 In the 1961 groundnut trade season, Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof — a member of the Select Committee and an old protegế of Edward Francis Small together with his associates at the Gambia Workers' Union organised a national strikes against the British colonial authorities and the Chambers of Commerce.The purpose of that strike was to demand proper remuneration for the daily paid workers who were poorly paid.The strike went on for five days.