As much as 50,000 workers in the banking sector will be protesting against retrenchments on Friday, making it difficult for consumers to transact, according to the finance union spokesperson.
Speaking to Fin24 by phone on Monday, Sasbo general secretary Joe Kokela said that the protest action has been planned since June and there is no way the union will back out now, even if banks change their minds about retrenchments ahead of the protest scheduled for Friday.
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