Coronation Brick and Tile workers

The Durban strikes begin at Coronation Brick and Tile

📅 9 January 1973

African workers demanded higher wages and stopped work. The action helped trigger a strike wave involving tens of thousands and revived independent Black trade unionism.

Coronation workers launch a major phase of the Durban strikes

📅 9 January 1973

Workers at Coronation Brick and Tile stopped work to demand higher wages. The action helped trigger a wave of strikes across Durban. Black workers used collective withdrawal of labour despite legal...