Rand Rebellion - Wikipedia
The Rand Rebellion (Afrikaans: Rand-rebellie; also known as the 1922 strike) was an armed uprising of white miners in the Witwatersrand region of South Africa, in March 1922. Jimmy Green, a prominent politician in the Labour Party, was one of the leaders of the strike. Following a drop in the world price of gold from 130 shillings (£6 10s) per fine troy ounce in 1919 to 95s/oz (£4 15s) in December 1921, the companies tried to cut their operating costs by decreasing wag…
Rand Rebellion 1922 | South African History Online
Strikes. The New Year marked a strike on the collieries of the Transvaal. Strikes soon spread to the gold mines of the Reef, especially those in the East Rand, when electrical power workers and those in engineering and foundry occupations followed suit. By January 10, stoppage of work in mining and allied trades was complete.
Baruch Hirson: The General Strike of 1922
Nonetheless, the white working class of South Africa suffered a major defeat in 1922, even though the action had been confined mainly to miners, and mostly on the Rand. This boded ill for the Labour Party, which emerged from the strike with little glory, for the miners who were crushed, and for the Communist Party which was reduced to a small sect.
Coal Miners Strike on the Rand | South African …
On this day Transvaal coal miners embarked on a strike because of a wage cut of 5 percent per shift. On 10 January 1922 White mine workers on the Rand gold mines followed their example, because they rejected a proposal that a regulation concerning the ratio of …
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South Africa 1922. Synopsis. In early 1922, white South African workers in the Witwatesrand gold mining region went on strike. The strike soon became a violent rebellion—sometimes known as the Rand Revolt—that pitted the white miners against the mine owners and the government.
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Miner’s strike. The 1922 General Miners’ Strike, also known as the Rand Rebellion or Red Revolt occurred during a period of economic depression following World War I when mining companies were faced with rising costs and a fall in the price of gold. In the early days of mining, Africans did not possess the skills necessary for deep level ...
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15-10-2017 · Strikes. The New Year marked a strike on the collieries of the Transvaal. Strikes soon spread to the gold mines of the Reef, especially those in the East Rand, when electrical power workers and those in engineering and foundry occupations followed suit. By January 10, stoppage of work in mining and allied trades was complete.
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After Prime Minister Smuts had trounced the 1922 Rand Revolt, mine bosses forced the white miners to accept their terms unconditionally. Gold production increased - allegedly due to the use of a higher proportion of African labor and even lower wages for all miners.
UK miners strike (1984–85) - Wikipedia
The miners strike of 1984-85 was a major industrial action to shut down the British coal industry in an attempt to prevent colliery closures. It was led by Arthur Scargill of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) against the National Coal Board (NCB), a government agency. Opposition to the strike was led by the Conservative government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who wanted to ...
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Including mainly images from the 1922 miners strike on the East Rand; Rhodesian mail train derailed, 1922; strike scenes from Johannesburg, 1922; Fordsburg during the plague, 1922; fire in Jeppe Deep, 1922 : 26 : FILM 26, 37 photographs
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Rand Rebellion Wikipedia. The Rand Rebellion (Afrikaans: Randrebellie also known as the 1922 strike) was an armed uprising of white miners in the Witwatersrand region of South Africa, in March 1922. Jimmy Green, a prominent politician in the Labour Party, was one of the leaders of the strike..
The lead-up to the 1922 Rand Revolt - Mining …
The strike officially began after the last shift on the night of January 9, although the coal miners officially went on strike over a five shilling wage dispute a week earlier.
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A strike was declared and a strike committee was appointed by the miners.7 The management, however, refused to negotiate with the strike committee. On II June 1913 the management re-opened the mine and took on strike-breakers, or "scabs", to do the work. The strike-breakers were assaulted by the strikers and the strike spread to other mines.
Transvaal Miners General Strike 1913 | Global …
By 4 July, more than 18,000 men and 63 mines struck. By 5 July all of the mines and power stations on the Witwatersrand gold fields (around 19,000 workers) were on strike. On 3 July, in an editorial, The Rand Daily Mail urged the prime minister and government of South Africa to intervene, and deal fairly with both the mine owners and strikers.
The 1926 General Strike and the Defeat of the …
The General Strike began on 3rd May, 1926. Arthur Pugh, the chairman of the Trade Union Congress, was put in charge of the strike.The TUC adopted the following plan of action. To begin with they would bring out workers in the key industries - railwaymen, transport workers, dockers, printers, builders, iron and steel workers - a total of 3 million men (a fifth of the adult male population).
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South African gold miners go on strike . The Rand Rebellion (Afrikaans: Rand-rebellie; also known as the 1922 strike) was an armed uprising of white miners in the Witwatersrand region of South Africa, in March 1922. Jimmy Green, a prominent politician in the Labour Party, was one of the leaders of the strike.
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1922 is often seen as the year that South Africa teetered on the brink of civil war. Fighting broke out across the Rand following a dispute between mine owners and workers. The crisis only ended after martial law was declared and bombs fell from the sky. If you are ever looking for something to do on a Saturday afternoon why not take a drive and recreate a few of the scenes
Fordsburg Square - Wikipedia
The Rand Rebellion against the powers of law and order ended here on the 14 March 1922. The uprising came out of a strike of black gold miners that started on `1 January 1922 in response to five shilling wage cut per shift. The White workers joined them ten days later because the owners of the mine had decided to cut costs by employing (cheaper) more black miners instead of the existing white ...
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Sibanye is a top global producer of platinum, palladium, and gold. At Sibanye-Stillwater, some 15,000 gold miners are already on strike, and it looks like the palladium and platinum miners are on their heels. Here’s more of the details from the African News Agency: