Labour Court to rule on contentious bus industry wage deal
A wildcat strike has left 150,000 commuters stranded across Gauteng
08 September 2022 - 10:57
The Labour Court is expected to rule soon whether bus company Putco’s employees are entitled to a 6% wage agreement reached in 2020, following a crippling wildcat strike that halted operations in Gauteng and left over 150,000 commuters in the lurch.
The company’s bus drivers downed tools eight days ago and embarked on a wildcat strike in Soweto and Pretoria, demanding that the company implement the wage agreement...
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