrest in June 1963. …

… Report from the National Union of Students Education Department to the 49th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, Rhodes University, …

… of cattle, close to three quarters of their entire herd. 1910: Afrikaner parties had won elections in 1907 to have … came together with those of Natal and the Cap to form the Union of South Africa. 1913: The Land Act was passed. This …

… by a recommendation to the members of the Garment Workers' Union not to associate with the African May Day Committee, … the failure to participate with the members of the Union, who in spite of such recom­mendation demonstrated … against the reformist line of the Garment Workers' Union, the failure to organise any resistance to the …

… Domestic Workers Union poster, advertising AGM at Roman Catholic Church, … on left hand side with white lettering. Domestic Workers Union Logo. …