My wife was on the phone with a SAA agent this afternoon and he told her the strike is over. Does any one have any info?

Originally posted by Kathi:

BREAKING NEWS: SAA strike official over!

SOUTH African Airways has announced that the seven-day strike is over.
Striking union members will be back at work tomorrow morning (July 29).
According to SAA ceo, Khaya Ngqula, the deal was signed a little while ago.
Ngqula also confirmed that it would take a little time to clear up the
backlog, stating that normal operations would be restored by about 12h00
tomorrow for domestic travel and Saturday for international travel.
Agents can resume bookings from tomorrow for both domestic and international
flights.
Speaking to the media earlier, Ngqula apologised to the travel trade for not
communicating with the trade effectively. He attributed this to the strike
being the first of its kind at SAA and and a what he termed "a learning
curve".


Kathi

Starbuck,

Kathi was keeping all of us updated and informed about this over on this thread:

SAA STRIKE UPDATE

The strike was over on July 27/28.

-Bob F.





SAA strike is over
July 27, 2005, 19:30 (South African Time)

Labour union Uasa says the SA Airways strike is over and its members will resume work immediately. Uasa says operations should be running smoothly again by Friday. Uasa has accepted an agreement in principle with SAA for a 6% salary adjustment.

SAA says it will issue a statement later. The six-day strike has virtually grounded the airline and led to the cancellation of more than a 100 domestic and international flights.

Earlier, members of the labour union indicated a willingness to accept the terms of an in-principal agreement reached with SAA. The agreement was the result of marathon talks facilitated by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).

Uasa and the South African Transport and Allied Worker's Union (Satawu) are to report back to their members throughout today, and meet SAA management tomorrow morning to accept or reject the offer.

http://www.sabcnews.com/economy/business/0,2172,109188,00.html