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Fin24 reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) indicated in a statement on Tuesday that it had met with the management of airline operator Comair on Saturday in an attempt to resolve the issue of salary discrepancies.
In Numsa's view, Comair management was not taking the dispute seriously, despite two recent long meetings. "Numsa has given a very clear direction about how they can fix this situation over a reasonable period of time. They refused. Their proposal will worsen the problem and result in the wage gap being widened for the lowest paid workers," the union indicated. Last week the Labour Court temporarily interdicted a strike by about 300 Comair ground staff, but reserved judgment in the matter. According to Comair, the failure of the parties to reach an agreement meant that the parties would have to wait for the court to grant a final judgement on its application for an interdict against a potential strike. Numsa said on Tuesday that it expected to obtain reasons from the court this week on why it had granted Comair a temporary interdict. The union said that, depending on what the reasons were, it would assist it in making a final decision on a possible way forward. "We will also have to consult our members for a mandate," the union said, adding that it would likely be meeting with Comair again "soon" to try to find common ground.
- Read the full original of Carin Smith’s report in the above regard at Fin24
- Read Numsa’s press statement at Politicsweb
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