Gwero: Labor Network for Sustainability
Ili ndi lachinayi pamndandanda wa ndemanga pa Workers vs. Coronavirus. Ndemanga yam'mbuyomu "Ndimalankhula ndi Ogwira Ntchito Tsiku Lililonse - Amawopa Kuti Adzafa"[1] adafotokoza momwe ogwira ntchito akukhudzidwira ndi mliriwu komanso zomwe mabungwe awo akuchita nawo. Ndemanga iyi ikutiuza momwe mabungwe amafunsira zachilengedwe ndi ogwirizana nawo kuti awathandize pakufuna zida zodzitetezera - komanso momwe ogwirizanawo akuyankhira.
Sizinali zodabwitsa pamene gulu la mabungwe ogwira ntchito lidatumiza kalata kwa Purezidenti Donald Trump yomupempha kuti apereke ma ventilator ndi zida zina zodzitetezera (PPE) kwa ogwira ntchito yazaumoyo ndi onse ogwira ntchito omwe ali pachiwopsezo chifukwa chokumana ndi coronavirus.[2]
Kufunika kosiyidwa kwa PPE kumapitilira ogwira ntchito yazaumoyo. Ma Janitors ndi nyumba zoyeretsa kwambiri, othandizira aphunzitsi akupereka chakudya kwa ana kunyumba, nyumba zosungiramo katundu ndi opanga akupanga ndikugawa zinthu zofunika, osamalira kunyumba akusamalira omwe ali pachiwopsezo kwambiri, ogwira ntchito zaboma akusamalira zofunikira, oyendetsa mabasi akutenga. ogwira ntchito ofunikira pantchito zawo, ogwira ntchito pa telecom akulowa m'nyumba kuti akonze ntchito zofunika kwambiri za intaneti, ogwira ntchito yosamalira ana akusamalira ana athu ndipo osunga ndalama akuwunika zakudya - zonse zomwe zili pachiwopsezo chachikulu chotenga kachilombo ka corona popanda PPE yokwanira kuti achepetse kuwonekera.
Koma mayina pafupifupi 100 a chilengedwe, chilungamo cha chilengedwe, nyengo, ndi mabungwe ena anali chiyani pa kalata yokhudzana ndi mpweya wabwino wa mamembala amgwirizano? Yankho likhoza kuyimira tsamba latsopano mu mbiri yopweteka ya mgwirizano ndi mikangano pakati pa kayendetsedwe ka chilengedwe ndi ntchito yokonzedwa.
Zomwe zachitika posachedwa zimayamba ndi pempho la Greta Thunberg ndi achinyamata ena olimbikitsa zanyengo kuti agwirizane ndi mamiliyoni omwe akutenga nawo gawo pazomenyera nyengo za ophunzira. Magulu osamalira zachilengedwe, mabungwe a zamalonda okhudzidwa ndi nyengo, ndi achinyamata amene amanyanyala zanyengo onse anayamba kugwirizana. Bungwe la Labor Network for Sustainability (LNS), bungwe lodzipereka kuti lipange milatho pakati pa anthu ogwira ntchito ndi chilengedwe kuti agwirizane pamodzi.
Kulimbana ndi kukhazikika kwa chilengedwe, zachuma, ndi chikhalidwe cha anthu, kudayamba kukonza misonkhano ndi mafoni a pa intaneti kuti abweretse mabungwe ogwira ntchito pa Seputembara 20, 2020. Kutenga nawo mbali kwa Union pazochita za Seputembara 20 kunali kopitilira muyeso.[3]
Kumayambiriro kwa 2020, kuyesayesa uku kunali kukulirakulira kuti aphatikizire mabungwe ena ambiri ndikuchitapo kanthu kwa omwe akuyembekezeredwa 50.th chikumbutso cha Tsiku la Dziko Lapansi loyamba. Kenako mliri wa coronavirus udabwera. Oyang'anira zachilengedwe ndi mabungwe ogwira ntchito adayang'ana kwa omwe akukonzekera zanyengo ya ophunzira kuti asankhe chochita. Poyang'anizana ndi zotsekera, kusamvana, komanso kuwopseza kuti atenga kachilombo nthawi zonse adaganiza kuti kuchita zinthu pagulu sikunali kofunikira. M'malo mwake adayitanitsa zochita zenizeni, zapaintaneti. Ngakhale mabungwe akukumana ndi zofunikira zochulukirachulukira kuti ateteze mamembala awo ku mliri wa coronavirus, ena mwa iwo adakonza zoti achite nawo masiku ochitapo kanthu pa intaneti.
