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Title:The 1987 mineworkers strike
Authors:Markham, Coletane
Mothibeli, Monyaola
Year:1987
Periodical:South African Labour Bulletin
Volume:13
Issue:1
Pages:58-75
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:miners
strikes
1987
Abstract:The massive 1987 mineworkers strike, the biggest and costliest wage dispute in the history of South Africa, no doubt marks one of the highpoints in the development of militant progressive worker struggles here. This article describes this strike, paying attention to the wage demands of the National Union of Mineworkers, the contradictory role of the hostels in both containing and enforcing the strike, the low participation of some mines, the lock-out strategy of management and the aftermath of the strike. The conclusion points out a number of weaknesses that have emerged during the strike. Ref.
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