Chris Dlamini addresses a large crowd of workers at a COSATU May Day rally at Curries Fountain, Durban.

A large crowd of workers at a COSATU May Day rally at Curries Fountain, Durban.

May Day rally in Lenasia where supporters hold posters calling for the unban of the ANC. 1987

B&S Engineering workers being addressed in a meeting in Brits church hall as part of strike action. The pay dispute and resulting strike involving 265 workers at B&S engineering factory in Brits lasted a year and the workers met in a local church hall.

Striking railways workers sign back on to work after the end of the biggest (about 18000 workers), and longest (3 months) strike in the history of South African public service. The victory for members of the S.A. Harbour and the Railway Workers Union came after months of police harassment and conflict which left a number of workers dead and many detained. Johannesburg 11 June 1987.

National Union of Mineworkers three week strike. Cyril Ramaphosa and NUM members face Anglo-american Negotiating team mid way through the strike for1st Round of Negotiations .

Mineworker who was short during NUM strike at Western Areas gold mine recovering in a clinic.

Workers negotiate with management after marching on Rhodes University administration to demand the recognition of the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) and the reinstatement of a dismissed colleague.

A white Chemical Workers Industrial Union (CWIU) member makes a point at strike meeting during a dispute between SAPREF (BP and Shell) refineries and CWIU. One of the workers demands were assistance with their children's education. Clairwood COSATU Hall. Durban.

"We will not be compromised" Paper printing wood and allied workers union (PPWAWU) organiser, Ben Khumalo, tells striking Mondi Paper Mill workers after management broke off negotiations and refused to backdate increases, which it had previously agreed upon with the union. Later workers were assaulted and chased off the company's property.