Koma mayendedwe achilengedwe, nyengo, ndi nyengo ziyenera kukhudzana bwanji ndi mliri wa coronavirus? LNS inalibe yankho, koma idadziwa kuti ogwira ntchito kutsogolo polimbana ndi mliriwu akukumana ndi ziwopsezo zazikulu, ndipo adaganiza kuti chinthu chimodzi chomwe angachite ndikugwiritsa ntchito milatho yomwe idamangidwa panyengo yanyengo kuti mabungwe aziuza akatswiri azachilengedwe zomwe angachite. mamembala omwe akukumana nawo, zomwe mabungwe awo akuchita pa izi, ndi chithandizo chamtundu wanji chomwe angagwiritse ntchito.
Pa Marichi 26, LNS idachita msonkhano wavidiyo pomwe atsogoleri azachilengedwe, nyengo, komanso chilungamo chanyengo adamva mwachindunji kuchokera kwa atsogoleri amgwirizano asanu ndi awiri za momwe mliri wa COVID-19 wakhudzira mamembala awo komanso zomwe akuchita.[4] Msonkhanowo unaphatikizapo atsogoleri ochokera ku American Federation of Teachers, Association of Flight Attendants, 1199 Service Employees International Union, United Health Care Workers East, UNITE HERE, Amalgamated Transit Union, United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 21, Washington State, ndi National Nurses. United. Ngakhale ogwira ntchito omwe mabungwewa akuyimira si okhawo omwe akhudzidwa ndi mliriwu, nkhawa zawo ndi zofuna zawo ndizodziwika kwa ena ambiri.
"Kulitsani zofuna zathu za PPE!"
Ngakhale ochita zamalonda anali ndi zopempha zosiyanasiyana, chofunikira kwambiri chinali chothandizira kupeza PPE ndi kupanga PPE yatsopano. Marti Smith, Mtsogoleri wa Midwest, National Nurses United, adauza atsogoleri a zachilengedwe, zomwe mungachite ndi
kukulitsa zomwe tikufuna pazida zodzitchinjiriza makamaka zopumira pama media azachikhalidwe, pazama TV, komanso pazama TV ndi mamembala a Congress ndi oyang'anira. Tili ndi makampeni angapo ochezera a pa TV omwe akuyenda, ndipo timakhala ndi nkhani zothandiza zomwe zimatuluka tsiku lililonse. Ngati mungathe kuima nafe momwe mungathere, monga momwe Mayi Fonda anachitira, zingakhale zodabwitsa. Popanda chitetezo izi, tidzakhala tikukwirira mamembala athu. Sindikuseka pano. Avereji ya zaka za namwino ndi zaka 47, ndipo posakhalitsa tidzapita kumaliro.
Mwachangu kwambiri, izi zimaphatikizapo kupeza ndikupanga PPE yomwe ilipo kale. A Maria Castaneda, Secretary-Treasurer wa 1199 Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers East, adati zida zodzitetezera kwa ogwira ntchito yakutsogolo ndizofunikira kwambiri.
Zomwe ndikufuna kuti tichite limodzi ndikuti tonse pamodzi tipemphe kuti titulutse ma PPE ndi zida zamankhwala. Zonse zili m'nyumba yosungiramo zinthu, koma ziyenera kutulutsidwa kumayiko, kwa abwanamkubwa, kumakampani azaumoyo, mafakitale aliwonse.
