National Union of Mineworkers

…largest unions, among them the National Union of Mineworkers. Other federations include the Black consciousness-rooted National Council of Trade Unions and the mainly white Federation of South African Labour.

…a massive strike by the National Union of Mineworkers, and saboteurs caused an increasing number of deaths and injuries. The economy suffered severe strain from the costs of sanctions, administering apartheid, and military adventurism, especially in Namibia and Angola. The gross domestic product decreased; annual inflation rose above 14 percent;…

…in 1987, Motlanthe joined the National Union of Mine Workers as education secretary and in 1992 became its general secretary. Among his achievements were the creation of pension and education funds, as well as the enactment of a new wage scale that would soften the financial blow to mine workers…