Xa abasebenzi bokutya okukhawulezayo baqala ukukhwela izitrato kwisiXeko saseNew York ngoNovemba 2012 beqhankqalazela ukunyuselwa kwemivuzo yaye umbutho wabasebenzi akukho mntu wayenokuyicingela indlela eliya kuphumelela ngayo eli phulo. Ukusukela ngoko umbutho wabasebenzi abarhola imivuzo ephantsi, owaziwa ngokuba yiFight for 15, uye wanceda ukukhuthaza Shumi elinanyeithi kwaye zininzi imizi ukunyusa umvuzo weyure ophantsi. Yenze ukuba amaphulo e-Seattle kunye ne-Bay Area adlule imilinganiselo yedolophu nge-$ 15-ngeyure ubuncinane bomvuzo. Ukulwela i-15 kunye nephulo elahlukileyo elibizwa ngokuba yi-Organisation United for Respect e-Walmart iye yatyhala iinkampani ezifana ne-McDonald's, i-Target, kunye ne-Walmart ukuba ibhengeze ekuqaleni kuka-2015 ukuba baya kuphakamisa umvuzo omncinci kumakhulu amawaka abasebenzi.
Impumelelo yoququzelelo ibangelwe yiyo yonke into ukusuka kubunzima boqoqosho luka-2008 ukuya kwindima ye-Occupy Wall Street ekutshintsheni iingxoxo zesizwe ukusuka kubungqongqo ukuya kukungalingani kwezoqoqosho. Kodwa i-Fight for 15 ibangelwa ikakhulu kwi-Service Employees International Union, eyaqala iphulo ngo-2011 kwaye igalele amashumi ezigidi zeedola kumaza akhulayo oqhanqalazo olubetha umfanekiso wezigebenga zokutya okukhawulezayo.
Njengoko uqhanqalazo luye lwanda, iphulo liye laba banzi kwaye lincinci. I-SEIU iye yanxulumanisa ingxaki yabasebenzi bokutya okukhawulezileyo naleyo yabasebenzi abakwiivenkile ezithengisa izinto eziluncedo, abancedisi bokhathalelo lwempilo emakhayeni abo, abasebenzi abanyamekela abantwana, kunye neenjingalwazi ezincedisayo. Kwangaxeshanye Ukulwela i-15 kugxile kumlilo wayo kuMcDonald's. Omnye umntu ongaphakathi kwi-SEIU uthi icebo kukuba, "Baqobe bade beze etafileni." Omnye umququzeleli wachaza indlela yokucinga ngo-2013: Ukulwela i-15 kwakuzama ukubangela iingxaki ezaneleyo kumfanekiso kaMcDonald kunye nexabiso lesitokhwe ukuba i-SEIU inokuthi kwinkampani, "Singayenza yonke le nto" ukuba ivumile isivumelwano ngemivuzo kwaye. umanyano.
Isebenzisa iBhodi yeSizwe yezoBudlelwane bezaBasebenzi, i-SEIU ifake izityholo zezenzo ezigwenxa zabasebenzi kunye nobusela bomvuzo ngokuchasene namashishini akwaMcDonald's. Isicwangciso-qhinga sihlawule emva komcebisi jikelele we-NLRB lawula ngoJulayi 2014 ukuba McDonald kaThixo umqeshi odibeneyo uxanduva, indawo yokuvula i-SEIU yokucinezela umzali wenkampani, kunokujongana ne-3,100 yabathengi base-US. I-SEIU ikwanyusa ubushushu phesheya kolwandle. IManyano yaseYurophu iphanda iMcDonald's ngezityholo zokubaleka ngaphezulu $ 1 billion kwiirhafu kunye nemibutho yabasebenzi eBrazil bayamangala Umrhwebi omkhulu wakwaMcDonald eLatin America ngenxa yokwaphulwa kwemivuzo nasemsebenzini. Umthathi-nxaxheba kwiseshoni yesicwangciso sakutsha nje ebibanjwe kunye noScott Courtney, owathi yi-SEIU's mastermind for Fight for 15, uthi inyathelo elilandelayo eliqwalaselwayo kukudala ingxaki kuMcDonald's kwindawo engaphambili yepropathi, eyona nto ibaluleke kakhulu. izindlu ezithengiswayo njengoko kunjalo ngeehamburgers.