Zida zodzitetezera zimasungidwanso m’malo ambiri achinsinsi, ndipo mabungwe ogwirizana anapempha thandizo pozipeza ndi kuzigwiritsira ntchito. Faye Guenther, Purezidenti wa United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 21 ku Washington State, yemwe adakanthidwa ndi kachilomboka kale, adalongosola "kuyendetsa kwawo kwakukulu kwa zida zodzitetezera." Mabungwe kuzungulira dzikolo "akuthandiza kupeza zida zodzitetezera kuno ku State of Washington." Mgwirizanowu ukuyesera "kuyanjana ndi ma positi, ndi Stamp Out Hunger," kuti atenge zida zodzitetezera m'magaraja a anthu, m'nyumba za anthu, komanso m'manja mwa ogwira ntchito yazaumoyo.
Ngakhale kupeza ndi kugwiritsa ntchito ma PPE omwe alipo ndikofunikira, zomwe zilipo ndi gawo laling'ono chabe la zosowa zomwe zikubwera. Chofunikanso ndikupanga ma ventilator atsopano ndi ma PPE ena pamlingo waukulu komanso mwadzidzidzi. Purezidenti Trump apempha Defence Production Act, yomwe imalola boma kuti liziyang'anira malo opangira zinthu ndikuwagwiritsa ntchito kukwaniritsa zosowa za anthu. Koma mpaka pano sanagwiritse ntchito Lamuloli kulamula kuti apange ma PPE omwe ndi ofunikira kuteteza miyoyo ya ogwira ntchito akutsogolo omwe ali ndi matenda tsiku lililonse. Maria Castaneda akuti, "Timamvabe za Defense Production Act." Tiyenera kugwiritsa ntchito lamuloli nthawi yomweyo "kukonzanso kupanga ma PPE ndi ma ventilator" kuti tithe "kupanga zida izi" zomwe zikufunika kwambiri kuti tithane ndi "vuto lazaumoyo" lomwe "likukulirakulirabe m'madera athu ambiri komanso mayiko.”
Randi Weingarten, Purezidenti wa American Federation of Teachers, omwe akuphatikiza ogwira ntchito kusukulu, anamwino, ndi antchito ena ambiri omwe ali ndi kachilomboka, adatsindika zapakati pa PPE.
SEIU, anamwino, bungwe la anamwino, tonsefe tikuyesera kuyang'ana pa izi. Tikukuwa chifukwa cha zida zodzitetezerazi chifukwa tikupha anthu omwe akuyenera kutithandiza kuchiza matendawa. Tikufuna tonsefe, madera athu onse kuti tikhale kunja ndi kuitana momveka bwino kuti tikuyenera kuteteza omwe akutsogola omwe akutiteteza. Iwo akudwala.
Ananenanso kuti, “Ndili ndi membala wa bungwe langa yemwe wamwalira kale lero. Padzakhala ena ambiri koma tiyenera kuchita zonse zomwe tingathe ndikupeza njira zochitira zinthu mogwirizana.
Environmentalists: "Njala yopambana kwambiri kuti tigwire ntchito limodzi"
Woyamba mwa atsogoleri azachilengedwe kuyankha anali Annie Leonard, wamkulu wa Greenpeace. Atatha kunena kuti, "Ndikukhulupirira kuti nditha kuchita izi osalira," adapitilizabe, "Ndatsala ndi njala yayikulu kuti tigwire ntchito limodzi komanso malingaliro amphamvu omwe tingakhale nawo ngati olimbikitsa ntchito ndi nyengo ndi chilungamo. ndipo omenyera ufulu wa demokalase aima pamodzi.” Iye ananena kuti
Kampeni imodzi yomwe tonse titha kuyiponya ndi Defense Production Act. Mfundo yoti tili ndi njira zopangira zinthu zambiri ndipo sitikugwiritsa ntchito izi mokwanira, ndi zoyipa komanso zosavomerezeka.
