Catalogue Number
NMLH.2018.97
Object Name
Badge
Place
South Africa
People
South African Allied Workers' Union (SAAWU)
Description
Red and white circular badge contains the slogan "Solidarity with the S.A.A.W.U, Support the Wilson- Rowntree Strike". The South African Allied Workers' Union (SAAWU) was a general union in South Africa. It was founded in 1978 after a group split from the Black Allied Workers' Union (BAWU), and from 1980 the union's headquarters moved to East London.
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