UCorey Dolgon
Kwintlanganiso yakutshanje nekhampasi
abagcini, Southampton College Provost, Tim Bishop, waxelela abasebenzi ukuba yabucala
Ikhontrakthi yolawulo, ebikhuphe iyunithi kwiinyanga ezili-18 ngaphambili, iya kupheliswa
ukususela ngo-Oktobha 1, 1998. Noko ke, uBhishophu walumkisa abagcini, ukuba bangacingi ngako
esi sigqibo malunga nokuphumelela okanye ukulahlekelwa; yenziwe nje ngeyona nto ilungileyo
ikholeji. Kodwa omnye umgcini waphendula wathi, "Kuvakala ngathi luloyiso kum."
Omnye uchaze wathi, โUkusithengisa bekufanele ukuba kube yeyona nto iphambili kumdla we
ikholeji, nayo, kodwa ayizange ibe nomdla wethu. "
Kwaye kwakungeyonjongo ilungileyo
abafundi, ubuhlakani, abasebenzi, kunye namalungu oluntu aseke uMdibaniso woBulungisa,
iqela elalinjongo yalo iphambili yayikukuba ikholeji irhoxise isivumelwano sayo sabucala neLARO
Iinkonzo zoLawulo kunye nokuqesha kwakhona abagcini bangaphandle. Njengoko kwaxelwa okokuqala kwi Z,
NgoJuni 1997, iCoalition yaqalisa iphulo lokwazisa ngoxinzelelo oluphezulu lokubhentsisa i
uhanahaniso lweziko ekusebenzelaneni nabasebenzi bogcino. Kwinqanaba lokuqala
umboniso obanjelwe ekhampasini ukusukela ngeMfazwe yaseVietnam, ilungu lefakhalthi licacisele abantu abangaphezu kwe-100
abantu abezayo; "Ingxelo yobuthunywa beKholeji kunye noncwadi lokukhangela abantu bayafuneka
sakhe uluntu olunenkathalo novelwano. Isigqibo sokukhupha abagcini
[yayingakhathali] yaye ibalasele, ingenankathalo nemfesane. Ukwakha uluntu thina
kufuneka bahlangane kwaye balwe ezo zigqibo."
IManyano yaphumelela ukwenza oko
kuphela oko. Ngexesha lesemester yokuqala yeqela lemiboniso, ukubhala ileta, kunye noluntu
amaphulo emfundo, uxinzelelo loluntu lunyanzelise uLawulo ukuba lunike abagcini abathile
kwizibonelelo zokuqala abaphulukene nazo (kubandakanywa noxolelo lwezifundo) ngokukhutshelwa ngaphandle.
IKholeji yaziva isesichengeni kuluvo loluntu kuba yayifuna ubambiswano lwe-5 yezigidi zeedola
kunye neBhodi yeDolophu yaBaphathi ukuze bakhe iprojekthi edibeneyo yoncedo lwasemanzini.
Ekwindla ka-1997, i-Coalition
kwaqala uqhanqalazo lwesibini kunye nopapasho olungajonganga nje ukungabikho kokusesikweni
yokukhutshwa kwabasebenzi bangaphandle, kodwa kwakhona kugxininiswe kucalulo lobuhlanga olube nefuthe
abagcini beminyaka engaphezu kwama-30. Ngelixa abajongi yayiyeyona yunithi yekhampasi kuphela equlathe a
uninzi lwabantu bebala, akukho nelinye igcuntswana elakhe lanyuselwa kwinqanaba elilandelayo
ingqesho kwiSebe leZityalo zePhysical. Eli lungiselelo localucalulo laphefumlela
Ilungu lomanyano kunye nomlweli wamalungelo oluntu ixesha elide, uBob Zellner, ukuphawula ukuba,
"IKholeji indikhumbuza ngeTyalo eMazantsi apho i-Afrika yaseMelika ithotyiweyo
kwi-mop kunye ne-bucket brigade." Emva koxinzelelo olunzima oluvela kwi-Coalition kunye nezinye
amaqela oluntu, iKholeji ekugqibeleni ikhuthaze umgcini wayo wokuqala wase-Afrika waseMelika ukuba a
umsebenzi wobuchwephesha.
