The ICU
Item
- Title
- The ICU
- Date
- c. 1979–1983
- Description
- A booklet detailing the history, organisation, and decline of the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU) in South Africa during the early 20th century. It covers key events such as the 1919 Cape Town dock strike, the 1920 Port Elizabeth riots, and the organisation of farm workers. It also includes biographical sketches of leaders like Clements Kadalie and Selby Msimang, and discusses the union's relationship with the ANC and the Communist Party.
- Subject
- Industrial and Commercial Union
- Labour movement -- South Africa
- Msimang, Selby
- Kadalie, Clements
- Black workers -- South Africa -- History
- Trade unions -- South Africa -- History
- Champion, A.W.G.
- Format
- application/pdf
- Language
- English
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/250706
- Archive
- Cory Library for Humanitites Research
- Provenance
- The item is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University, on behalf of the Labour Research Service
- Extent
- 38 pages
- Rights
- Industrial and Commercial Union (I.C.U.)
- Rights Holder
- Industrial and Commercial Union (I.C.U.)
- Use/re-use
- The materials are made available explicitly for research and educational purposes. Any use of these materials must be cleared with the Labour Research Service.
- Publisher
- Industrial and Commercial Union (I.C.U.)
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