Satawu members return to work says SAA

"The company and Satawu signed an agreement on the terms for returning to work," spokesman Tlali Tlali said in a statement.

Satawu spokesman Vincent Masoga said SAA's no work, no pay policy had forced members to return to work. "They have already lost 15 days [worth of pay]," he said.

Solidarity and the Aviation Union of SA accepted a 5.6% wage increase with a once-off payment of half-a-percent.

Masonga said that Satawu sought to hold further negotiations with SAA on behalf of its members.

Tlali said: "The employer will not differentiate between employees when it comes to wage increases on the basis of which unions they are affiliated to."

He said staff who did the same work would receive the same increase, irrespective of their union.

"The company will now unilaterally implement the increase," Tlali added.

He said SAA was grateful to those staff members who had made sacrifices to ensure the airline's operations continued as normally as possible while the strike was underway.

"The company would like to thank the law enforcement agencies and all stakeholders for [the] co-operation and understanding they demonstrated during this challenging period," he said.

Source: Sapa via I-Net Bridge