Amcu warns of industrial action at Implats over job cuts

Amcu will embark on unspecified industrial action at miner Impala Platinum if talks with the company over its plans to cut a third of its workforce fail to stem the lay-offs, the union’s president said on Tuesday.

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Joseph Mathunjwa, who in the past has led crippling strikes in the platinum sector, was speaking to journalists about Implats’ announcement last week about a blue-print to cut over 13 000 jobs at its Rustenburg operations as it seeks to restore profits.