UCT Libraries

 BC 1069 THE USHER COLLECTION

Manuscripts & Archives

University of Cape Town Libraries

 

A list

compiled by

Jenith Shannon

 

CONTENTS

 

 

 

INTRODUCTION

A

TRADE UNIONS. INDUSTRIAL ACTION

B

TRADE UNIONS.   POLITICAL ACTION

C

OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND GENERAL INFORMATION

D

AREAS OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION

E

PUBLICATIONS

INTRODUCTION

This collection was donated to the Manuscripts and Archives Department of UCT Libraries by free lance labour journalist, Dick Usher.  The collection reflects all aspects of Southern African Life affecting Trade Unions and Trade Union activities.   It comprises several hundred news items received in `fax' form reflecting events taking place in different parts of Southern Africa, particularly during the late 1980s and early 90s.

The events thus recorded are of particular interest considering the vast scope and the rate at which political change is taking place within South Africa.   One cannot help but make a comparative study of Trade Union activities within the homeland territories, South Africa and its surrounding states; with the extensive range of comparative material available.

Information on general topics such as Aids, Absenteeism, Privatization, Education and boycotts, as well as specific topics such as the Government budget in 1992, Codesa, the Presidents Council and Labour legislation, is also included.

Lastly, some labour publications both by Dick Usher and other writers are included in the final section.

 

 

BC 1069 THE USHER COLLECTION

A

TRADE UNIONS.   INDUSTRIAL ACTION

A1

Artisans Staff Association 14.07.1986-03.1993

A2

Association of Democratic Journalists 15.04.1992-20.07.1992

A3

African Mine and Allied Workers Union July 1992(?)

A4

Allied Workers Union of South Africa (AWUSA) 19.01.1991-12.08.1991

A5

Amalgamated clothing and textile Workers Union ca 09.1987(?)-12.1992

A6

Banking Insurance, Finance and Assurance Workers Union 13.03.1991- 30.07.1991

A7

Brushes and Cleaners Workers Union (BCWU) 31.07.1992

A8

Black Allied Mining and Construction Workers Union 26.11.1987-11.06.1991

A9

Black Allied Workers Union (BAWU) 08.08.1990-30.10.1992

A10

Black General Workers Union 20.03.1987

A11

Black Health & Allied Workers Union 19.02.1990-18.05.1992

A12

Black Trade Union of Transnet (BLATU) 20.07.1990-13.06.1991

A13

Building and Civil Engineering Industry 1986-1992

A14

Building, Construction and Allied Workers Union (BCAWU) - no date

A15

Building Society Officials Association 1986-1989

A16

Cape African Teachers Union (CATU) 22.07.1992

A17

Chemical Workers Industrial Union 06.1986-04.03.1993

A18

Chemical Workers Industrial Union 18.06.1991-15.12.1992

A19

Clothing Workers Union 21.08.1985-12.11.1986

A20

Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (CCAWUSA) June 1986(?)-14.12.1989

A21

Construction and Allied Workers Union (CAWU) 11.07.1989-23.03.1993

A22

Council of Unions of South Africa 02.1987-08.07.1987

A23

Democracy integrated Municipal Employees Society (DIMES) 20.08.1992

A24

Electrical and Allied Workers Trades Union of South Africa 20.09.1985-02.1991

A25

Engineering Industrial Workers Union 13.05.1986-13.11.1986

A26

Entertainment Workers Union 18.09.1990-20.02.1992

A27

ESCOM 19.08.1986-05.11.1992

A28

Farm workers Support Committee 22.12.1992-08.02.1993

A29

Federal Council of Retail and Allied Workers (FEDCRAW) ca 03.1989-22.07.1991

A30

Federation of S.A. Labour Unions (FEDSAL) 07.05.1990-19.05.92

A31

Federation of Independent Trade Unions (FITU) 01.10.1990-22.03.1991(?)

