Kwakabva: Labor Notes
Ndizvo zvemashiripiti zvinhu zveDisney mafirimu. Asi nezuro, izvo zvisingaite zvakave zvakanyanya kuitika apo boka revashandi vanoumba iyo Amazon Labor Union. vakatungamira musarudzo yemubatanidzwa pane imwe imba yekuchengetera zvinhu muStaten Island, New York, zvichiita kuti vakwanise kukunda munhoroondo yevashandi pabhehemoth yekambani.
Kusati kwaverengwa mavhoti vatori venhau vakawanda vainge varasa mukana wemubatanidzwa wakazvimirira, vachitora sangano sekuda kuziva zvakanyanya. "Ini ndinofunga hatina kufuratirwa," akadaro ALU Treasurer Madeline Wesley China manheru. "Uye ndinofunga kuti zvinopera mangwana kana takunda."
Iyo ALU yakunda zvine mutsindo nhasi, ichihwina nemukana wakakura kugadzira nzvimbo yekutanga yekubatana muAmazon inetiweki yekuzadzika, kuendesa, uye kuronga nzvimbo mhiri kweUS Zvivakwa zvekambani zvakanyura munzvimbo dzemudhorobha seNew York, Chicago, neLos. Angeles, kuvhura nzira yekuwedzera kuronga.
Vhoti paStenen Island warehouse yaive zviuru zviviri nemazana matanhatu nemakumi mashanu neina vachifarira kuumba mubatanidzwa kune 2,654 vachipokana. Paiva nemavhoti 2,131 akapikisa, uye 67 akavharwa; Vashandi 17 vanokodzera kuvhota.
"Tinoda kutenda Jeff Bezos nekuenda mudenga, nekuti paakanga ari kumusoro uko isu taironga mubatanidzwa," akati Mutungamiri weALU Chris Smalls mushure mekunge mhedzisiro yaziviswa.
Imwe imba yekuchengetera panzvimbo imwechete paStaten Island, LDJ5, ichatanga vhoti yekubatana neALU muna Kubvumbi 25.
AKAPEDZISWA vatungamiri
China manheru muBrooklyn, mushure mekunge mabhokisi matanhatu ekutanga e10 ekuvhota averengwa, vashandi vaifara nekufara uye kusatenda, vachitamba kuhip-hop nekuseka.
"Zvaiita senge pfuti refu," akadaro Mutevedzeri weMutungamiriri weALU, Derrick Palmer, kunze kwechivako chiri muBushwick, achiremera izwi rega rega rekusimbisa. "Asi isu takangoendako tikazviita - vashandi, vachibatanidza mushandirwi wechipiri pakukura munyika."
Palmer paainyanya kutaura pamusoro peizvo chaizvo zvavakanga vaita kuti vaite basa rinoyemurika, zvakava pachena kuti hapana mashiripiti kana rombo rakanaka rine chekuita nekukunda kwemubatanidzwa; yakanga iri hardscrabble mushandi-kune-mushandi kuronga akawana zvinhu.
Palmer akashanda semutakuri paAmazon inoputika imba yekuchengetera zvinhu kwemakore matatu. Vanoti pavanhu zana mubazi ravo, zvikamu makumi manomwe kubva muzana vaive vavhoti yes hongu.
"Ndakanyatso shandura dhipatimendi rangu rose," akadaro. “Chandichaita kudzidza boka reshamwari ndoenda kumukuru weboka racho. Chero zvinenge zvataurwa nemutungamiriri, boka rose richaita. "
Mumwe murongi weALU Michael Aguilar akabvumirana nezve maitiro. Semuenzaniso, "Cassio [Mendoza] anotaura kune vese vashandi veLatino muchivako," akadaro.
"Ndaiziva kuti tichakunda nekuda kwaMaddie [Wesley]," Aguilar akawedzera. “Anonzwira tsitsi, saka anogona kushamwaridzana nevanhu vakawanda vari muchivako. Aive mumwe wevatungamiriri vakuru. "
Sangano rakazvimirira rakatsvaga rutsigiro rwevazvipiri kubva kumasangano akasiyana siyana nemapoka enharaunda kuti vafambise basa rekubhenga nhare. Wesley akaverengera rutsigiro rwemubatanidzwa pamafoni uye mukuisa kunze kwenzvimbo; pakanga pari panguva yekumwe kurongwa kwakadaro uko akatsvaga Aguilar kukuedza kuronga.
