Huge SAA flight cancellations

The_Librarian said:
IIRC somewhere it was mentioned that it was an unprotected strike and that it was a no pay strike. If the union membas have any brains, they would tell the union leaders to stick it and go back to work.

The longer the strike goes on, the deeper the debt hole for union membas (and other non-union employees) grow. Their families need to eat after all, so the loan sharks will have a field day with this.
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The negotiations always include back pay.
It is always costing the other workers and taxpayer more in the end.
 
Supervan II said:
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I guess it's the technical division - they do work with metals after all.
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Unionised employees at SAA Technical are mainly members of SATAWU (South African Transport and Allied Workers Union), so consequently COSATU. SATAWU is not part of the strike for the time being (however, they have approached the CCMA and they did obtain a strike certificate).

I think NUMSA represents all the other unionised employees at SAA (the airline, not the group) that are not members of SACCA (cabin crew) and SAAPA (pilots).
 
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why cant we just have a referendum?

Support for the ANC will grow stronger if the people are allowed to have their say and mark their vote.
Oh wait the results will be botched anyways haha
 
CTSA said:
Unionised employees at SAA Technical are mainly members of SATAWU (South African Transport and Allied Workers Union), so consequently COSATU.
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This must be causing some turbulence in the ANC, given that COSATU is part of the tri-part alliance, defacto part of the ANC...
 
The_Librarian said:
Is the secondary strike protected or unprotected?
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Don't think it will make a difference this time, if their figures are correct, they've already lost nearly a third of a billion rand. And wasn't today their d-day to secure funding?
 
Kosmik said:
Don't think it will make a difference this time, if their figures are correct, they've already lost nearly a third of a billion rand. And wasn't today their d-day to secure funding?
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SAA needs a government loan guarantee to avoid going under

SAA needs a government loan guarantee to avoid going under South African Airways board member and chairperson of the Board Implementation Committee, Martin Kingston, says that the airline will need a government loan guarantee to avoid liquidation.
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Gordhan says SAA may have no money for salaries this month | Business

Meanwhile, Numsa has indicted it is aiming to launch a secondary strike at Comair, but its members have to vote first.
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JUST IN: Gordhan says SAA may have no money for salaries this month

Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has warned that, while two unions at SAA are demanding salary increases for members, the airline might not even be able to pay any salaries at the end of the month.

The minister was speaking at a Parliamentary briefing on Wednesday. The meeting was called for feedback on power utility Eskom, but Gordhan - who met with unions on Tuesday - also made some remarks about SA's cash-strapped national airline.

The minister said the strike was worsening the airline's financial crisis. "SAA doesn't have enough cash to possibly even pay salaries at the end of the month," he said. "Not only will people not get increases but they might not even get their salaries," he added.

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