A32

Federation of Municipal Health and Allied Workers Union 17.07.1992

A33

Federation of SATS TRADE Unions 25.07.1988

A34

Federation of South African Trade Unions News 02.1985-11.1985

A35

Film and Allied Workers Union 28.11.1991-03.03.1992

A36

Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU)

A36.1

Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU) 07.04.1986(?)-13.11.1992

A36.2

Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU) ca 10.1989(?)-15.06.1992

A36.3

Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU) ca 07.1991-18.03.1993

A37

Food and Beverage Workers Union 18.07.1986-23.02.1993

A38

Food Workers Council (FCW) 05.10.1990-01.04.1993

A39

Garment Workers Industrial Union 31.03.1987

A40

Health Workers Union 24.01.1990-08.10.1992

A41

Hotel, Liquor, Catering, Commercial and Allied Workers Union 17.09.1990-17.08.1992

A42

Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union & Natal Liquor and Catering Trades Employees Union 02.05.1988-26.09.1988

A43

Human Sciences Research Council 12.05.1992

A44

Iron, Steel and Allied Industries Union 19.07.1991

A45

Johannesburg Municipal Employees Association 14.02.1992

A46

Liquor and Catering Trades Employees Union ca 12.1987-20.04.1988(?)

A47

Media and Allied Workers Union (MAWU) 29.01.1922-03.02.1992

A48

Media Workers Association of South Africa (MWASA) 20.10.1986-22.02.1993

A49

Metal and Allied Workers Union 31.07.1986-18.03.1988

A50

Metal and Engineering Workers Union (MEWUSA) 07.03.1989-09.03.1993

A51

Metalworker (Journal) Vol 1, no.1-Vol 1 no.7  May-Dec 1986(?)

A52

Mineworkers Union 22.05.1986-11.05.1993

A53

Motor Industry Combined Workers Union 09.1986

A54

Municipal, Education, State, Health and Allied Workers Union (MESHAWU) 25.05.1992

A55

Natal Provincial Staff Association 14.10.1991

A56

National Automobile and Allied Workers Union

A56.1

National Automobile and Allied Workers Union 10.1985-04.04.1991

A56.2

National Automobile and Allied Workers Union 07.1989-05.1991

A57

National Council of Unions (NACTU) 04.06.1987-15.05.1993

A58

National Economic Negotiating forum (NENF) 16.09.1992-05.04.1993

A59

National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) 20.08.1987-13.05.1993

A60

National Educators Union 11.08.1990-27.01.1993

A61

National Industrial and Commercial Workers Union 20.03.1987

A62

National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers 09.85-09.89

A63

National Union of Farmworkers 15.03.1988-25.04.1991

A64

National Union of Furniture and Allied Workers (NUFAW) 11.08.1989-02.06.1992

A65

National Union of Leatherworkers 26.04.1989-25.02.1993

A66

National Union of Textile Workers 1986-1987

A67

National unemployed workers Coordinating Committee 26.09.198(?)

A68

National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa

A68.1

National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa 09.03.1987-16.10.1989

A68.2

National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa 1991-1993

A69

National Union of Mineworkers

A69.1

National Union of Mineworkers 01.1986-10.1989

A69.2

National Union of Mineworkers 10.1989-05.1991

A69.3

National Union of Mineworkers 14.12.1990-10.08.1993

A70

National Union of Public Service Workers 20.04.1990-15.10.1990

A71

National Union of Railway Workers 18.11.1986-24.03.1987

A72

National Union of Wine, Spirits and Allied Workers 18.06.1990-18.03.1993

A73

National Workers Union of South Africa (NAWUSA) 10.1990

A74

Nurses Forum 06.1991

A75

Paper, Printing Wood and Allied Workers Union 13.01.1990-14.04.1993

A76

Post Office and telecommunications Workers Association 09.04.1987-12.05.1993

A77

Public Servants League

A77.1

Public Servants League 12.09.1987-24.10.1991

A77.2

Public Servants League 19.05.1989(?)-01.05.1993

A78

Seamen's Maritime Union 1992

A79

Security Workers Industrial Union 1987

A80

South African Airways Pilots Association (SAAPA) 02.09.1992

A81

South African Allied Workers Union 1984-1992

A82

South African Association for environmental Health Officers 01.10(?)

