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South african cabin crew association

Sacca: State capture thrived at SAA and union members suffered the consequences

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The association has welcomed the state capture inquiry report, which found that former SAA chairperson, Dudu Myeni, was incompetent and acted with corrupt...

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    Growing calls for current & former SAA staff to be prosecuted alongside Myeni

    The Zondo Commission has singled out former chairperson Dudu Myeni as being among those responsible for the airline's costly demise but the South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) believes there are more people to blame for the corruption and maladministration at the airline.

    138 days ago
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    Numsa and aviation associations ‘disturbed' by decision keeping Mango grounded

    The SA Cabin Crew Association, Mango Pilots Association and Numsa are disturbed by SAA's decision to not support any capital injection for Mango.

    200 days ago
  • Members of the South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) and Numsa picket outside the SAA headquarters in Kempton Park on 12 October 2021. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/Eyewitness News

    Cabin crew picket not affecting operations - SAA

    Staff members affiliated to Numsa and the South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) are picketing outside SAA's offices in Kempton Park.

    225 days ago
  • SAA check-in counters. Picture: @flysaa_care/Twitter

    Some employees to picket outside SAA HQ over salaries, staff appointments

    The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa)'s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said that many of the old SAA’s problems had been carried over to the newly launched airline.

    225 days ago
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    Numsa, Sacca accuse DPE of not being transparent over SAA equity partner

    On Friday morning, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan announced the sale of 51% of the national carrier to Takatso Consortium.

    348 days ago
  • FILE: Numsa and South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) members picket at the SAA Airways Park in Kempton Park on 15 November 2019. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN

    Dire times: SAA staff tell of struggles making ends meet without salaries

    Last year, over 3,000 workers accepted voluntary severance packages as part of the airline's business rescue plan. But those who stayed with the airline said that they had not received salaries since May last year.

    453 days ago
  • Picture: @flysaa_care/Twitter

    Public Enterprises Dept pleased as Numsa, Sacca accept SAA deal

    Numsa and Sacca have been vehemently opposed to layoffs at SAA, but after a meeting with the Public Enterprises Department, the unions believe it’s the best decision for members who prefer the voluntary severance packages.

    686 days ago
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    SAA business rescue plan to be published at end of March

    The plan was expected to be published before the end of next week Friday.

    817 days ago
  • FILE: Numsa and South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) members picket at the SAA Airways Park in Kempton Park on 15 November 2019. Picture: EWN

    Court dismisses Numsa, Sacca's urgent bid to halt SAA retrenchments

    Unions Numsa and the South African Cabin Crew Association approached the Labour Court to interdict the airline from cutting jobs.

    831 days ago
  • FILE: Numsa and South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) members picket at the SAA Airways Park in Kempton Park on 15 November 2019. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN

    Numsa, Sacca file urgent court application to halt SAA job cuts

    Numsa's Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said that they were expecting the Labour Court to hear their application on Thursday.

    834 days ago
  • FILE: Numsa and South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) members picket at the SAA Airways Park in Kempton Park on 15 November 2019. Picture: EWN

    Numsa, Sacca in 'unacceptable' compromise with SAA over restructuring plans

    Numsa's Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said that some of the conditions included the retrenchment of over 900 workers to help save the airline.

    839 days ago
  • FILE: SAA said the unions had agreed to a 5.9% wage hike retrospective from 1 April this year. The increases will be paid in February 2020. Picture: Facebook.

    SAA to restore full flight schedule this weekend

    The eight-day strike by Numsa and Sacca has cost the airline about R50 million a day and has left thousands of travellers frustrated.

    915 days ago
  • FILE: Parked SAA planes. Picture: EWN

    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.

    915 days ago
  • FILE: South African Airways planes. Picture: Facebook.com

    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.

    915 days ago
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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.

    915 days ago
  • Numsa and Sacca members picket at the SAA Airways Park in Kempton Park on 15 November 2019. Picture: Mia Lindeque/EWN

    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.

    916 days ago
  • FILE: Numsa and South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) members picket at the SAA Airways Park in Kempton Park on 15 November 2019. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN

    Consultative talks between SAA, unions set to go under way on Monday

    Two weeks ago, the national carrier announced that 944 people could lose their jobs.

    916 days ago
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    SAA set to resume some domestic flights today

    Flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town and Johannesburg to Durban, along with those to Victoria Falls, will be operational.

    916 days ago
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