Putco company thanks commuters for patience after wildcat strike ends
The strike ended after employees accepted the latest wage offer tabled by Putco’s management on Tuesday.
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The strike ended after employees accepted the latest wage offer tabled by Putco’s management on Tuesday.
Workers at the Putco Dobsenville Depot affiliated to National Union of Mineworkers of South Africa rejected a fresh wage offer tabled on Monday by the transport company.
Workers turned off their engines at the beginning of the month after Putco signed an agreement for a 6% wage increase in 2020, later applying for a partial exemption, then offering a 3% increment instead.
In an act of fury, 105 workers were shown the door on Thursday for staging a wildcat strike since last week, demanding a 6% wage increase and backpay in bonuses since 2020.
Putco management was forced to remove its fleet of orange buses off the roads after workers went on a wildcat strike demanding a 6 percent wage increase and bonuses promised to them three years ago.