In September 1984, the Vaal Civic Association, with the support of other movements, mobilised against the rent increases.
The 1984 Vaal uprising: a turning point in the struggle
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Black Allied Workers Union
1973 STRIKES – BIRTH OF NEW UNIONS
TWO THOUSAND BLACK WORKERS at Coronation Brick and Tile in Durban went on strike in January 1973. They could not know that their action to demand a modest wage increase would ultimately transform workers’ struggle in South Africa. They launched a process of concerted...