Amabango kaMcDonald's eli phulo alinampembelelo kwimisebenzi yalo kwaye alinakukwazi ukunyusa imivuzo. Kunyaka ophelileyo yayo yamazwe ngamazwe kwiintengiso zithe tyaba kwaye ingeniso yayo yehle kakhulu. Ngoko isaziso sayo Aprili 1 ukuba kuya kuba njalo nyusa umvuzo kubasebenzi kwiivenkile zase-US eziphethwe yinkampani yayijongwa ngokubanzi njengemvume yokulwela abali-15. ubuyela umva, nangona kunjalo, njengoko ukunyuka kungama-89 eesenti kuphela ngeyure kwi-avareji kwaye kuchaphazela i-10 ekhulwini labasebenzi bayo base-US. Kwaye, imithombo ithi uMcDonald's uthe cwaka wasondela kuSEIU kwaye ujonge isivumelwano. Phantse iminyaka emibini bekukho amarhe okuba i-SEIU ibicinga enye into engenye yemanyano yecandelo lokutya okukhawulezayo, njengombutho wabasebenzi.
Umbutho wabasebenzi, nangona kunjalo, unokuthetha amalungelo ambalwa kunye nokhuseleko kubasebenzi kunombutho wemveli. Oku kukhomba umbuzo ojinga phezu kwe-Fight for 15 ukusukela oko yatshayo. Yintoni umdlalo wokugqibela weSEIU? Ndabuza omnye umququzeleli enoba eli phulo lakha amandla okusebenza, yaye impendulo ayizange icace: “Usukelo asilogunya labasebenzi. Sisivumelwano.”
Kuba ikhontrakthi yomanyano yemveli kunye noMcDonald's okanye nayiphi na enye inkampani yokutya okukhawulezayo ihlala ingalindelekanga, iinjongo zephulo kufuneka zilungelelaniswe ngcono nenyani. Umlo we-15 ube nempumelelo ephawulekayo emvuzweni, kodwa ngaphandle kokuba uzama ukwandisa amandla omsebenzi emsebenzini, nawuphi na umvuzo kunye nophuculo lwenzuzo olufunyenwe ngoxinzelelo loluntu, ukubhengezwa okubi, kunye nomsebenzi woqhanqalazo olusekelwe kuluntu kuya kuba nzima ukuwugcina xa ungekho. yombutho oqhubekayo wendawo yokusebenza okanye uthungelwano lohlobo oluthile.
Ngoku, abaninzi Ukulwela 15 abaququzeleli baveze SEIU kuphela imanyano enkulu ukugembula ukuzama ukuququzelela ishishini kunye nezigidi zabasebenzi abangacwangciswanga, kwaye ibeka amawaka abasebenzi motion. Ukuququzelela abasebenzi abarhola imivuzo ephantsi yimpendulo ekudala ilindelwe kutshintsho lweneoliberal olwathi lwajongana noloyiso lwembali kubasebenzi abacwangcisiweyo ngeminyaka yoo-1980. Izigidi zemisebenzi emitsha e cetywayo ukuba kwimisebenzi efana nokulungiselela ukutya, ukuthengisa, kunye nabancedisi bezempilo abahlawula i-9 yeedola ukuya kwi-12 yeedola ngeyure. Imisebenzi inezibonelelo ezimbalwa, iishedyuli kunye neeyure aziguquguquki kwaye kuthanda ukuba nengeniso ephezulu. Esi sisiseko se-Fight for 15, i-Walmart YETHU kunye nephulo elibanzi elaziwa ngokuba yi-15 Ngoku, eqaliswe yi-Seattle-based Socialist Alternative.
