He told me himself and said the reason behind is, is because are skin colour differs
I have nothing to say, go and cry to the steward my brother that's all I can say!!
Another thing I forgot to address is, I came across Pieter's payslip and I saw we are not paid the same amount. He earns more but we do the same work
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We need to let the steward know about this and he has to explainn everything to us. We cannot earn less but work is the same.
This has nothing to do with me. I mean I'm happy with my payslip.
Truly speaking this is still not okay, how do we get to earn R87,00 while they earn R1 106,00
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Not this nonsense again
In 1941, there was a discovery that black people and the white people were not earning the same salary.
THEY SHALL GIVE US WHAT WE WANT BECAUSEE IF THEY DON'T WE WILL BE FORCED TO GO ON A GENERAL STRIKE!!!
The African Mine Worker's Union (AMWU) formed response to address this issue.
Surrender now or there will be more blood spilled here today
We will not surrender until our voices are heard, we had enough of the unfairness
5 years later nothing has changed, there was just a slight increase in the salaries but still it was not equal.
HEY! HEY!! You are not suppose to be having sit in meeting her, do you want trouble?
You were shooting us at the street now that we are here you want trouble. Leave us alone
The workers gathered together at Newtown Market Square where they held their meeting and at the end of the meeting they came up with a resolution of they wannted 10 shillings (R1,47) per day and better working conditions.They were still not heard they went on with the general srike on the 12th of August 1946, which was a fail even before it began.
On the 13th of August 1946, the miners put on a strike but were met with some serios damage. The police opened fire killing a huge number of the miners
After being attacked by the police for staging a sit-in, the workers then volunteered to go back to work. Bloody Tuesday came to be known as the day.
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