A83

South African Association of Municipal Employees 01.87-07.92

A84

South African Aviation and Engineering Union (SAAEU) 18.09.1990-15.03.1991

A85

South African Black Municipal Workers Union 18.11.1986-23.06.1991

A86

South African Black Social Workers Association 17.09.1991

A87

South African Boilermakers Society 22.08.1989-24.03.1993

A88

South African Broadcasting Corporation Staff Association 25.08.1990-12.03.1991

A89

South African Chamber of Business 31.07.1990-06.12.1991

A90

South African Chemical Workers Union 02.86-06.04.1993

A91

South African Clothing and textile workers Union 06.89-04.1993

A92

South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union

A92.1

South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union 26.06.1989-04.1993

A92.2

South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union 22.11.1990-04.1993

A93

South African Confederation of Labour 08.1988-07.1992

A94

South African Democratic Teachers Union 01.1990-04.1993

A95

South African Domestic Workers Union 05.85-24.03.1992

A96

South African Federation of Textile, Garment and Leather Workers 11.1986-03.1987

A97

South African Film and Theatre Union 03.05.1991

A98

South African Hairdressers, Employees Industrial Union 11.1986-06.1989

A99

South African Health and Public Service Workers Unions 26.09.1991

A100

Salstaff 08.1986

A101

South African Municipal Workers Union 03.1988-06.1993

A102

South African Nursing Association 05.1992-01.1993

A103

South African posts and telecommunications Employees association 05.1991-05.1992

A104

South African Railways and Harbour Workers Union

A104.1

South African Railways and Harbour Workers Union 15.10.1986-17.12.1987

A104.2

South African Railways and Harbour Workers Union 23.08.1989-06.05.1991

A104.3

South African Railways and Harbour Workers Union 06.1991-04.1993

A105

South African Society of Bank Officials 09.01.1992-09.07.1992

A106

South African Taxi Drivers Union 16.01.1992-18.02.1993

A107

South African Typographical Union 16.07.1986-03.1993

A108

South African Union of Journalists 25.01.1991-22.02.1993

A109

Steel, Engineering and Allied Workers Union 14.03.1990-13.07.1992

A110

Steel and Engineering Industries Federation 17.04.1986-14.10.1991

A111

Textile and Allied Workers Union.   Date unrecorded

A112

Textile Workers Industrial Union 11.06.1987(?)

A113

Trade Union Council of South Africa 1982-02.12.1986

A114

Transnet and Allied Trade Union 12.05.1991

A115

Transnet Union of South Africa

A115.1

Transnet Union of South Africa 10.1991

A115.2

Transnet Union of South Africa 03.1990-09.1993

A116

Transport and Allied Workers Union 05.1989-27.02.1992

A117

Transport and General Workers Union 27.05.1986-29.04.1993

A118

Transport and Omnibus Workers Union 04.1986-08.1990

A119

Transport Workers Union of South Africa 07.03.1986-24.10.1986

A120

Transvaal Leather and Allied Trades Industrial Union 21.07.1986-06.02.1992

A121

United African Motor and Allied Workers Union 18.02.1992

A122

United Workers Union of South Africa 26.09.1991-18.06.1992

A123

University and Allied Workers Union 08.1985-07.1987

A124

University of the Western Cape Workers Union (UWCWU) 31.05.1991-20.06.1991

A125

VAT - See POLITICAL ACTION (SECTION B) - Coordinating Committees on VAT and COSATU-VAT-Stayaway

A126

Vukani Guards and Allied Workers Union 01.1988-10.1988

A127

Western Province Local authorities Workers Association 27.04.(?)

B

TRADE UNIONS.   POLITICAL ACTION

B1

Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut (AHI) 28.07.1992-09.08.1992

B2

Afrikaans Weerstandbeweging (AWB) 14.06.1991

B3

African National Congress

B3.1

African National Congress 12.06.1986-11.07.1991

B3.2

African National Congress 10.07.1991-21.08.1992

B3.3

African National Congress 09.10.1992-11.03.1993

B4

Azanian People's Liberation Army 18.12.1991

B5

Azanian People's Organization 29.04.1990-12.03.1993

B6

Black Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA) 19.08.1990-26.07.1992

B7

Black Sash 08.1986-05.1987

B8

Cape Action League.   No date

B9

Cape Chamber of Industries 02.06.1989-1990

B10

Cape Employers Association 1991(?)

B11

Chamber of Commerce and Assocom 10.07.1986-20.05.1992

B12

Chamber of Industries 18.05.1987-26.06.1987

B13

Civic Associations 17.10.1990-29.07.1992

B14

Companies 10.02.1992-03.05.19(92)?

