SAA

If the aviation industry continues in private-ownership, run according to capitalist market principles, aviation workers face a disaster.

Whilst South Africa has been on a lockdown, aeroplanes grounded and at least one airline liquidated across the world, the struggle for the future of South African Airways has continued. Under the whip of big business, government is set to take full advantage of the global aviation industry crisis the pandemic has triggered. They want to break the workers’ resistance, bury SAA and create a new privately-owned entity parasiting on the state. We believe that the rhetoric in the Numsa leadership’s latest statements on SAA cannot hide the fundamental retreat they have made in the five months since the strike ended. Unfortunately they still do not put forward a genuine alternative a struggle.

The outcome of the SAA strike is a victory. SACCA and Numsa deserve the applause of all workers. What are the lessons of the strike?

Sack the board! End outsourcing! The Marxist Workers Party stands in full solidarity with SAA workers!!