Recasts, provides particulars
Recasts, provides particulars
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Unions are escalating a crippling strike at South African Airways (SAA) after talks broke down, leaving the state-run service liable to liquidation with out a authorities assure to safe financial institution funding, a board member stated.
The strike on the cash-strapped airline is coming into its sixth day, compounding a dire monetary scenario. Initially the airline stated the motion price 50 million rand ($3.four million) a day, although that determine has come down as some cancelled flights resumed.
Hanging unions and SAA held talks on Tuesday that continued properly into the night time, however ended with out settlement and with the unions working to observe via on a risk to close down South Africa’s whole aviation sector by way of a secondary strike.
A spokeswoman for the Nationwide Union of Metalworkers South Africa, which known as the strike over jobs and wages alongside the South African Cabin Crew Affiliation, stated there can be “no give up”.
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