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… The Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA) was founded in October … interracial unions, it was not opened to membership of Black unions. The council adopted the policy of accepting membership of only registered unions. Because Black unions were not permitted to register by law they were …

… Biographies of Trade Union Activists …

… Trade Union Advisory Coordinating Council (TUACC) …

… Black Allied Workers Union (BAWU) …

… ”Trade Union Notes”, The Bolshevik, March 1920 (Extract) …

… The period preceding the formation of the South Africa Union witnessed the establishment and growth of trade unionism which continued even after formation. … 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 … in to the workers’ demands. Thus began a resurgence of union activity that would culminate in the formation of massive trade union federations that helped dismantle apartheid by … The Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973 …

… Consultative Committee of Black Trade Unions (CCOBTU) …

… "Our Programme", Progressive Trade Union Bulletin, 1,1, February 1945 …

… The Trade Union Question (No division On this question) (1934) …

… Timeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1980 - 1990 …

… E. R. Roux, Black and White Trade Unionism in South Africa, 28 July 1928 …

… The Sweet Workers’ Union (SWU) originated as an offshoot of the short-lived … of its failure to comply with the legal definition of “trade union” as determined by law (Berger, 1992). The SWU, by … divisions, Burford had first intended to organise the black and white workers into a single union (Scanlon, 2007). …

… Formed in 1928 by Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs , this was a union of women factory workers that transcended barriers of … Eastern Europe.  They had brought with them a militant trade union tradition which was reflected in the formation of … union committees. The garment industry employed Coloured, Black and White women. The White women workers in the garment …

… Causes and results of slavery A main cause of the trade was the colonies that European countries were starting … saw a large furnace of copper boiling, and a multitude of black people of every description chained together, every one … deck and fainted. When I recovered a little, I found some black people about me, who I believed were some of those who …

… Introduction The National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU) is South Africa's second largest trade union federation with more than 400 000 members. Its largest … as both federations were to some degree influenced by the Black Consciousness Movement, and - while agreeing on …

… The Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU) was the first South African trade union federation that organised mostly Black employees that aimed to be a national, non-racial … Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU) …

… In the 1930s various trade unions from different backgrounds ranging from … and non-racial industrial unions merged to form one trade union called South African Trades and Labour Council (SATLC), … workers’ Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA) . Black workers were denied membership. Nineteen trade unions …

… The Bloemfontein Trade Union Conference and the Industrial Conciliation Act", The …

… workers to organise and reconstruct all fragmented African trade unions into a large federation of non-racial trade … of the African-based Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU). However, these unions remained lethargic until … workers were to be properly addressed and improved, strong black trade unions had to be set up and guided by the …

… The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) was launched on 1 December 1985, at the … at the beginning of 1973 which marked a renewal of trade union activity after a decade-long lull. Background of the … a presence throughout the modern history of South Africa, Black trade unions never managed to establish a permanent …

… Timeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1960 - 1979 …

… Timeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1940 - 1959 …

… Timeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1920 - 1939 …

… in 1923 - did not accomplish much to improve the lives of black South Africans. Short of funds and poorly organised, it … by the more dynamic Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU), founded in Cape Town in 1919. Established by … from Nyasaland (now Malawi), the ICU started out as a trade union for the Black and Coloured dockworkers of Cape …

… The year 1658 marks the beginning of the slave trade at the Cape colony.  During the first four years of the … Cape colony had not played any part in the global slave trade. This all changed when, on 28 March 1685, the Dutch … terrible institutions of the last centuries, the Slave Trade . Already within seven weeks of landing at the Cape , …

… The Slave Trade …

… from two factories called for the establishment of a union. Two months later, the Metal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU), with the assistance of the GFWBF, was launched … Fund, suggested that a new strategy should be adopted. Trade unions should be formed first, and benefits should …

… The 1910 election: The Union of SA The first election that created the modern South … representation in the country’s representative bodies.  Black opposition to this political dispensation began with … The situation was worsened by the heightened militancy of Black people, especially the black labour movement, resulting …

… mine workers' strike was led by the African Mine Workers Union, whose president was J.B.Marks, he was also a leader in the South African Communist Party. Black workers were introduced to trade unionism by the early struggles of white British … Birth of the African Mine Workers’ Union …