Prior to 1994, black teachers in South Africa were denied the right to strike. This left them vulnerable to exploitation and with little recourse to justice. The Constitution entrenched employees’ and teachers’ collective right to strike in the Bill of Rights.

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION    
CHAPTER 2: THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING TEACHER UNIONS’ RIGHT TO STRIKE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE DEBATE               
CHAPTER 3: THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPLYING WITH ILO STANDARDS
CHAPTER 4: SOURCES OF STRIKE LAWS AND STANDARDS: THE ILO AND SOUTH AFRICA                 CHAPTER 5: DEFINITION OF STRIKES 
CHAPTER 6: PRE-STRIKE PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 7: CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE STRIKES ARE PROHIBITED      
CHAPTER 8: THE CONSEQUENCES OF PROTECTED STRIKES AND PROTEST ACTION                      CHAPTER 9: CONSEQUENCES OF UNPROTECTED STRIKES                           
CHAPTER 10: BALANCING THE RIGHT TO STRIKE AND THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH ILO STANDARDS