Kodwa yayiyi-Coalition engaguqukiyo
ubukho-imiboniso, ukuhlala-ngaphakathi, iiflaya-kunye nokuzimisela kunye nokukwazi ukupapasha
imeko ethe yathomalalisa ngempumelelo i-LARO ebhalwe kakuhle ukubanjwa kunye nomvuzo
izicwangciso zokunciphisa. Ngelixa i-LARO yayiqale yathumela abaphathi bayo ukuba bayoyikise kwaye
ukuthoba isidima sabagcini, amalungu oMdibaniso ayibhentsisile le ndlela yokuziphatha kuzo zombini iKholeji
ulawulo noshicilelo lwengingqi. Njengoko uProvost Bishop wafumana isiyalo esidlangalaleni malunga
Amaqhinga e-LARO, waphendula ngokucela inkampani ukuba irhoxe. Nabo
izicwangciso zogrogriso zithintelwe, i-LARO yayingenayo enye indlela yokuchaphazela iimeko zengqesho kunye
yanyamalala. Sekunjalo, abagcini babenexhala ngethemba lokwenjenjalo
uthethathethwano ngesivumelwano esitsha somanyano kunye ne-LARO kule Fall.
Ngexesha leHlobo lika-1998, i
abagcini bavote ngamxhelo mnye kumbutho omtsha, Teamsters Local 840, ukubamela
ubudlelwane babo. Njengoko iManyano yayilungiselela ukuhlaziya iphulo loxinzelelo loluntu,
abalawuli bagqiba kwelokuba banele. Ukudinwa kukubona izenzo zabo zigxekwa
kumaphephandaba kwaye ndinexhala lokuba "ubhengezo olubi" lunokuthi lube nefuthe elibi kwizicwangciso ze
iphulo elitsha lesipho, amagosa ekholeji agqiba ekubeni aphakamise iflegi emhlophe. I-LARO
Ikhontrakthi yapheliswa nge-30 kaSeptemba kwaye ikholeji sele iqalile ukuthetha-thethana entsha
ikhontrakthi kunye nabagcini kunye neLocal 840.
Ngexesha apho iikholeji kunye
Iiyunivesithi kwilizwe jikelele zibandakanyeka kwiinkqubo zokuthoba abasebenzi njengoko
abasebenzi bangaphandle kunye faculty part-timeing, lo manyano umzabalazo kwikholeji encinane may
bamba eminye imizekelo abanye benethemba lokunqanda umgama wokuphambana kwamashishini abucala. Ngokusebenza
kunye nokuhlangana njengeqela elinye kwaye singayibalekeli imiba enzima efana nobuhlanga
kunye neklasi, i-Coalition for Justice yenza ingqiqo entsha yoluntu apho abafundi kunye
ifaculty ayixhasanga kuphela abagcini, kodwa baqonda ukuba banomdla onxulumeneyo
ukuseka uluntu olunobulungisa, olunobulungisa novelwano. Njengoko abafundi abaninzi babhala kweyabo
amaphepha eklasi, abagcini baba ngabafundisi njengoxanduva lolwazi
imveliso yaba lishishini ekwabelwana ngalo eliphawulwa ngumzabalazo ohlangeneyo, hayi ushishino
ingeniso okanye iziqinisekiso zenkcubeko.
Njengomqondiso wale mpumelelo, i
Umfelandawonye ngoku uququzelela imfundiso-ngaphakathi kunye nenkomfa malunga nenkqubo yabafundi/yabasebenzi/yoluntu
kunye nobulungisa kwezentlalo. Ezi projekthi zithembisa ukuba kunokwenzeka ukwandisa umda weqela
ngaphaya komzabalazo omnye kwimiba eyahlukeneyo enefuthe kwikhampasi kunye
uluntu lwengingqi. Ngokukodwa, i-Coalition inethemba lokujongana nokunyuka kokusetyenziswa kakubi
ifakhalthi encedisayo ehlawulwayo, ukunqongophala kweyantlukwano phakathi kweFakhalthi kunye nabalawuli, kunye
utshintsho jikelele kuqoqosho lwengingqi ezidala i-bifurified ngokwandayo kunye
abemi bobuhlanga abazizityebi nabangamahlwempu eHamptons.
Abagcini banelungelo loku
baqonde ukuqeshwa kwabo kwakhona njengoloyiso olukhulu, hayi nje bona kunye ne
umfelandawonye, โโkodwa kumbono omkhulu wokuseka uluntu lokwenyani lokukhathalela kunye
uvelwano. Ukuba i-Coalition ingaqhubeka nokwandisa le ngcamango yomzabalazo ohlangeneyo kunye
ezahlukeneyo ubulungisa kwezentlalo, Ikhampasi yeKholeji yaseSouthampton inokuphila ngokwenjongo yayo
ingxelo ngaphandle, hayi ngenxa yeenzame ezilungileyo zolawulo lwayo.