Sabrina Chaumette mugari weOakland, CA uye ane rezinesi
Clinical social worker uye nhengo yeNational Union ye
Vashandi vehutano (NUHW) paKaiser Permanente's Oakland
Medical Center. Makore gumi nemaviri apfuura anga ari nzvimbo yehondo
pakati peCalifornia HMO behemoth uye hutano hwehutano hwekiriniki
vashandi. Pave nekuramwa mabasa nekutyisidzirwa kwekuramwa mabasa, kurwa kwemakondirakiti
uye kurambwa kwechibvumirano; zhizha rapfuura rakavhurika rakapera rakapera gumi
mavhiki; NUHW yakahwina ruzhinji rwezvibvumirano zvakakura, pamusoro pezvose nezvevashandi
uye kuronga, kusanganisira MLK Jr. Zuva rekuzorora nemubhadharo.
Chaumette anga ari kuKaiser makore gumi nemana. Uye apedza
zvese, asi imwe nyaya yanga ichinyanya kukosha kwaari. Martin Luther
Zuva rekuzvarwa kwaMambo rave zororo renyika kubva 1986 asi muno mukati
California zviuru zvevashandi vehutano havasati vawana zuva rekuzorora, regai
ndoga nemuhoro.
Makore maviri apfuura, Kaiser akaudza vashandi vake kuti ichasanganisira MLK's
zuva rekuzvarwa sezororo rakabhadharwa muchibvumirano chayo chinotevera, 2022, munguva pfupi ichangodzokera
panyaya iyi, vachiti nguva yakanga isati yakwana. Mukupindura, varapi
kunzvimbo dzekurapa dzaKaiser muOakland neRichmond vakatyisidzira
strike. Kaiser zvakare akavimbisa kuita chimwe chinhu pazororo. Varapi
akatsamwa nevimbiso yekutanga yakaputswa akasarudza kunamatira zvakadaro, achifamba
kusiya basa pazuva rekuzvarwa kwaMLK, 2022, achimanikidza ruoko rwaKaiser.
Kutyaira kuita kuti Kaiser azive Mambo Holiday yaive
inotungamirwa neNUHW's Racial Justice & Equity Committee, uko
varapi vakaita kuti vacherechedze Martin Luther King Day sezororo rinobhadharwa
Chinonyanya kukosha chekugadzirisa rusaruraganda mukati meKaiser.
Sei zororo rakakosha kuChaumette? Sei akadaro
Chaumette nevamwe vake vanorova Kaiser, hofori kambani ine
mukurumbira wakasununguka usina kukodzera? Hedzinoi mhinduro dzake.
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Ndaigara ndichishanda MLK Day nokuti nzira iyo Kaiser akabata nayo MLK
Zuva rakanga rakasiyana nemamwe mazororo. Kuti uzvibvise, waifanira kushandisa
zuva rekuita basa renharaunda kune imwe nzvimbo. Iwe haufanirwe kuita
sevhisi yeZuva reKisimusi kana Zuva reGore Idzva kana Thanksgiving.
SeMutema wehutano hwepfungwa murapi kuKaiser Permanente, ndaita
nguva dzose ndainzwa kunyara apo ndaizopa varwere vangu Vatema nguva yekusangana
paZuva raMartin Luther King Mwana. Vachandibvunza kuti sei ndiri kushanda, uye
pandinovaudza kuti harisi zororo rinobhadharwa kuKaiser, vanobvunza, "Sei
Kaiser anogona kuzviita here? Sangano harizive here kuti izvi zvakakosha?"
Saka, murwere anosarudza kunonoka kutora odha kuti aone Mutema
murapi anogona kunge achikanganiswa nekusavimba nehutano hwepfungwa
hurongwa hune nhoroondo yekusarapa varwere veMutema mutsika
nzira yakakodzera. Semuenzaniso, kusabvuma nzira systemic
rusaruraganda, nhoroondo yerusarura, rutsvuku, mapurisa pamusoro pekutarisa Vatema
nharaunda dzinogona kuvasiya vakarindwa zvakanyanya nezvekupinda muhombe
hurongwa hwehutano hwepfungwa mukiriniki yemukati meguta iyo isina zvakakwana
vanopa vanotaridzika saamai vavo, vanababa, vakoma nevanin'ina vavo.
SeMutema wehutano hwepfungwa murapi, ndinofanira kufamba zvangu
zviitiko zverusaruraganda ndiine nhamo yekubata zvangu
mhirizhonga munharaunda. Ibasa randinokoshesa. Asi ndizvo
zvakare mutoro wakaoma pafudzi. Ndakava nekunetseka kunetseka apo timu yedu
akarasa Black therapist. Asi ndaiziva kuti zvechokwadi vaifanira kuenda nokuti vakanga vaenda
vakaita nepavaigona napo, uye vakanga vasingachakwanisi kuzviita. Vaifanira kudaro
vazvichengete. Ndinoita zvese zvandinogona kubatsira varwere vangu. Ndinouya
in early, stay late, book them pandinofanira kunge ndichiita mapepa angu kana
vape maminetsi mashanu ekudzidziswa kwefoni - chero chinhu chingavabatsira kunzwa
akabatana neni. Asi mutoro unotyisa kuziva kuti haugone
ipa varwere vako rubatsiro rwavanoda.
