Power!: Black Workers, Their Unions and the Struggle for Freedom in South AfricaBased on research and interviews with workers and union leaders in South Africa, this book examines and analyses the the history of the black working class struggle, its achievements, its internal differences, its politics and international links. |
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Chapter 2 | 24 |
Chapter 3 | 34 |
Chapter 4 | 48 |
Chapter 5 | 64 |
Chapter 6 | 75 |
Chapter 7 | 83 |
Chapter 8 | 91 |
Chapter 10 | 118 |
Chapter 12 | 140 |
The General Workers Union on the United | 157 |
The Municipal and General Workers Union on | 167 |
The United Democratic Front on the unions | 175 |
Labour movement relations with South African trade | 181 |
Making contact with black unions in South Africa | 190 |
Chapter 9 | 111 |
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