Comair served with 48-hour strike notice over wages

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JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's airline operator Comair said on Tuesday it had received a 48-hour strike notice from the United Association of South Africa (UASA) who are demanding higher wages.

UASA members, who operate on the ground, plan to strike from Thursday after the union declared a deadlock on annual wage negotiations in January, said Comair in a statement.

The union, which has a 58 percent membership in the airport unit, wants a 35 percent increase over three years, while Comair is offering a 22.5 percent increase over the three year period, the airline said.
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More at:http://ewn.co.za/2016/04/12/Comair-served-with-48-hour-strike-notice-over-wages
 
Idiosyncratic said:
Whoah! 35% increase! Bloody ridiculous, the company is already offering 22.5%! If only they could just fire the ungrateful retards.
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It's over three years though. But still that would beat official inflation.
 
There are thousands of unemployed people who would kill for these jobs at below Comair's rate. FFS labor laws here are ridiculous :mad:
 
Segg said:
There are thousands of unemployed people who would kill for these jobs at below Comair's rate. FFS labor laws here are ridiculous :mad:
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You should go to your boss and ask for your salary to be cut for those reasons then.
 
I am on the fence with this.

7.5% per year seems like a good figure to me, but I have also seen what some of these employees earn (pretty much anywhere where there are masses of one category employee) and to be frank I don't understand how some of these people make a living. When you work for any company that posts billions in profits while you can't even really put food on the table or a roof over your head, then I understand why there is so much industrial action going on.

Unfortunately these huge corporates/or even government only (kind of) act when people start burning everything down - while there is always a criminal element, I can really understand the frustration sometimes and usually when co-workers don't take part they get intimidated or assaulted. What action is justified during these strikes or protests is debatable.

Someone mentioned earlier that labour laws in this country is a joke, I also think so - but both ways. Companies get away with paying people way too little.

That being said, the country is rife with unemployment, so one should probably just be happy to have a job. I don't know, I'm very torn over this issue.
 
Idiosyncratic said:
Whoah! 35% increase! Bloody ridiculous, the company is already offering 22.5%! If only they could just fire the ungrateful retards.
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22.5% over 3 years. Closer to 7.5% a year which is in line with inflation which means they are not really receiving any rise in pay at all. And you have to factor in their base salary. 22.5% of R120,000 pa is R27,000 (basically R9000 pa more/R750 pm). It's actually fsck all.

Still more than most people are getting.
 
Comair strike: kulula and BA domestic passengers advised to use online or self check-

Cape Town - Comair, operators for low-cost domestic airline kulula and British Airways, say they have put plans in place to stem the effects of its airport ground staff strike due to ongoing annual wage negotiations.

Comair Airport ground staff have been granted legal permission to strike and will be doing so from Wednesday afternoon, 13 April 2016 from 16:40 until the matter concerning a deadlock on annual wage negotiations has been resolved.

Comair issued a statement confirming it has a comprehensive contingency plan in place and intends to continue with its daily operations, stating it has every intention to "minimise disruptions and inconvenience, as a result of potential industrial action".
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More at:http://traveller24.news24.com/News/...vised-to-use-online-or-self-check-in-20160413
 
Year on year we average about 4 - 5 % increase but we dont strike..... why because we are glad we still have a job in this economy.

Yes I understand people dont make what half of us are making but still, would you rather strike and see the company go down. Then nobody has a job and not even the shyte salary you just complained about.
 
‘We are not happy with Comair at all’

Durban - Comair, which is a franchisee of British Airways and parent company of low-cost airline Kulula.com, will embark on a strike due to the unresolved workers wage demands.

The Union for Comair workers, UASA, is demanding a 30% percent salary increase over a three-year period at 10% every year as the cost of living is increasing. Comair is only offering 22.5% over the three-year period at 7.5% increase per year.

UASA represents approximately 400 members or 60 percent of airport employees at Comair.

According to a Comair worker in management at King Shaka International Airport, there is currently a foul mood as workers are adamant that they are going to leave their work stations on Wednesday evening.

