Services at the South African Airways are back to normal after unions signed a 5.9% wage agreement with the carrier, after initially demanding an 8% increase, ending an 8-day wage strike. South African Airways (SAA) says following the suspension of the wage strike, it will now concentrate on strategy implementation
Here Is All You Need To Know
- Unions signed a 5.9% wage agreement with the carrier, after initially demanding an 8% increase.
- The nationwide strike has been called off and workers have been instructed to go back to work.
- South Africa’s national carrier’s Tlali Tlali says they are pleased with the agreement signed by unions
“It’s for us to be able go back to our operations so that we focus on the reinstatement of flights that have been suspended. AS of last Sunday, we implemented the reinstatement of our operations insofar as our international route network is concerned.”
He says making revenue is now the airline’s priority.
“It is for us to be forward looking at the level of strategy implementation, at the level of trading in the market, so that we are able to compete and regain our market share. The business must grow in order for us to employ more people.”
SAA services return to normal from Saturday, November 23 as workers start occupying their shifts.
About The Strike
SAA unions called for an 8% wage increase and a three-year employment guarantee, while the company proposed a 5.9% increase. South African Airways is one of Africa’s leading airlines with a fleet of more than 50 aircraft. But despite government loans, it has not made any profit since 2011 and is accumulating debts. South African Airways has warned that a continuation of the strike could be fatal to it. Its spokesman Tlali Tlali said, the company lodt 52 million rand (about €3.2 million) for each day the strike persisted due to flight cancellations.
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