US Edition‘No Winners’: FlySafair and Pilots Reach Wage Agreement After 12-Day Strike Action
SOUTH AFRICA, AUG 1 – The four-year settlement includes annual salary increases averaging over 6% and improved fixed shift rosters replacing previous unpredictable scheduling practices.
- Reaching a settlement on Friday, 1 August, FlySafair and its pilots accepted a CCMA-brokered deal, ending nearly two weeks of industrial action.
- Allowing management broad discretion over rosters, 'soft rules' let pilots face unpredictable schedules, FlySafair said.
- FlySafair pilots will receive annual salary increases of 6%, 6.5%, 6.8% and 6.9% over four years, along with a minimum of 10 days off per month.
- Unconfirmed reports indicate the pilot group will resume duties on Sunday, 3 August, and Kirby Gordon, CMO of FlySafair, said restoring the full schedule will bring capacity back to the market.
- FlySafair said, 'airfares should stabilise in the coming weeks,' as schedules return to normal and pilots can claim off days in the next month.
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Flysafair reaches wage deal with pilots, ending strike – The Mail & Guardian
A two-week strike by pilots at FlySafair ended on Friday after the airline and union Solidarity reached agreement on wage increases and better working conditions. More than 90% of the airline’s pilots had gone on strike demanding a 10.5% increase on base salaries, as well as additional flight pay and bonuses. The airline initially said it could only offer a 5.7% increase on base pay. “FlySafair is pleased to confirm that the strike action by a p…
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