Letter faxed to Enoch Godongwana, General Secretary, NUMSA (National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa) from Kathy Devine. The letter says Cole Wright and I will be in Johannesburg from Tuesday to Saturday, March 7-11, and Tuesday through Friday, March 21-24; I am writing to ask NUMSA's assistance; this letter was suggested by Bethuel Maserumule, one of the NUMSA reps we hosted in Chicago over the years, and whose help we asked. The letter asks several questions including can NUMSA make arrangements for our lodging and transportation? The letter asks can you help us to visit unions, worksites, COSATU, ANC and others? The letter says we're especially interested in meeting with NUMSA (Ford...
Letter faxed to Enoch Godongwana, General Secretary, NUMSA (National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa) from Kathy Devine. The letter says Cole Wright and I will be in Johannesburg from Tuesday to Saturday, March 7-11, and Tuesday through Friday, March 21-24; I am writing to ask NUMSA's assistance; this letter was suggested by Bethuel Maserumule, one of the NUMSA reps we hosted in Chicago over the years, and whose help we asked. The letter asks several questions including can NUMSA make arrangements for our lodging and transportation? The letter asks can you help us to visit unions, worksites, COSATU, ANC and others? The letter says we're especially interested in meeting with NUMSA (Ford and Caterpillar in particular), as well as NUM, CCAWUSA, SAMWU, SACTWU and TEACHERS. We'd welcome learning the status of workers at BTR and Gabriel Shock Absorbers. The letter says we will spend a day in Alexandra and make arrangements directly; we want to visit Soweto, Gold Reef City, farm worker areas and go to Pretoria; the remainder of our SA stay will be in Durban and Capetown; any suggestions that you have for us in these regards or others would be warmly appreciated. The letter says I've attached our air travel schedule, how to reach us (if you prefer you can reach us via Don Stillman, UAW International Office in Washington) and some background. The letter discusses CCAWUSA (Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union of South Africa), NUM (National Union of Mineworkers), SAMWU (South Africa Municipal Workers Union), SACTWU (South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union), COSATU (Congress of South African Trade Unions), and ANC (African National Congress). [Note: the correct spelling is Cape Town.]