Eyona njongo ingundoqo yolungiselelo lwabasebenzi kukukhupha abasebenzi ngaphandle kokhuphiswano. Kodwa loo nto iphantse ingenzeki xa abasebenzi abanezakhono eziphantsi, abarhola imivuzo ephantsi banamalungelo ambalwa kunye nenani kwishumi lezigidi. Ukulwela indlela ye-15 akuqhelekanga, kodwa kunyanzeliswa yimbali yabasebenzi ehleliweyo. Iyuniyoni yomzabalazo wodidi iye yalahlwa ziinkokeli zabasebenzi ezisebenza njengabalingane abancinci kumaqumrhu, afana ne-SEIU kunye noKaiser Permanente, i-UAW kunye neenkampani zemoto, i-machinists union kunye ne-Boeing, kunye norhwebo lwezakhiwo kunye nabaphuhlisi bezindlu. Iinkokeli ezininzi zeemanyano zikwasepokothweni yeDemocratic Party nangona ikwipokotho yeWall Street.
Ukulwela i-15 uzama ukwenza ingxaki kwiinkampani zehlabathi, kodwa ayikusukelanga umzabalazo wabasebenzi. (Zimbalwa iimanyano ezinomdla kuloo nto; ngumsebenzi wasekhohlo olungelelanisiweyo.) Ukulwela i-15 kuninzi lwephulo lomthetho kunye nobudlelwane boluntu, njengoko ndichaza, kunomkhankaso wokulungiselela. Ivelisa iziqhamo, kodwa ikakhulu njenge spillover kunecandelo lokutya okukhawulezayo. Oku kubandakanya unjingalwazi oncedisayo uququzelelo, oluthe ngoncedo lweeyuniyoni, ngakumbi i-SEIU, ayinalo uloyiso oluninzi ukusukela ngo-2013. abasebenzi bezempilo, abenza malunga nesiqingatha sobulungu be-SEIU, baxhamla i-$ 15 ngeyure, ekwayimpendulo kwiNkundla ePhakamileyo ka-2014. lawula eyamisela imida kubulungu bombutho wabancedisi abanyamekela ikhaya. Kukwakho unxibelelwano kunye nentshukumo yeBlack Lives Matter, ebaluleke kakhulu xa kunikwa uMlo we-15 lolona hlanganiso lukhulu lwabasebenzi base-Afrika-baseMelika ukusukela ngeminyaka yoo-1960. Ngelixa ezi ziindlela zokumanyana kunye nentlalo-ntle yomanyano lobulungisa, zihlala zingaphuhliswanga ngenxa yendalo ephezulu yokulwela i-15.
Ezona ziphumo zinika umdla ze-Fight for 15 ngamaphulo esixeko sonke sokunyuswa kowona mvuzo uphantsi, nto leyo evule indawo yokuhlela ekhohlo. I-dollar ezilishumi elinesihlanu ngeyure ngoku iyinyani e Seattle, nangona inamagingxigingxi, kunye nabasebenzi abaninzi abanomvuzo ophantsi kulindeleke ukuba bafumane loo nto ngo-2017. Umlinganiselo wokuvota waseSan Francisco nge-$ 15 ngeyure wawukhokelwa yi-SEIU Local 1021, apho omnye umbonisi ubiza imodeli. imanyano yabasebenzi. Ukulwela $ 15 iphulo wanceda ngokusemthethweni umbono Seattle. Elona galelo likhulu le-SEIU yasekuhlaleni ibiyi-$15-ngeyure yokulinganisa yokuvota ephumelele kwihlomela ye-SeaTac. Kodwa ukuphakanyiswa okunzima kwenziwa yiSocialist Alternative kunye nendlela yayo yezopolitiko yangaphakathi nangaphandle, ingxelo enobundlongondlongo kunye nenkxaso evela kwi-Stranger, iindaba ezithathwa kakuhle veki nganye, kunye nesigqibo sikaSodolophu u-Ed Murray sokuwubuyisela umva umlinganiselo kunye nokuseka ikomiti yokubumba, ngokulungileyo. kwaye embi, ityala lokugqibela. 15 Ngoku ityhala i-15 yeedola ngeyure kwilizwe lonke e-Oregon kwaye ngokutsho kwemithombo ihlangabezana nokuchaswa kweminye imibutho ethandabuza ukucela umngeni kwizopolitiko zeDemokhrasi.
