More than 3000 workers affiliated with Numsa and Sacca downed tools at SAA on Friday over a wage dispute and plans to cut more than 900 jobs, costing the airline about R52 million a day. The interim chief financial officer Read More …
Warning! SAA Strike will intensify – Talks between National carrier and striking unions collapse
JOHANNESBURG – Talks between South African Airways (SAA) management and striking workers have collapsed. Union leaders briefed the media and workers after the parties met on Saturday in an attempt to resolve the strike which began on Friday. Workers are Read More …
Death bells are ringing for SAA due to impending strike
The impending strike at SAA by the SA Cabin Staff Association and Numsa could mean the end of the airline. In the meantime, the Pilot Association announced that they supported the idea and that the state entity’s overall top management Read More …
‘Mother of all strikes’ ready to paralyze SAA as union hints at ‘total shutdown’ if national carrier cuts a fifth of staff
Numsa and Sacca already have a strike certificate as they accuse management of threatening them with retrenchments and call for the SAA board to be scrapped. As if their financial dire straits and the plan that they would have to Read More …
Air travellers in SA – Bring your own food, union says, as strike threatens airport catering services
Air travellers in South Africa have been warned to pack lunch boxes as there will be no food or catering services on several airlines as workers are expected to embark on a strike on Monday. This as the National Union Read More …
Trade unions are threatening to stop all flights from SAA if their demands are not met
The unions Numsa and the SA Cabin Crew Association demand that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SAA, Vuyani Jarana, be reinstated immediately in his post. This comes after Jarana announced that he had resigned. The two unions say they Read More …