Ndosaka zvichitevera kupondwa kwaGeorge Floyd, vandinoshanda navo
muOakland neRichmond vakasvikira kuKaiser manejimendi nezve
pakupedzisira kutora matanho kugadzirisa structural rusarura uye kubatsira rutsigiro
varapi vemavara uye vanopa hutano hwakanaka hwepfungwa kune varwere ve
ruvara.
Chinhu chimwe chete icho vatungamiri veKaiser vakabvumirana kuita pakupedzisira
Martin Luther King Jr. Zuva rezororo rinobhadharwa kune varapi vepfungwa mu
2022. Uye zvakare yakawanda yegore inoenda nekutenderedza Mbudzi 2021
hutungamiri hwakatumira meseji ichiti vakanganisa - kuti ivo
ndakanga ndisati ndawana mvumo yekuita yekupedzisira. Uye saka, mwedzi yose iyi isu
tanga tichitenda kuti taizowana MLK zuva rekuzorora. Kana mukuru ataura
iwe kuti une MLK Day kure, iyo haisi makuhwa. Zvaiita seizvi
imwe nzira yekunzwa kudzingwa.
Ndakachema mumusangano wevashandi pandakawana nhau. Yaiita kunge mbama yapinda
chiso kunharaunda yatinoshandira uye kwatiri seVatema vehutano
nyanzvi. Icho chisarudzo chinoudza varwere vaKaiser uye
vashandi vayo kuti hatisi kuzokudza hupenyu hweVatema - izvo
zvese zvinotaurwa naKaiser nezverusaruraganda ibasa remuromo chete.
Chikamu chenhaka yaMambo ibasa raakaita kuti abvise yedu
zvipatara nehutano hwedu. Pamusangano wenhau muna 1966, mu
kubatana kumusangano wepagore weMedical Committee for Human
Kodzero, akati, โPamarudzi ose okusaenzana, kusaruramisira muutano ndiko
zvinokatyamadza zvikuru uye zvisina unhu.โ
Avo vedu vanopa hutano hwepfungwa masevhisi eKaiser in
Oakland naRichmond vakafunga kuti hatisi kuzoshandira Martin
Luther King Jr. Zuva 2022. Tingave tichirova - kwete chete nekuti Kaiser
yakadzokera pashoko rayo rekupedzisira kuita zuva rekuzvarwa kwaMartin Luther King Jr
zororo rakabhadharwa kwatiri, asi nekuti Kaiser achiri kuramba kutaura
rusaruraganda uye kushanda nesu kupa tarisiro yakakodzera kune vese
nharaunda dzakasarirwa. MuOakland, guta rine 1 muvanhu vana
Mutema, Kaiser ane vashanu chete vatema vehutano hwepfungwa varapi pamukuru wavo
team. Kunyangwe isu tichipa hutano hwepfungwa hutano, zvinoita sekunge isu tiri ivo
MASH chikwata.
Nekuidzosera kwavo, ndakangonzwa kuti zvanyanya. Vakachengeta
vachitikumbira ruregerero nekusanzwa kwavo munharaunda. Ndizvo chete
zvaiita sokunge kuramwa mabasa ndiko kwaiva kuita. Kaiser CEO Greg Adams
akabva atumira email kune vashandi achizivisa kuti Kaiser achazogadzira
Martin Luther King Jr. Zuva rezororo rinobhadharwa kune vese vashandi veKaiser -
asi kwete kusvika 2023, angangoita makore makumi mana mushure mekunge yave zororo remubatanidzwa uye
anopfuura makore gumi mushure memubatanidzwa wedu, National Union of Healthcare
Vashandi, vakatanga vakumbira.
Zvakaoma kutenda kuti Kaiser angadai akatora danho iroro kana isu
tanga tisati tazivisa kuti tairova Martin Luther King
Jr. Day. Uye, zvakaoma kuti isu titende kuti Kaiser achatora chero
matanho akakosha ekuvandudza mamiriro evarapi nevarwere ve
ruvara kana tikasachengeta kumanikidza.
Ndinonzwa kudada nekuti hakuna munhu munharaunda yangu anogona kutaura kuti handina
mirira chimwe chinhu. Ndinotenda kuti takazviita seboka remubatanidzwa, nekuti ini
handina kuvimba kuti Kaiser angadai asina kudzoka ndokuti "hatisi
gadzirira 2023."
