By Akani Nkuna
Solidarity has accused FlySafair’s management of adopting an aggressive stance in an effort to intimidate disgruntled pilots from participating in a strike that started at the airline on Monday.
They want more money and improved working conditions.
“FlySafair has an aggressive business style. FlySafair’s management apparently thinks aggression towards their key staff would also work. However, it does not work that way with people. If 90% of members of Solidarity vote in favour of a strike, then something is seriously amiss,” Solidarity deputy general secretary, Helgard Cronje said in a statement on Monday.
This comes after more than 200 FlySafair pilots downed tools, causing a major inconvenience to passengers. Around 8% of flights were cancelled, which left some passengers stranded at airports across the country.
Cronje accused FlySafair’s management of being unwilling to come to the negotiating table over the weekend to try prevent the strike.
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