Ngokumalunga ne-Fight for 15, iinzame zayo ziye zasebenza ngakumbi kwindawo yedijithali kunehlabathi langempela xa kuziwa kubasebenzi bokutya okukhawulezayo. Omnye uMlo wabaququzeleli abali-15 uthi, “I-SEIU ingathanda ukuba uluntu luyibone le nto njengentshukumo enkulu nekhulayo edala ingxaki. Badala imbono yamaza. "
Kodwa eli phulo likwanqanyuliwe, kwaye isicwangciso seendaba se-SEIU siyayithintela ekwenzeni ifula kuyo. Umququzeleli uyacacisa, “Abasebenzi bayoyika ukuphakama. Eyona ngxaki iphambili luloyiko. Ndingathi ngaphantsi kwe 4 pesenti yabasebenzi esidibana nabo bahlala ebhodini. Batsibela phezulu baze batsibe [Yilwela i-15] ngalo lonke ixesha. " Abasebenzi banezizathu zokoyika. Nye isifundo ukususela ngo-2005 kuqikelelwa ukuba abasebenzi abangama-23,000 ngonyaka bohlwaywa okanye bagxothwe ngenxa yomsebenzi osemthethweni womanyano, besenza impoxo ngemithetho ejoliswe ekukhuseleni ulungiselelo lwendawo yokusebenza.
I-akhawunti etyebileyo yobunzima kunye nokubakho kokuqhutywa kwabasebenzi, ukuququzelela okusekwe kwivenkile kushishino lokutya okukhawulezayo kubonelelwa ngu-Erik Forman Iifomu ezitsha zoMbutho waBasebenzi. Ubalisa iphulo le-IWW kwiivenkile zesandwich zikaJimmy John eMinneapolis, ephulukene nevoti yomanyano kodwa yafumana iminyinyiva emininzi, ukunyuka kwemivuzo kwaye okona kubaluleke kakhulu, ukuqonda kwabasebenzi, umanyano kunye namandla. Izixhokoxholo nezenzo ezingekho mthethweni ezenziwa ngabaphathi zasetyenziselwa ukwakha umbutho kunye nomkhosi, kungekhona ukuthunyelwa kwiifemu zabameli nakwii-arhente ze-PR njengakwi-Fight for 15. Kodwa eli phulo lahlaselwa ngokudutshulwa okukhulu kwabaququzeleli abathandathu. (Ukugxeka okukrakra kukaForman malunga nolawulo lwemibutho engakhathaliyo njengesiphumo somthetho wabasebenzi kunye nendlela umthetho wabasebenzi ongqineke usisisiphelo esibi nako kubalulekile ukuqwalaselwa.)
I-SEIU inezixhobo ezithe chatha zokujongana nezoyikiso zomqeshi zokudutyulwa nokuziphindezela, kodwa ukwenza isiseko samandla sevenkile ngevenkile kusengumsebenzi omkhulu. Ukulwela i-15 kunokukhulisa amandla abasebenzi ngezinye iindlela, kodwa iyekile umzabalazo osuka ezantsi ukuya phezulu. Iinkokeli zayo zabasebenzi zinika amandla abanye abasebenzi, zibalise ibali lobuqu elinyanzelisayo kwaye zisebenze njengesithethi seendaba. Ngamanye amazwi, babonelela ngomfanekiso wenkokeli endaweni yenkokeli enokuthi ilungelelanise indawo yokusebenza, ibandakanyeke kwimfazwe ekumgangatho wevenkile ngokuchasene nomphathi, iphuhlise umanyano lwabasebenzi, kunye nokunyanzeliswa kwemvume ngelixa isakha isikhundla somkhosi kunye nefayile.
Indawo yamandla omsebenzi kwi-Fight for 15 ifanele ukuba ziikomiti eziququzelelayo, kodwa ngaphakathi kwephulo eliqhutywa ngabasebenzi abathathi-nxaxheba bathi abasebenzi banamandla amancinci. Iivoti zogwayimbo azibanjwa ngaphandle kokuba iinkokeli zabasebenzi ziqinisekile ukuba ziya kuphumelela. Iintlanganiso zezokumpompa abasebenzi kunye nokubondla ngolwazi, hayi iingxoxo zedemokhrasi kunye nokwenziwa kwezigqibo. Umlo wonyaka weenkomfa ze-15, kunye nelandelayo ekuxelwe ukuba imiselwe kweli hlotyeni eDetroit, ichazwa njengesicatshulwa kakhulu. Ndabuza omnye umququzeleli ukuba yinyani na ukuba iinkokeli zabasebenzi zenza izigqibo ngexesha lokufowunelwa kweenkomfa zikazwelonke ngeveki. Impendulo yathi, "Bullshit obo, kwaye ndiyazi kuba ndithatha inxaxheba kwezo fowuni." Kwaye, umntu omnye uthi ngexesha leseshini yeqhinga uScott Courtney waziswa kubasebenzi "njengesizathu sokuba nonke nilapha." Thelekisa eli bango le-SEIU ngo-2013 ukuba kunjalo ukulandela ukhokelo yabasebenzi bokutya okukhawulezayo kwaye “Asikabuqondi ubungakanani bayo” xa eneneni yazala iphulo labasebenzi bokutya ngokukhawuleza.
