SATAWU agrees to call off the strike at SAA Technical

JOHANNESBURG, 10 September 2013.The industrial action by South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) at South African Airways Technical (SAAT), the maintenance subsidiary of the national carrier, South African Airways (SAA), has come to an end. The company and SATAWU yesterday signed an agreement on the terms of returning to work with effect from today, 10 September 2013.

The SAA Group extends its earnest gratitude to staff members who showed their commitment to the company and made immeasurable sacrifices to ensure that the integrity of the airline’s contingency plans is not compromised and operations continued as normal as possible.

The company would like to thank the law enforcement agencies and all stakeholders for cooperation and understanding they demonstrated during this challenging period.