Ken Kimmel wa Union of Concerned Scientists adati, "Sindikudziwa momwe ndingathokozere onse ogwira ntchito zachipatala ndi ogwira ntchito zapaulendo ndi ena omwe akuyika miyoyo yawo pachiwopsezo cha anthu. Ndine wofunitsitsa kugwiritsa ntchito mphamvu zilizonse za UCS ngati mawu a gulu la asayansi kuyesa kuthandiza pano mwanjira iliyonse yomwe tingathe. ” Eric Pica wa Friends of the Earth adati, "Tidzakulitsa zomwe muli nazo, timangofunika kudziwa komwe tingayang'ane mamembala athu komanso malo athu ochezera. Ndi chinthu chomwe timalolera kuchitapo kanthu ndikuthandizira kuchitapo kanthu. ” Evan Weber wa Sunrise Movement adati "Purezidenti Trump ali ndi mphamvu zopangira masks awa, kupanga ma ventilator awa ndipo amangokhala m'manja mwake anthu akufa." "Tikumva mphamvu zambiri" ndipo "tingakonde kugwira ntchito nanu" kuti tipange phokoso lalikulu mozungulira izo. "Tikadagwiritsa ntchito izi mu 1941 kapena '42 kupanga ndege 300,000, titha kuzigwiritsa ntchito popanga masks ambiri pompano mu 2020, ndipo mwina mu 2022 titha kugwiritsa ntchito kuthetsa vuto la nyengo." Koma pakali pano "ife timangofuna kukhala ogwirizana ndi inu nonse ndikuchita chilichonse chomwe tingathe kutsatira utsogoleri wanu."
Keya Chatterjee wa Climate Action Network ananena mwachidule: Mwachiwonekere, ndi mphindi yokha kuti tonse tisonkhane ndikuti, "Pangani masks a mulungu."
“Muzigwiritsa ntchito mphamvu zonse za boma nthawi yomweyo”
Chimodzi mwa zipatso zoyamba za mgwirizanowu chinali kalata yochokera ku mabungwe ndi mabungwe ndi chilengedwe, chilungamo cha chilengedwe, malonda, ndi sayansi kwa Purezidenti Trump akufuna "nthawi yomweyo kugwiritsa ntchito mphamvu zonse za boma zomwe muli nazo"
tetezani antchito ndikuthana ndi vuto la coronavirus. Zinaphatikizapo zofunidwa zotsatirazi zomwe zidachitika masiku apitawa ndi atsogoleri amgwirizano:
- Gawirani nthawi yomweyo zopumira ndi zida zina zodzitetezera zomwe zili mu Strategic National Stockpile.
- Gwiritsani ntchito mphamvu zonse zaboma kuti mutumize mwamphamvu komanso mozama Defence Production Act, kuti ifulumizitse kupanga zida zatsopano zodzitchinjiriza ndikuwonetsetsa kuti zatumizidwa kumayiko kuti zigawidwe pa chisamaliro chovuta, chisamaliro chapakhomo komanso chisamaliro chanthawi yayitali, komanso mafakitale ena omwe antchito amakumana ndi chiopsezo chowonekera tsiku ndi tsiku kuntchito kwawo. Tikukupemphani kuti muchite izi pamene mukulimbikitsa chitetezo cha chilengedwe ndikuwonetsetsa kuti madera omwe ali pafupi ndi malo otsekera sakukumana ndi ziwopsezo zina zaumoyo.
- Dziwani zosungirako zopumira, kuphatikiza ma N95 ndi ma PAPR, ndi zida zina za PPE m'mafakitale ena, monga zomangamanga, ndikuzigawiranso kwa azaumoyo ndi ogwira ntchito ena akutsogolo.
