South Africa’s transition to majority rule has been a challenging one for Solidarity, the predominantly Afrikaner labor union whose roots go back more than 100 years to its days as the Mine Workers Union (MWU). Long a backer of the National Party, Solidarity has been forced to adjust to more...

Textbook on the recent trade union history in South Africa. This history is placed in an analysis of prevailing legal, social and economic conditions. The author also gives an account of the trade unions' relationship with the political anti-apartheid opposition organisations. (DÜI-Eng)