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Title:Political unionism and working class hegemony: perspectives on the South African Congress of Trade Unions, 1955-1965
Author:Lambert, Rob
Year:1985
Periodical:Labour, Capital and Society
Volume:18
Issue:2
Pages:244-277
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subject:labour history
Abstract:The central thesis of this article is that the ideological content, organization and practice of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) in South Africa, from its inception in 1955 to its demise in 1963, constitutes political unionism, which is an organizational form distinct from the major historical traditions of working class organization. To prove this, the author analyses the dynamic of SACTU's leadership orientation, organizational strategies, policies and practices. Within this, as an integral second focus, problems relating to the attainment of working class hegemony are explored. Notes, sum in French.
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