"Data redu raive nerutsigiro rwezvikamu makumi matanhatu neshanu kubva muzana, izvo zviri pachena kuti zvine mwero wekukanganisa nekuti vanhu vangangotaura nesu vangangove vatsigiri," akadaro Wesley.
Vazhinji vevashandi vandakataura navo vaisashandisa marongerwo emutauro, asi vakanyatsoronga mepu yekuchengetera zvinhu. “Tinoziva kuti ndeapi madhipatimendi, uye nemashifiti api, tine rutsigiro rwakasimba nekuti vari kutironga sei,” akadaro Wesley.
Nhengo yeALU Justine Medina akatenda murongi weCommunist William Z. Foster's Kuronga Nzira muIndasitiri yeSimbi kuruzivo rweboka uye nekudzika-kumusoro kuronga maitiro. Iye nevamwe vari mudare rinoronga vakariverenga ndokurikurukura, vachiripa kuvashandi kuti vaverenge. (Ona sidebar.)
BASA REMUKATI
Hunhu hunotungamirwa nemushandi hwekuronga dhiraivha hwakaipa kuvimbika. Amazon payakaedza kuratidza mubatanidzwa sewekunze "wechitatu," nharo dzevapi vemazano dzakabhadharwa zvakanyanya dzaizodonha, nekuti vashandi vaitora mibvunzo yavo kune vavanoshanda navo veALU.
Misangano mukamuri yekutandarira yaive yakasimba, Palmer akati: "Ndaironga mukamuri yekutandarira mazuva angu ekuzorora semaawa gumi pazuva, ndichipa chikafu, kutaura nevashandi, uye kupa ruzivo."
Smalls akati akakurudzira vaaishanda navo, “Huyai mutaure neni. Usangosiya zvauri kunzwa kubva kuAmazon nerunyerekupe. "
Asi kuita pamwe chete kwaikoshawo. “Takavaratidza kuti hatityi,” akadaro Smalls. “Takaita rally pamberi pechivako. Isu akaratidza ivo, zviri nani pane zvatinogona kutaura nezvazvo.”
Smalls akatungamira kufamba muna Kurume 2020 kuratidzira kutadza kwekambani kuchengetedza vashandi kubva padenda. Amazon yakamudzinga mushure, zvichifungidzirwa kuti atyora Covid protocol. Vice Zvinonzi kuti gweta guru rekambani akatuka Smalls mumusangano nepamusoro-soro, achimuti "asina kungwara kana kutaura."
Mashoko aya akasimudza shasha maSmall sechiso chemubatanidzwa. Asi achibvunzwa nezve kutariswa kwevezvenhau, anonongedzera kuhondo yemubatanidzwa uye anosimbisa kuti ALU inoshanda pamitemo yedemocracy, nezvisarudzo zvese zvakavhoterwa. "Ndinongova purezidhendi wenguva pfupi," akadaro. “Ndiri kwenguva pfupi. Haisi mubatanidzwa wangu; mubatanidzwa wevanhu.”
MAWAREHOUSE AKAWANDA
Akamira kunze kuchinaya mvura yeChina manheru, akasimudza ruoko rwake ndokunongedza kuimba yekuBrooklyn yavakanga vashandura kuva imba yavo: “Ndizvo chete zvandaiva nazvo kwaiva nhengo dzekomiti huru makumi maviri, uye dare revashandi revanhu vanopfuura zana. Takatanga na four.”
Achibvunzwa kana ALU ingafunga kushamwaridzana nemumwe mubatanidzwa, akati, "Ndakafanirwa kuve nevanhu vandaive navo kubva pazuva rekutanga. Tinoda kuramba takazvimiririra, uye zviri nani zvakadaro. Ndizvo zvatakasvika kuno.”
Asi, anowedzera, "chero chero munhu ari kuita achipesana neAmazon, shiiiit, vakawana rutsigiro rwangu! Kune zvakawanda zve [Amazon] zvivakwa. Sarudza imwe!”
Akaenzanisa tsika yeALU ne Mari Heist, Spanish Netflix yakatevedzana apo nyanzvi yematsotsi anozivikanwa se "Professor" anounza boka rematsotsi pamwechete kuti vatore nyika uye aba mabhiriyoni emaeuro kubva kuRoyal Mint. "Ndishevedze The Professor," anoseka.
Smalls akabva muhip-hop aine tarisiro kuenda kumutungamiri webasa. “Upenyu hunopenga,” akadaro. “Ndizvo chete zvandinogona kutaura. Ndiani anga afunga?"
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