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TimesLIVE reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) and the SA Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) were on Thursday still engaged in wage talks with South African Airways (SAA).
Numsa spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola indicated that since Wednesday the parties had been participating in mediation under the auspices of the CCMA to try to break their deadlock over the strike that commenced last Friday. “We have agreed to continue talks and hope that we will be able to find an acceptable compromise which suits all parties,” Hlubi-Majola stated. She said a notice would be issued once the talks had been completed. Addressing striking workers on Wednesday, Hlubi-Majola said that Numsa had served SAA with a notice of intent to embark on a secondary strike at Air Chefs, a subsidiary of SAA. She also advised that a strike certificate had been issued in respect of Comair. On Thursday, Comair said there were two different processes pertaining to Numsa and the airline. One related to disputes between Comair and Numsa and the second to a call by Numsa for a secondary strike. “Numsa has been issued two certificates of non-resolution for disputes pertaining to both Comair's ground and cabin crews. Before embarking on a strike, Numsa will conduct a secret ballot of its members and thereafter give Comair 48 hours' notice. Comair has not yet received a notice of intention to strike,” the airline advised. Comair also said Numsa had called for a secondary strike in support of the current SAA and SA Airways Technical (Saat) strike, but the airline had not yet been served the required seven days’ notice for the industrial action.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Naledi Shange at TimesLIVE
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