Johnathan Paoli
THE National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has officially called upon commuters to boycott Putco for waging war on workers, following the corporation’s mistreatment of workers who have been placed on suspension.
At least 120 workers have been suspended by Putco and it has been alleged that the management has been treating them inhumanely by violating their dignity while they are on suspensions.
The Union claimed on Monday that these workers have been suspended because Putco tried to withhold increases, which rightly belong to workers.
This follows on an issue dating back to 2022 when hundreds of workers embarked on a work stoppage, because the Putco management refused to pay the wage increase of 6% and the bonus which was due to workers.
Putco had applied for an exemption from implementing the 6% wage increase. Its application was dismissed by the Exemptions committee because the committee
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