- Nthawi yomweyo wongolerani Federal Emergency Management Agency ndi department of Health and Human Services kuti ilangize Pentagon komwe imatumiza ma ventilator 2,000 omwe akuti ili nawo m'magulu ake ankhondo.
- Lolani FEMA kuti igwire ntchito mwachindunji ndi opanga ndi ogulitsa kuti agule PPE ndi zida zina ndikusiya kukakamiza mayiko kupikisana ndi boma la feduro komanso wina ndi mnzake. FEMA ikuyenera kukhazikitsa njira yowonekera kuti igawa PPE, ma ventilator ndi zida zina kuchokera ku Strategic National Stockpile kutengera zosowa za boma.
- Kufunikanso bungwe la Occupational Safety and Health Administration kuti likhazikitse mulingo kwakanthawi wamatenda opatsirana komanso chitetezo chaumoyo chokhudzana ndi COVID-19 ndikuletsa kusokonekera kwina kulikonse kwa malangizo azaumoyo ndi chitetezo m'boma lonse komanso pazachuma.
Nanga bwanji ngati Purezidenti Trump akana izi - kapena ngati alankhula koma osayenda? Monga Senator Bernie Sanders adangolemba kuti, "Sitingadalire Trump. Congress iyenera kutsogolera pamavuto omwe sanachitikepo. ”[5] AFL-CIO, SEIU, ndi mabungwe ena akuthandizira Senator Chris Murphy's Medical Supply Chain Emergency Act kulamula boma kuti litenge makampani omwe amapanga kapena kupanga PPE ndikuwalamula kuti ayambe kutulutsa ma ventilator ndi zida zina zodzitetezera - monga boma linakakamiza makampani a magalimoto a ku America kuti apange ndege ndi akasinja pa Nkhondo Yachiwiri Yadziko Lonse.[6] Ndipo ngati Congress ikukana kuchitapo kanthu? Pakhala pali anthu opitilira 45 oteteza kachilombo ka corona kale ndipo pali nkhani yayikulu yomenyera dziko lonse kukakamiza boma kuti lichitepo kanthu.[7]
Yakwana nthawi yosankha moyo kusiyana ndi imfa.
[1] Jeremy Brecher, "Ndimalankhula ndi Ogwira Ntchito Tsiku Lililonse - Amawopa Kuti Adzafa," Labor Network for Sustainability, https://www.labor4sustainability.org/strike/i-talk-to-workers-every-day-theyre-afraid-theyre-going-to-die/
[2] Rebecca Beitsch, "Mabungwe amakakamiza White House kuti ikhale ndi zida zodzitetezera kwa ogwira ntchito ofunikira," The Hill, April 9, 2020 https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/492000-unions-push-white-house-for-more-protective-equipment-for-essential-workers Kuti mumve zonse za kalatayo ndi zina zowonjezera pa COVID-19 ndi labour onani https://www.labor4sustainability.org/covid19/
[3] Onani "Menyani! Jeremy Brecher's Corner” ndemanga pakutenga nawo gawo kwa mabungwe pachiwonetsero chanyengo pa Seputembara 20.
[4] Kanema wamsonkhanowu, "Kumanga Thandizo kwa Ogwira Ntchito Pakati pa COVID-19," ikupezeka pa YouTube pa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD_zSC3MB70
[5] Bernie Sanders, "Sitingadalire Trump pamavuto omwe sanachitikepo. Congress iyenera kutsogolera njira The Guardian, April 8, 2020. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/08/we-cant-rely-on-trump-in-this-unprecedented-crisis-congress-must-lead-the-way
[6] HR6390 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Kufuna Purezidenti kuti agwiritse ntchito akuluakulu omwe ali pansi pa Defense Production Act ya 1950 kuti afune kupanga zida zachipatala mwadzidzidzi kuti athane ndi mliri wa COVID-19.
[7] "COVID-19 Strike Wave Interactive Map," Lipoti la Payday https://paydayreport.com/covid-19-strike-wave-interactive-map/
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