Old Victories, New Struggles: The State of the National Union of Mineworkers

Chapter published in Buhlungu, S., Daniel, J., Lutchman, B. & Southall, R. 2007. State of the Nation 2007. Pretoria: HSRC Press. The chapter considers the changing context in which South Africa's largest trade union, the National Union of Mineworkers, has to organise solidarity. It looks at issues such as the impact of the changing occupational structure and industrial structure of the industry and the rise of subcontracting on the NUM and its operations. The book can be downloaded free of charge.