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Rebels with causes: White officials in Black trade unions in South Africa, 1973-94

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White officials in African American trade unions in South Africa during the 1970s and 1980s were rebels with numerous causes. These causes would help build a democratic and powerful African American trade union movement, to work towards social and economic justice, and to secure their own long-term future in South Africa.

Author: Maree, Johann
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Current Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0011-3921
Year: 2006
Management dynamics, Management, Company business management, 1980 AD, Congress of South African Trade Unions

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Whose cause and whose history? A response to Maree

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Johann Maree's response to the article, 'Rebels without a cause of their own?' raises several important points that highlight the contested nature of the working-class struggle in South Africa. An attempt is made to identify areas of convergence and divergence between the two articles.

Author: Buhlungu, Sakhela
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Current Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0011-3921
Year: 2006

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Similarities and differences between rebels with and without a cause

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The major similarities and differences between Sakhela Buhlungu's article on rebels with and without a cause are discussed. Finally it is observed that there are reasons for the white officials to act as rebels with and without a cause.

Author: Maree, Johann
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Current Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0011-3921
Year: 2006

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Subjects list: Social aspects, History, South Africa, African Americans, Labor unions, Labour unions, 1970 AD, Working class whites
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