NUMSA plans further strike in S.Africa's aviation industry after SAA talks go nowhere

A union that called a strike at South African Airways (SAA) threatened on Sunday to shut down the country's entire aviation sector with further industrial action after talks with the state-run carrier ended without a deal. SAA was forced to cancel hundreds of flights as a result of the strike that began on Friday. The airline said it would cost it 50 million rand ($3.36 million) per day and jeopardise crucial talks with lenders around much-needed funding, threatening its survival. The… (www.yahoo.com) Mais...