Pandakataura nevamwe varapi vechitema nezvezvavari
vachironga kuita paMLK Day [mwedzi wapera, Ndira 2023], vakadaro
ronga kuzorora. Sezvandinofunga nezvazvo ikozvino, nekuti isu tinobata nezvakawanda
kushungurudzika kubva munharaunda yedu, kuzorora kunodiwa. Tine kesi yakakura
wevanhu vanoda chaizvo kushanda nesu - saka mutoro wedu wakadaro
zvinorema kwazvo. Taneta uye vashoma vedu kuti titakure vakawanda
varwere sezvatinoedza kushandira.
Tinoda kuvashumira nokuti zvinoitika kwavari zvinogona
zviitike kwatiri, kwandiri. Ndiri amai vevanakomana vatatu vakura. Kana ivo
kubva pamba, ndinoedza kusafunga zvakanyanya pamusoro pavo uye nekufamba kwavo.
Ndiko kutya kwangu kukuru kuti vanozonyorwa uye kusauya kumba.
Pavakanga vachiri kuyaruka, taidzidzira nzira yokumiswa nayo
Mapurisa. Ndakavenga kuvatorera kuchena kwavo. Asi ndaifanira kudzichengeta
mupenyu. Ndizvo zvinoitawo vabereki vandinoshumira. Mushure mekupfura kwemapurisa, vazhinji ve
basa rekushungurudzana randiri kuita ndine vabereki vaMutema vanonetseka nezvavo
vana vachibuda mumba. Vanenge vakabatwa nekutya. Izvi a
trauma mhinduro. Ivowo vari kuedza kuudza vana vavo kuti vogara sei
mupenyu uye zvinotyisa kuti tiite izvi. Izvi ndizvo zvazviri
zvinoshungurudza nezvebasa rangu uye nei iyi MLK Day izuva rekuzorora, saka
kuti neChipiri ndinogona kuramba ndichioneka.
Saka, paMLK Day 2022 takarova. Yakanga iri mubatanidzwa unoshamisa
kunzwa kufamba pamwe chete nevanhu nekuti mese munotenda mazviri
chimwe chinhu uye urikuzviita senharaunda uye mese unotenda kuti ndizvo
zvakanaka, kunyangwe uchiziva kuti zvinouya nemubhadharo kwauri. Uripo
pasina mubhadharo, uye iwe unofanirwa kurongazve varwere vako. Asi kana ini
tenda mune chimwe chinhu uye inonzwa ine tsika - kwandiri hapana chimwe chinhu
kuita.
Ndofunga zvakabva zvatosimba nevanhu vairamwa mabasa
nekuti vaitenda mune zvataiita uye zvaive mukubatana.
Kunyange zvazvo ndaingova mumwe wevatatu varapi vechitema muOakland, ikoko
vaiva vanhu vose ava vaiva vabatsiri vakandiratidza, uye ivo
ndaisafanira. Vakazondioneka vachibva vaoneka zvavo
Vatengi.
NeMuvhuro, Ndira 16, 2023 vese vashandi veKaiser, kwekutanga
nguva, yakagamuchira Martin Luther King Jr. Zuva sezororo rinobhadharwa.
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Iyi bvunzurudzo yakagadziridzwa kubva kune op ed uye bvunzurudzo.
Onawo, https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-strike-at-kaiser-
inoenderera/
Iyo NUHW mubatanidzwa mutsva. Kutanga kubva kutanga muna 2009, ikozvino
ine nhengo 16,000 muzvipatara nemakiriniki kubva kuEureka kusvika kuSan Diego.
Mwedzi uno, mwedzi weNhoroondo yeBlack, webhusaiti inokudza Black Shanduko
Vagadziri: ona NUHW chirevo paMwedzi weNhoroondo yeBlack, "Kupemberera
Black History,โ NUHW.org.:
โBato redu rakadzika midzi mukurwira kuenzana kuri kuitika
kodzero nekuenzana kuzere. Uye, basa redu harizombopedzi kusvikira isu
gadzira chirongwa chekuchengetedza hutano chinopesana nerusarura chinotsigira zvizere vanochengeta
uye varwere veruvara uye inopa varwere vese vane tsika-
kuteerera kutarisira.
"NUHW haingavepo pasina kushanda nesimba uye kuzvipira kwe
Nhengo dzeBlack naBrown uye kurudziro yatinotora tese kubva ku
vatungamiri vekodzero dzevanhu vekare nevemazuva ano. Tinokudza hupenyu uye
nhaka yeavo vakatitangira uye vakamira pakati pedu, uye isu
tinokugamuchirai kuti mutsigire uye muzive basa ravo.โ
ZNetwork inopihwa mari chete kuburikidza nerupo rwevaverengi vayo.
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