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Textile Workers' Industrial Union

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50:. In 1950, the union was banned from representing both black and white workers, and so it formed the African Textile Workers' Industrial Union to represent black workers. In 1954, its white members split away to form a racial union. 66: 46:, they formed part of the same branches. This position was championed by the union's general secretary, Roy du Preez. In 1942, it helped reorganise the 58: 175: 165: 170: 185: 35: 180: 54: 94: 62: 47: 119: 8: 115: 90: 135: 159: 38:. It was unusual in that it admitted both black and white workers, and in 28: 112:
Industrialisation and Trade Union Organization in South Africa, 1924-1955
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Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers' Union of South Africa
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The union was founded in 1935 and affiliated to the
157: 27:representing workers in the textile industry in 87:Workers, War & the Origins of Apartheid 114:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 84: 78: 36:South African Trades and Labour Council 158: 128: 53:The surviving union affiliated to the 109: 103: 176:Trade unions disestablished in 1987 55:Trade Union Council of South Africa 13: 14: 197: 166:Textile and clothing trade unions 63:National Union of Garment Workers 59:National Union of Textile Workers 21:Textile Workers' Industrial Union 171:Trade unions established in 1935 186:History of the textile industry 57:. In 1987, it merged with the 48:African Laundry Workers' Union 1: 72: 181:Trade unions in South Africa 7: 136:"A brief history of SACTWU" 16:Trade union in South Africa 10: 202: 85:Alexander, Peter (2000). 110:Lewis, Jon (1984). 193: 151: 150: 148: 146: 132: 126: 125: 107: 101: 100: 82: 201: 200: 196: 195: 194: 192: 191: 190: 156: 155: 154: 144: 142: 134: 133: 129: 122: 108: 104: 97: 83: 79: 75: 17: 12: 11: 5: 199: 189: 188: 183: 178: 173: 168: 153: 152: 127: 120: 102: 95: 76: 74: 71: 65:, to form the 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 198: 187: 184: 182: 179: 177: 174: 172: 169: 167: 164: 163: 161: 141: 137: 131: 123: 117: 113: 106: 98: 96:9780852557655 92: 89:. J. Currey. 88: 81: 77: 70: 68: 64: 60: 56: 51: 49: 45: 41: 37: 32: 30: 26: 23:(TWIU) was a 22: 143:. Retrieved 139: 130: 111: 105: 86: 80: 52: 33: 29:South Africa 20: 18: 25:trade union 160:Categories 121:0521263123 73:References 44:Harrismith 40:Cape Town 61:and the 145:4 March 140:SACTWU 118:  93:  147:2021 116:ISBN 91:ISBN 42:and 19:The 162:: 138:. 69:. 31:. 149:. 124:. 99:.

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trade union
South Africa
South African Trades and Labour Council
Cape Town
Harrismith
African Laundry Workers' Union
Trade Union Council of South Africa
National Union of Textile Workers
National Union of Garment Workers
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers' Union of South Africa
ISBN
9780852557655
ISBN
0521263123
"A brief history of SACTWU"
Categories
Textile and clothing trade unions
Trade unions established in 1935
Trade unions disestablished in 1987
Trade unions in South Africa
History of the textile industry

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