Apho kukho uququzelelo kwi-Fight for 15, kuninzi ezitratweni kunasemsebenzini. Iintsuku ezinkulu zentshukumo zibalulekile kuluvo lwentshukumo. Amaqabane avela kumaqela asekuhlaleni, abafundi kunye nabasebenzi bamanyunyana banda amanani, bongeza kwitheko, benza umfanekiso oncomekayo kumajelo eendaba, baphembelele uluvo loluntu, kwaye benze kubonakale ngathi iphulo liyakhula.
Omnye unokwenza ityala lokuba i-SEIU yenze isigqibo esifanelekileyo ekulahlekeni kwephulo lokugxila kubasebenzi kwi-PR kunye nesicwangciso somthetho. Kodwa ke akusayi kuphinda kuthiwe yintshukumo eqhutywa ngabasebenzi. Ukuba i-SEIU ivume uloyiko lwabasebenzi lokugxothwa okanye ukohlwaywa ngabaqeshi kukhokelela kwingeniso ephezulu kwi-Fight for 15, ibiya kuyijongela phantsi imbono yokuba uninzi lwabasebenzi bokutya okukhawulezayo bayajoyina kwaye bahlala nephulo. Ukunqongophala kwamandla kukwathetha ukuba abasebenzi balandela imiyalelo yabaququzeleli abahlawulwayo, abathi bona bafumane imiyalelo yokumatsha kwiinkokeli ze-SEIU.
Abaququzeleli abambalwa bakhankanye ifem ye-SEIU ye-PR, i-BerlinRosen Public Affairs, ibandakanyeka kwisicwangciso. Enyanisweni, uxwebhu olunamaphepha angama-25 olunesihloko esithi “Betha kwiBhokisi,” olunophawu lukaBerlinRosen, lubonakaliswe njengesikhokelo sokwakha ugwayimbo oluyimpumelelo. Oku kunye namanye amaxwebhu anika ubungqina obuninzi kulawulo oluphezulu lwe-Fight for 15, nto leyo eqondakalayo xa kujongwe iinzame ezinkulu ezinikelwe ekuququzeleleni uqhanqalazo olunye kwisixeko esinye. Inyaniso yokuba i-Fight for 15 yenza uqhanqalazo olungaphezulu kwama-200 kwizixeko zase-US Aprili 15 ibonisa ukuba zingaphi izixhobo ezizibophelele kwi-SEIU.
Ngokomzekelo, olunye uqhanqalazo lokutya okukhawulezayo ngo-2013 lwaqhutywa njengephulo lomkhosi. Isicwangciso sabasebenzi siquka ubunkokeli obuququzelelayo basekhaya, abasebenzi abane abahlukeneyo beendaba, isiqingatha seshumi elinesibini "abahlazisi" ukuthomalalisa nayiphi na ingxaki, umfoti, umfoti wevidiyo, umnxibelelanisi wamapolisa, inkokeli yengoma kunye ne-energizer, iqela lababoneleli, abaqhubi, abasemthethweni kwindawo, Igqwetha lolwaphulo-mthetho elilindileyo, abaququzeleli besidlo sakusasa kunye nesasemini, kunye nabantu abachongiweyo ukuba banike imiqondiso, iiflegi, izikipa, namanzi. I-spreadsheet yenza imaphu yoqhanqalazo ngomzuzu, siphawula amaxesha kunye nendawo yokulayisha iiveni, ukuchola abasebenzi, iindawo zokuthetha kwiinkomfa zabezindaba, i-skits, imithandazo, ukudanisa ezitratweni, kunye "nokuhamba ngemiva" yabasebenzi kusuku olulandelayo ukunciphisa ukuziphindezela. Abangaphakathi bathi ukwandisa inani labantu abathe bajika, Ukulwela i-15 ngamanye amaxesha kuya kuqesha amagumbi ehotele kubasebenzi ngobusuku bangaphambi koqhanqalazo, ukuqesha iiveni ukubaqhubela kwindawo yokuqala, kwaye ubabonelele ngokutya.