B15

Coordinating Committees on VAT 11.12.1991-03.11.1993

B16

Conservative Party 08.09.1990-29.12.1992

B17

Congress of South African Trade Unions

B17.1

Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) ca 22.04.1986-18.01.1991

B17.2

Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) 07.09.1987-13.05.1991

B17.3

Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) 15.10.1991-14.11.1991 (COSATU - VAT stayaway)

B17.4

Congress of South African Trade Unions 28.05.1989(?)-09.10.1992 (COSATU Campaigns 1990)

B17.4

Congress of South African Trade Unions 28.05.1989(?)-09.10.1992 (COSATU Campaigns 1990)

B17.5

COSATU National Congress 1991.   18.07.1991-27.07.1991)

B17.6

COSATU 17.01.1991-28.04.1993

B17.7

COSATU 02.07.1992-05.05.1993

B18

INKATHA and Unions 26.09.1986-31.07.1992

B19

Institute for Futures Research (University of Stellenbosch) 09.1991-08.1992

B20

International Confederation of Free Trade Union 18.07.1986-29.04.1993

B21

International Labour Oragnization 13.06.1986-06.02.1992

B22

International Metalworkers Federation 26.06.1986-07.08.1988

B23

International Union of Food and Allied Workers 14.09.1986-19.09.1986

B24

Labour Foundation 18.05.(?)

B25

Marxist Workers Tendency 28.11.1990-01.08.1991

B26

Pan Africanist Congress 28.07.1986-05.05.1993

B27

Patriotic Front 11.04.1991-15.12.1992

B28

Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union 12.08.1989-30.03.1993

B29

Paper, Wood and Allied Workers Union 20.01.1986-25.08.1989

B30

South African Communist Party 23.07.1990-31.05.1992

B31

United Democratic Front 15.07.1990-18.08.1991

B32

United Front of Independent Trade Unions of South Africa 30.10.1991-15.03.1993

B33

United Nations 15.07.1992-18.08.1992

B34

Workers Organisation for Socialist Action 06.1990-08.1991

C

OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND GENERAL

C1

Government

C1.1

Budget 1992

C1.2

CODESA 20.11.1991-13.08.1992

C1.3

Labour Legislation 1974-1991

C1.4

Manpower Department and Minister of Manpower 03.09.1986-02.02.1993

C1.5

Posts and Telecommunications 08.1990-08.1991

C1.6

Presidents Council 21.04.1992

C1.7

Public Service 07.1989-08.1992

C1.8

Reform 17.06.1991-09.04.1992

C2

Absenteeism 1991

C3

Aids

C3.1

Aids 04.1989-01.02.1992

C3.2

Aids 1991

C4

Agriculture 12.1990-01.1992

C5

Automobile Industry 06.1992

C6

Bargaining Monitor 1987-1993

C7

Boycotts 05.1990-03.1993

C8

Clothing Industry 03.1985-08.1992

C9

Community Growth Fund 04.05.1992-02.02.(?)

C10

Dairy Industry 29.09.1986

C11

De Klerk, F W  09.1990-04.1992

C12

Domestic Workers 03.1986-12.1992

C13

Economic Forum 21.01.1992-05.02.1992

C14

Education 03.1990-03.1993

C15

Emergency Regulations 06.1986-03.1990

C16

Employer and Semi-Official Organisations

C16.1

Chamber of Mines 24.10.1986-13.07.1990

C16.2

Employers Advisory Council

C16.3

Independent Mediation Service of South Africa 12.1992-03.1993

C16.4

National Clothing Federation of South Africa

C16.5

National Manpower Commission 14.04.1992-02.05.1993

C16.6

National Peace Initiative 11.09.1991-07.08.1992

C16.7

SACCOLA 12.08.1988-22.07.1992

C16.8

South African Health Workers Congress 27.08.1991

C16.9

South African Institute of Race Relations 23.08.1990-29.12.1992

C17

Environment 09.1991-09.1992

C18

Farm Workers 21.09.1989-07.04.1993

C19

Health 09.06.1990-11.05.1992

C20

Hotels 23.08.1990

C21

Housing and Squatters 1990-27.08.1992

C22

Industrial Health (no date)

C23

Industrial Relations 03.1991-06.1991

C24

Influx Control 07.1986-05.1987

C25

Jewellers and Goldsmiths ca 1988

C26

Labour Relations Amendment Act 07.09.1987

C27

Legislation and Legal Matters

C27.1

Aliens and Legislation

C27.2

Courts of Appeal 01.1991-11.1991

C27.3

Industrial Courts 07.1986-07.1991

C27.4

Political Prisoners 24.01.1991-30.04.1991

C27.5

Codes of Conduct 06.1986-01.1987

C27.6

Cultural Boycott 06.01.1992-15.01.1992

C27.7

Labour Appeal Courts 27.02.1992

C27.8

Supreme Court 1991

C28

Mass Action 12.07.1992-14.08.1992

C29

Mayday, June 16 and other Commemorative days 01.05.1986-01.05.1993

C30

Media 26.02.1992-07.04.1993

C31

Metal Industry 11.1991

C32

Mines and Mining 02.87-20.04.1993

C33

Municipal 27.05.1989-24.07.1990

C34

Overtime 1985-1990

C35

Political Violence 24.04.1990-03.09.1993

C36

Post Office 02.1992

C37

Privatization 25.05.1992

C38

Public Service 10.92-05.1993

C39

Race Relations 23.03.1992-25.03.1992

C40

Red Cross 07.1989-11.1989

C41

Referendum 02.1992-03.1992

C42

Resource Centre Administration.   No date

C43

Santions 24.10.1986-24.10.1993

C44

Social Responsibility/Affirmative Action 1990/1992

C45

South African Economy 10.01.1990-18.09.1992

C46

Stayways

C46.1

Stayaways 09.07.1990-23.03.1992

C46.2

Stayaways 16.06.1992-11.11.1992

C46.3

Stayaways 6-16.04.1993

C47

Strikes 23.06.1989

C48

Textile Manufacturers 03.02.1989-10.02.1992

C49

Trade Unions 23.05.1989-24.11.1990

C50

Transport 1989-25.04.1991

C51

Unemployment and Employment 20.09.1985-12.05.1983

C52

Unions and Organisation 14.10.1986-30.03.1987

C53

Wages and Salaries 27.02.1986-21.01.1993

C54

Women 31.05.1991-31.03.1993

D

AREAS OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION

D1

South and Sub-Saharan Africa

D1.1

Botswana 05.05.1991-11.11.1991

D1.2

Bophuthatswana 25.07.1990-13.05.1993

D1.3

Cape. Eastern 30.10.1989-03.04.1993

D1.4

Cape. Western 24.10.1990-15.04.1991

D1.5

Ciskei 10.07.1989-28.01.1993

D1.6

Durban 30.08.1989-13.07.1990

D1.7

Garankuwa 19.03.1992-06.11.1992

D1.8

Gazankulu 06.03.1990-03.09.1993

D1.9

Kangwane 15.11.1990

D1.10

Kwandebele 10.01.1991-14.02.1992

D1.11

KwaZulu 21.09.1990-30.11.1990

D1.12

Lebowa 26.03.1990-30.07.1992

D1.13

Lesotho 22.08.1989-05.11.1992

D1.14

Malawi 22.04.1992-04.04.1993

D1.15

Mozambique 23.06.1989-09.06.1992

D1.16

Namibia

D1.16.1

Namibia 13.01.1987-13.02.1993

D1.16.2

Namibia Publications

D1.17

Natal-ANC/Inkatha 30.11.1989-30.04.1991

D1.18

Orange Free State 23.08.1990

D1.19

Qwaqua 20.02.1990-25.03.1993

D1.20

Swaziland 23.02.1989(?)-03.10.1992

D1.21

Transkei 23.06.1989-28.04.1993

D1.22

Transvaal 03.07.1990-25.07.1990

D1.23

Vaal Triangle 12.02.1990-22.08.1990

D1.24

Venda 03.04.1990-23.02.1993

D1.25

Zambia 21.05.1990-27.06.1992

D1.26

Zimbabwe 21.06.1989-24.02.1993

D1.27

Zimbabwe and West Africa 07.08.1991

D2

International

D2.1

Africa 20.04.1992

D2.2

Chile.   No date

D2.3

India 15.04.1992-22.05.1992

E

PUBLICATIONS

E1

Labour Disputes in the 1990s  11.06.1991

E2

Articles and Chapters on Trade Unions - Worker Organisation and Industrial Relations  1973-21.12.1988

E3

Articles and Chapters on Trade Unions - Worker Organisation and Industrial Relations 04.02.1989-07.08.1992

E4

Flysheets and information sheets relating to Labour relations and Trade Unions.

E5

Miscellaneous Papers relating to Trade Unions and Labour Relations 1987-1989

E6

Published Articles by Dick Usher in `Perspective' vol 2 1989(?)

E7

Institute for Industrial Relations - various publications February 1985, June 1988 and undated

E8

Bargainers Bulletin 1988 and Press Release - Africa Watch 1992

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