NUMSA and SACCA condemn corruption and mismanagement at ‘new’ SAA
1 March 2022
Members of the South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) at SAA picketed at the offices of the Department of Public Enterprises(DPE). Our members have been provoked into protesting because of the continuation of corruption and mismanagement at SAA. And, what is worse, it is ordinary workers who keep paying the price.
The latest onslaught against workers is the looming dismissals of 225 workers who were on the Training Lay Off scheme. The scheme was in place for a year and the expectation was that workers would be absorbed into the airline on a permanent basis. But due to mismanagement, workers are unable to be placed, and they face an uncertain future. SAA issued a communication yesterday claiming that TLS failed because of the following reasons:
1. The CCMA was unable to provide a stipend which were being paid by SAA.
2. TETA was unable to commence with training