A majority of Comair customer service agents‚ ticket sales agents‚ ramp controllers‚ ground controllers and special service agents are expected to go on strike on Thursday at various airports around the country including the major cities of Johannesburg‚ Cape Town and Durban. The affected employees say they are earning less than people doing the same job at other companies. Members of the United Association of South Africa (UASA) trade union‚ which says it represents approximately 400 members or approximately 60% of airport employees at Comair‚ confirmed the strike action after wage talks broke down."UASA and Comair Limited have been engaged in salary negotiations since the beginning of November 2015. The parties reached deadlock during January 2016 whereafter UASA declared a dispute on 16 February. The CCMA failed to schedule the matter within the prescribed 30-day period and requested an extension from the parties. Failure to schedule the urgent dispute yet again‚ gave rise to UASA requesting an urgent intervention from the CCMA. The dispute was duly conciliated upon on 5 April‚" the union said in a statement."The parties were unable to reach an agreement and the CCMA issued a certificate that the dispute remained unresolved."UASA said its demands amounted to a 30% increase over a 3-year period (10% per year)‚ comprising a CPI increase plus extra to allow for the extraordinary increase in cost of living as well as interest rate hikes. Comair is offering an equivalent 22‚5% (7.5% per year) increase for the same period."The intended strike action will be an historic event for Comair‚ as this will be the first strike by employees in the airline’s existence."While the strike has the potential to cause inconveniences to passengers and delays in air travel‚ UASA said it "remains committed to resolving the dispute‚ even at this late stage".The airline says it has contingency plans in place to minimise disruptions...