Uqhankqalazo kwiBhokisi lubonakala ngathi lusuka kwinqanaba lokulwela i-15, kodwa lunokuqonda. Iqala “nge-FAQ yoMthetho” echaza iindidi ezahlukeneyo zogwayimbo phantsi komthetho wabasebenzi. Ilumkisa ngayo nayiphi na indlela yokuziphatha enokuthi igqalwe njengobuqhophololo “kugqalwa njengesinyanzelo kwaye kubangela uxanduva olungakumbi kumanyano,” njengokunyanzelisa unyulo lomanyano. Endaweni yoko ithi makugxilwe kwizenzo ezigwenxa zabasebenzi njengoko "uqhankqalazo lwe-ULP sisithsaba esisemthethweni sogwayimbo."
Olu xwebhu lunika iingcebiso zokufumanisa, ukurekhoda kunye nokulandelela izenzo ezigwenxa zabasebenzi. Abasebenzi kwii-Fights ezahlukeneyo zezahluko ezili-15 bathi ukutyhila ii-ULPs kwaba yinto ephambili malunga neminyaka emibini edlulileyo, nabaququzeleli bahlala becela izehlo zokuziphindezela komqeshi okanye ucalucalulo.
Ikhonkco phakathi kweqhinga lezomthetho neleendaba likwicandelo “loVavanyo lweSiza,” eliqala ngokubuza ukuba zingaphi ii-ULP ezisebenzayo neziyomeleleyo ezikhoyo kwindawo ethile. Eli candelo liphinda libuze ukuba ingaba yindawo efanelekileyo yokugxila kuyo, ubukho beenkokeli ezinamandla, kwaye emva koko itshintshele kwimibuzo malunga nokuthumela imiyalezo:
Ngaba luhlobo olunophawu?
Ngaba uphawu luyanceda ukubalisa ibali, ekuhlaleni kunye/okanye kuzwelonke?
Ngaba sinabo abantu abathethayo? Uqeqeshiwe? Ngaba unokuthenjwa? Unamava?
Ngaba sinamabali? Amabali abasebenzi achukumisayo
Amabali othusayo malunga nezenzo zesayithi (ubusela bemivuzo, ukuxhatshazwa ngokwesondo, njl.
Uqhagamshelo kwimixholo ebanzi (iiyure zokusika ngenxa ye-Obamacare, njl.njl)”
Uninzi lwentsalela yoqhankqalazo kwiBhokisi lunikezelwa ekufuneni abasebenzi abanamabali aqinileyo, ukuququzelela ivoti yogwayimbo, indlela yokwakha “isicwangciso sokutsalwa” ukwandisa inani labantu abathe bafika ngosuku logwayimbo, ukomeleza ukuzithemba kwabasebenzi, ukuqhuba ugwayimbo kanye. imfuneko yemifanekiso enomtsalane, amabali kunye nebali elibalisayo. Kuncinci okuthethwayo ngolungiselelo lwendawo yokusebenza. Oku kungqamana namava abasebenzi abaninzi kweli phulo abathi ababonelelwanga naluphi na uqeqesho ngendlela yokwakha umbutho okumgangatho weevenkile.
Akukho nanye kwezi eyenzelwe ukugxotha uMlo we-15. Unempembelelo enzulu ngakumbi kunokuba nabani na wayenethemba xa wawuqala. Kodwa ezopolitiko azenzeki nje. Ngokukhanyela indima ephambili iinkokeli ze-SEIU zinokuphambukisa imibuzo malunga nezicwangciso eziphikisanayo kunye nolungiselelo lwasemhlabeni. Ngokunjalo, ukuhlalutya isicwangciso kunye nobuchule kwiminyaka ukususela ngoku alusetyenziswa kangako ezincwadini abantu abambalwa abaya kuzifunda. Mininzi eminye imibuzo enokubuzwa kwaye kufuneka ibuzwe malunga ne-Fight for 15.