“We are not happy with Comair at all, we are not receiving much especially as the cost of living is getting higher everyday. A Comair worker does not earn enough to purchase a house and car they can only choose one. We will strike because we are unhappy and we have tried to talk peacefully and reach an agreement but we are not being heard, the worker said.

According UASA, Comair employees will all embark on a strike from Wednesday evening after failed wage negotiations since the beginning of November 2015.

All ticket sales, AMC ground patrollers, ramp controllers and special agents located at different airports around the country will not be on duty.

Another worker at Comair says that the company has even started intimidating workers if they partake in the strike.
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More at:http://www.iol.co.za/business/companies/we-are-not-happy-with-comair-at-all-2009073
 
Comair flights on time despite picket

Johannesburg - Operations at the domestic and international portals of both Kulula and British Airways ran smoothly on Thursday morning, despite workers downing tools in the face of ongoing wage negotiations.

Passengers checked in as usual on Thursday morning, with no indication the strike had affected operations.

Official and executives from the company were at check-in terminals to monitor proceedings.

Comair spokeswoman Monique Murphy said: “Comair’s operations are still running smoothly, despite members represented by the trade union, United Association of South Africa (Uasa), downing tools,” she said.

According to her, about 80 workers countrywide downed tools on Wednesday.

Murphy said the employees were granted permission to picket at its head office in Bonaero Park from Thursday.

“This morning 30 to 40 members arrived at head office,” she said.
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More at:http://www.iol.co.za/business/companies/comair-flights-on-time-despite-picket-2009501
 
The department is to blame if you ask me , how can they issue a strike certificate because of a deadlock when the unions demands are so rediculous. 22% is huge and the unions are being rediculous.

I am so tired of the damn department not protecting businesses and always choosing the unions side.
 
Comair ‘locks out’ striking airport staff

JOHANNESBURG – Comair has locked out its striking airport staff working for British Airways and Kulula after the union turned down its latest offer.

Four hundred workers affiliated to the United Association of South Africa (Uasa), which make up 60 percent of Comair’s staff, have been on strike since Wednesday over salary disputes.

The employer made a new wage offer to staff on Friday, which was rejected.

Comair says it has no option but to lock out staff in order to protect the company's interests.
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More at:http://ewn.co.za/2016/04/17/Comair-locks-out-striking-airport-staff
 
Union ends Comair strike

Johannesburg - Comair and the trade union UASA confirmed on Wednesday that they have reached settlement after a week-long strike by Comair’s airport ground staff.

Over the weekend, Comair implemented what it called a defensive lock-out of its airport staff, who have been on strike since April 13 2016. This led to UASA approaching the SA Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) on April 18 for an urgent intervention.

At the time of deadlock UASA demanded a 30% increase over three years, while Comair offered an unconditional 7.5% increase for each of the three years - therefore, 22.5% over the three year period.

On Tuesday April 19 the parties agreed to a wage increase of 10% in 2016, 7% in 2017 and 6% in 2018 - therefore, a total of 23% over the three year period. It will be effective as from January 1 2016. Airport ground staff are expected to report for duty on April 21 2016.

“We are pleased that we were able to resolve the wage dispute in a peaceful manner and we look forward to putting this behind us,” Comair CEO Erik Venter said in a statement on Wednesday.

“We thank those employees who have picketed, for doing so in a peaceful manner, while they exercised their right to strike."

He also thanked those airport staff who were scheduled and reported for duty over the last week as well volunteers from all over the business who had helped out.

“Our deepest gratitude to our customers for their understanding and who have heeded our call to check-in online in preparation for their departure. This has helped us tremendously to avoid disruptions,” said Venter.

UASA spokesperson Jannem Goussard said the intervention by the CCMA Commissioner played a significant role in bringing the parties to an agreement.

“We have committed to rebuild relationships with Comair management and employees in general, and are extremely pleased with the manner in which the strike unfolded and ultimately came to an end," said Goussard.

Fin24
Link: http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Labour/News/union-ends-comair-strike-20160420
 
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