Fin24 reports that South African Airways (SAA) announced on Friday afternoon that the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) had formally withdrawn a notice of strike served on its maintenance subsidiary, SAA Technical (SAAT).
“This means that the threat to cause possible operational instability as a result of industrial action has effectively been removed,” said SAA spokesperson, Tlali Tlali. The Aviation Union of Southern Africa (AUSA) and the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), which also enjoy recognition at SAAT, signed an agreement with SAA on Friday morning, accepting a revised offer presented by management on Wednesday morning.
- Read this report in full at Fin24
- See too, SAA, unions ink wage agreement, at Engineering News
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