In May the entire workforce of 55 was fired and work ground to a standstill at Rely Precision Castings.
Archive record
Foundry workers in bitter Union struggle

- Origin date
- September 1984
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Foundry workers in bitter Union struggle. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0106879
South African History Online (2016) 'Foundry workers in bitter Union struggle', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0106879 (Accessed: 26 July 2026).
South African History Online, Foundry workers in bitter Union struggle [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0106879, (accessed 26 July 2026).
"Foundry workers in bitter Union struggle." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0106879. Accessed 26 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Foundry workers in bitter Union struggle." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0106879.
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