Umzekelo, eli phulo lijolise ikakhulu emvuzweni kwaye emva koko kucwangciso. Kodwa bakuba behambile, abasebenzi bokutya okukhawulezayo bajongana nengxaki yokunyanyekelwa kwabantwana, ezempilo, ezothutho nerente. Ukulwela iintetho ezili-15 malunga nobunzima bokuphila ngomvuzo wobuhlwempu, kodwa oko ukwenza ngokwemigaqo yokuziphatha: “ubulungisa.” Ithintela ukugxekwa okunzulu kuba "injongo sisivumelwano." Kanye njengokuba abasebenzi befuna ukunyuselwa umvuzo, i-$15 ngeyure ayiloncedo oluncinane kwizixeko ezininzi apho umyinge werenti yendlu enegumbi elinye unokutya wonke umvuzo womsebenzi osisigxina kulo mvuzo. E Seattle, iSocialist Alternative iye yajikela ekuququzeleleni iirenti ezibalekayo, kodwa kunqabile ukuba iimanyano ezinkulu zilungelelanise ngokungqongqo malunga nolawulo lwerente okanye amalungelo abaqeshi ngaphandle kwenyani yokuba ukunyuka kweendleko zezindlu ngomnye weyona mithwalo mikhulu abaxhaswe ngabasebenzi.
Ngaphaya kwemiba yobomi bemihla ngemihla yindima yabasebenzi kwinkqubo yabasebenzi. Ukwakha amandla abasebenzi kuya kumisa amaphulo entengiso afana nehlazo likaMcDonald elithi “Hlawula Ngothando” okanye iStarbucks “Race Together” phambi kokuba zenzeke. Oku akusilo lonke uxanduva lwephulo elinye lokuququzelela kodwa ngaphandle kwengxoxo-mpikiswano enzulu malunga nesicwangciso Ukulwa kwe-15 silandela kwaye sitshintshela kwizicwangciso ezijoliswe kubasebenzi, kunzima ukubona ukuba umvuzo wemivuzo uya kuguqulela njani kwinzuzo yamandla kubasebenzi.
Eli phulo liphakamise ithemba ngasekhohlo lokuvuselelwa kwengqondo yeklasi kunye nentshukumo yabasebenzi, kodwa ngaba iya kuphumelela phantsi kwe-SEIU? Ukuba imbali kunye neziganeko zangoku naziphi na isikhokelo, isithako esilahlekileyo sisekhohlo esilungelelanisiweyo. Zii-anarchists ezenze ukuba i-Occupy Wall Street yenzeke, oososhiyali abaye bavuselela imibutho yootitshala abaninzi, kunye noonontlalontle nabasekhohlo abajike i-$15 ngeyure ibe yinyani. Ngaphandle komzamo ofanayo, Lwela I-15 may ukunika abasebenzi bokutya ngokukhawuleza utshintsho olungakumbi kwiipokotho zabo, kodwa kungekhona amandla okuguqula ubomi babo.
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Enkosi ngolu hlahlelo lunengqiqo. Ukuba ulandela imbali ye-SEIU kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo ubuncinane, unokubona ukuba uMlo we-15 kakhulu umkhankaso we-PR kwixesha elide lemikhankaso yekhontrakthi ethembisa ihlabathi kwaye inikeze okuncinci.
Enyanisweni, iikhontrakthi ezininzi ze-SEIU zitshixa imivuzo ephantsi kunye neenzuzo ezingekho mgangathweni ngokushiya imingxunya emikhulu yokufumana imisebenzi kunye neeyure zethutyana ezikhulula izibonelelo.
Ekugqibeleni, amalungu kunye neenkokheli zasekuhlaleni zitshixelwe ngaphandle ngumbutho kuyo nayiphi na indima ebalulekileyo kumanyano lwazo ziinkokeli zombutho wamazwe ngamazwe kunye nabasebenzi. Sisivumelwano esihle kakhulu kubaphathi, nangona ilahleko ye-PR yethutyana.