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Original Post Date: 2009-03-05 Time: 04:00:10 Posted By: Jan
By Alex Eliseev
Blocked roads, terrified workers and vandalism – the South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union strike has taken a turn for the worse.
Now in its second week, the strike saw unprecedented anger being vented at South African Airways employees arriving for work near OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday.
One woman who called The Star was forced to drive to the airport to rescue her daughter, who was caught up in the strike and whose car was damaged by protesters.
| ‘We are waiting for management to show us the evidence’ |
The woman reported that strikers were intimidating workers who chose to report for duty, and were throwing paint, acid and stones at passing cars. There were also reports of a sticky liquid being poured onto windscreens.
SAA spokesperson Azure Janneker said in response: “SAA deplores the tactics of intimidation and violence. Satawu intimidated and became violent towards members of SAA’s crew and ground staff working at Airways Park in Kempton Park.
“SAA has called in the South African Police Service to bring order to Satawu members who are picketing outside Airways Park. SAA is putting alternative security arrangements in place to ensure the safety of the airline’s employees.”
Janneker said talks between SAA management and the union were continuing and that no flights had been delayed.
Just last month, Satawu was calling for criminal action to be taken against SAA crew members implicated in drug trafficking from South Africa to England.
Satawu spokesperson Kenneth Monnana said talks had to be abandoned on Wednesday afternoon after news broke of the violence.
“We are waiting for management to show us the evidence,” he said. “I can’t confirm the damage.”
However, Monnana said action would be taken if members were implicated.
“We are a progressive union. If it is proved that members misbehaved, we will not hesitate to deal with anyone involved in the crime. Satawu condemns violence.”
The union went on strike on February 20 over two issues. The first is over retention bonuses paid to managers, which the workers feel should be cancelled or shared among everyone, and the second is over the use of labour brokers, “who make it impossible for workers to have quality jobs”.