Airline caterer’s staff strike over ‘ill-treatment of workers’
About 550 workers from LSG Sky Chefs – which provides catering services to international airlines – are striking against alleged “bullying and shouting” at staff. Workers belonging to the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa)‚ the National Transport Movement and the SA Transport and Allied Workers Union are demanding that the company institute disciplinary action against a senior manager for her alleged “ill-treatment of workers”.The protected strike started on Monday. The company tried to interdict the strikers but were overruled by the Labour Court on Tuesday‚ said Numsa in a statement on Friday.“Around 550 workers‚ out of a plus/minus 640 staff complement in Jet Park‚ Gauteng‚ are participating in this strike‚” said Numsa.The unions’ basket of grievances include allegations of favouritism towards certain employees‚ bullying and shouting by management‚ and unfair discrimination as workers were not allowed to wear religious‚ cultural jewellery or hand bands.Some workers claimed that they were paid R3000 a month after several years’ service‚ less than new interns...
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