NdinguFernando E. Gapasin, iChicano / Pilipino / American, iklasi yabasebenzi, indoda, iminyaka eyi-62, owazalelwa kwaye uhlala e-USA NdikwanguMongameli weBhunga lezaBasebenzi (AFL-CIO) uMongameli, uMhlohli wezaBasebenzi kunye nombhali. Ndiphuma kusapho lwabasebenzi basezifama ababengabaseki bemibutho yezolimo ngaphambi kwe-UFW kwaye babengabaseki be-UFW. Ngo-1963, ndabandakanyeka kugwayimbo lwam lokuqala lombutho kwaye bendilitsha-ntliziyo kwimibutho eliqela eyahlukeneyo kunye namabhunga ahlukeneyo amathathu ahlukeneyo emisebenzi. Ndingumlweli kuzo zombini iChicano / intshukumo kunye nombutho womanyano wase-US iminyaka engama-45. Kule minyaka ingama-34 idlulileyo bendizibophelele kumbono wokudala umbutho wamazwe ngamazwe onxulumene nezopolitiko wobusoshiyali. Njengomongameli webhunga labasebenzi abancinci kwindawo yasemaphandleni ndizibophelele kumbono wokudala imodeli esezantsi yento umbhali kunye nam, uBill Fletcher, Omnci. kunye nam, kwincwadi yethu, iSolidarity Divided, ichaza njengentlalontle. ubulungisa bomanyano. Ugxininiso lwam lujikelezwe luluvo lokuba iimanyano zabasebenzi azikwazi ukuququzelela abasebenzi ngokwazo kwaye kuthatha uluntu lonke ukuba luququzelele abasebenzi kwaye lubagcine behlelekile. Kwiminyaka eyi-7 edlulileyo sizibophelele ekuphuhliseni iinkcubeko zobumbano ngokukodwa malunga nombono wamalungelo edemokhrasi kubo bonke abasebenzi abavela kwamanye amazwe. Nditsalelekile kwiProjekthi yeReimagining Society kuba ndikholelwa ukuba ngaphambi kokuba abantu badale ihlabathi kubo bonke abantu kufuneka siphinde sivelise umbono welizwe elihlukile elichasene nehlabathi longxowankulu bamazwe ngamazwe. Ndifuna ukwandisa intetho yokudala iinqobo zenkcubeko eziphucula iinkcubeko zomanyano ezikhuthaza ukuzicingela, ukucinga ngokuvulelekileyo, ukuxabisa ubomi bonke, uvelwano kunye nethemba. Oku ekugqibeleni kuzibonakalisa kwiiprojekthi zezopolitiko eziphucula iimeko zokuphila zabo bonke abantu ngokudala isiseko soluntu esibonelela ngendawo yokuhlala, ukhathalelo lwempilo, ukuthutha, imfundo, indawo ephilileyo kunye nomsebenzi ofezekileyo kubo bonke.