The Illinois Labor Network Against Apartheid is mobilizing local unions and the public to demand freedom for jailed trade unionists and other opponents of apartheid and an end to the trials of union leaders charged with "high treason." ILNAA is part of an international movement to free South African unionists that includes the International Metalworkers' Federation, the AFL-CIO, and many international unions. ILNAA was formed on November 23, 1987, when more than 40 union representatives met at the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU). The Steering Committee has adopted plans to (1) protest the jailings and trials of union leaders, (2) intensify the boycott of Shell Oil Co.,...
The Illinois Labor Network Against Apartheid is mobilizing local unions and the public to demand freedom for jailed trade unionists and other opponents of apartheid and an end to the trials of union leaders charged with "high treason." ILNAA is part of an international movement to free South African unionists that includes the International Metalworkers' Federation, the AFL-CIO, and many international unions. ILNAA was formed on November 23, 1987, when more than 40 union representatives met at the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU). The Steering Committee has adopted plans to (1) protest the jailings and trials of union leaders, (2) intensify the boycott of Shell Oil Co., and (3) demand that the U.S. Congress impose comprehensive sanctions against South Africa. The Labor Network keeps unions informed of local actions related to South Africa and the state of affairs in South Africa, which is crucial because of an ongoing news blackout imposed in South Africa in June 1986. Developing direct ties between related unions in South Africa and Illinois is being encouraged. The report describes how apartheid violates basic human rights and discusses the crackdown on COSATU (Congress of South African Trade Unions).
