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Numsa threatens another strike if plans to cut SAA jobs not halted
The union approached the Labour Court on Tuesday seeking to interdict the airline’s business rescue practitioners from implementing job cuts.
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Flight Centre’s decision on SAA tickets unfortunate, says Fedusa
The travel agency announced last week that it reached the decision after its preferred travel insurance provider and their underwriters were no longer willing to cover the airline under an insolvency benefit.
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Numsa, Sacca reject claims that strike crippled SAA financially
The workers' unions says the current board and senior management of SAA knew the dire straits the company was in prior to the strikes and should take responsibility for it.
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Hollard withdraws insolvency cover for SAA tickets
Hollard Group took the decision earlier this month after a crippling strike started at SAA and the airline warned it might not be able to pay salaries.
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SAA workers paid half of their November salaries - Numsa
The union said workers were assured that the rest of this month’s pay would be made on Monday.
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SAA management pulls out of Scopa meeting
SAA was on Wednesday evening expected to submit further information to Parliament’s finance watchdog on why it failed to submit its annual financial statements for two years.
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Enough is enough! MPs want an end to SAA bailouts
The National Assembly held a debate of national importance to discuss the recent week-long strike at the struggling airline.
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Up, up and away – SAA confirms all flights back on schedule
SAA workers have returned to work on Saturday after unions signed a 5.9% wage agreement with the embattled airline on Friday.
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It’s back to business, says SAA after 8-day strike
Services are expected to return to normal after unions signed a 5.9% wage agreement with the carrier, after initially demanding an 8% increase, ending the wage strike.
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SAA task team to begin search for salary increase difference in two weeks
The team will need to find 2.1% for salaries after unions agreed on a 5.9% pay increase retrospective to April this year.
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SAA & unions reach wage deal, ending strike
It also said mediation will continue to assist the parties to work through some of the identified underlying issues and challenges.
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Non-striking National Transport Movement pens wage deal with SAA
The union's president Mashudu Raphetha said that the wage deal was subject to SAA securing additional funds and that the salary increase would start from February next year.
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SAA to announce next step after Solidarity’s application for business rescue
The union confirmed it had served court papers on SAA and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, asking the High Court in Johannesburg to give the go-ahead for business rescue.
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SAA scrambling to secure funds for day-to-day operations
SAA has advised workers to make arrangements with their banks because it is not guaranteed that they will be paid.
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Sacca not surprised SAA unable to pay salaries on time this month
A screenshot of what appears to be an internal correspondence about delays in the payment of salaries went viral on Twitter on Thursday afternoon.
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SAA suspends flights to Hong Kong to curb financial losses
SAA said it would suspend all flights between Johannesburg and Hong Kong from 23 November up to and including 14 December.
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Solidarity lodges court application to place SAA in business rescue
Strike-hit SAA may not be able to pay salaries this month with the crippling seven-day-old strike having pushed the national carrier to the brink of financial collapse.
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Numsa: SAA strike a fight for survival
Numsa's Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said unions would not sit back and watch as workers were used as sacrifices for SAA management's failures and corruption.
