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FlySafair on a run way
FlySafair pilots are set to go on strike for 14 days from Monday, 21 July. This, after giving a notice to strike to the employer, following a deadlock in wage discussions.
Trade union Solidarity confirmed this to SABC News.
Initially, they had planned to strike for one day on Monday but the employer returned fire by announcing that it would lock-out its pilots for seven days for having not shown for work.
Solidarity says the pilots then resolved to strike for 14 days.
FlySafair has a significant market share across the country’s skies and also has regional destinations.
If there’s no meeting between the employer and employees to resolve the wage deadlock, this could be a very costly strike, not just for the workers and the airline, but the economy as well.
SABC News will be covering the impacts of the strike as it happens.
