LETTER: Striking pilots something of an inconvenience
Pilot strikes are one of the most selfish strikes employees can inflict on the public
I am booked on Mango to fly to Cape Town [on Friday] from Lanseria. I am one of many passengers inconvenienced by the pilot strike. Having previously had to endure a Lufthansa pilot strike while in London, it has become obvious to me (and probably to everyone else who had a similar experience) that pilot strikes are one of the most selfish strikes employees can inflict on the public. While they are no doubt entitled to their constitutional right to strike, the question remains how they justify it to the travelling public, who depend on the more or less punctual departure of flights to arrive at meetings, and meet other commitments. With that question in mind, I phoned Solidariteit [Solidarity], the union representing most of Mango’s pilots. They gave me the cellphone number of Deon Reyneke, the deputy chief secretary of Solidariteit. I identified myself and asked him the simple question: "How do you justify the inconvenience that your pilot strike causes to the travelling public?" H...
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