Kwiminyaka engamashumi amahlanu yobukho be-AFL-CIO, iBig Labor iye yancipha yaya kutsho kwisithathu sobukhulu bayo bangaphambili, kodwa ibambelele kwiimpahla zayo ezinkulu kunye nemikhwa ephelelwe lixesha. Ngelixa ubulungu buncipha, i-AFL-CIO iqhubekile nokusebenza njengembumbulu enkulu- ikhupha amashumi ezigidi kwi-Democratic Party kwaye ithatha indawo esasazekileyo ekumgama wokuncamisa we-White House.
Ayikhange isuke kwisitayile "somanyano lweshishini"
yaphuhliswa nguSamuel Gompers ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yamashumi amabini, apho imibutho yabasebenzi isebenza njengeenkampani ezinkulu zeinshorensi, inika โabathengiโ bazo ithemba lokufumana umvuzo obhetele nokhuseleko lomsebenzi. Ngumsebenzi omncinci namhlanje, kwaye-ukwahluliwe okanye hayi - umceli mngeni kukuwenza ubhideke, ungabinangqondo, kwaye ukruquke njengomphangi olambileyo.
Ngezi ngcebiso ezimbalwa, ezithathwe kwiingxoxo kunye negqwetha lezabasebenzi uTom Geoghegan kunye namanye amatsha ntliziyo amaninzi kwilizwe jikelele:
Lungiselela, ungancedisi.Isixa-mali esichithwe ekuququzeleleni ngomnye wemiba ephambili eyahlula uTshintsho lokuPhumelela kwezinye ze-AFL-CIO. AbakwaStern kunye nabanye abachasayo bafuna ukonyusa ulungiselelo lomanyano lwezigidi ezingama-72 zeedola; I-Sweeney ibiya kuyinyusa iye kwi-30 yezigidi zeedola kuhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lulonke lwe-125 yezigidi zeedola. Ingena phi ke ngoku imali eseleyo? Ewe, kuninzi okuya kuxhasa iQela leDemokhrasi, ngenjongo yokonyula abagqatswa abanobuhlobo emsebenzini. Kodwa eyona ndlela ilungileyo yokumpompa ivoti yeDemokhrasi, enyanisweni, kukulungelelanisa. Ngokweenkcukacha-manani ze-AFL-CIO's, abavoti abamhlophe abangamadoda baye bangena kwi-69 yepesenti kuBush ngo-2000, ngelixa amalungu amhlophe angamadoda amhlophe ahamba nge-59 ekhulwini kwi-Gore. Ukubeka ngenye indlela, ulungiselelo lomanyano longeza iivoti ezininzi zeDemokhrasi, ubuncinci phakathi kwamadoda amhlophe, kunalo naliphi na inani leentengiso zikamabonwakude. Eyona ndlela ilungileyo yokufumana amagosa anyuliweyo anobuhlobo kumanyano kukwakha imibutho.
Vula ubulungu kuyo yonke i-pro-union yaseMelika. Ukuba ndifuna ukuxhasa intshukumo yabasetyhini, ekuphela kwento ekufuneka ndiyenze kukuthumela iimfanelo zam KWAKU. Kodwa ukuze ujoyine umanyano, uninzi lwabantu kufuneka ludlule kulingo-ngomlilo lombutho oququzelela umbutho kwindawo abasebenza kuyo. Akunjalo eJamani, umzekelo, apho abantu banokujoyina umanyano nokuba indawo yabo yokusebenza ilungelelanisiwe okanye hayi. Apha, i-Steelworkers iqalile ukuvula umanyano lwabo kubantu abangalungelelananga, kodwa kubantu abaninzi baseMelika imibutho ihlala iyinqaba ekude, engafikelelekiyo. Ilungu ngalinye aliyi kuba ngabahlawuli kunye nabaxhasi nje; basenokuba yimbewu yolungiselelo lokuqhuba kwiindawo zabo zokusebenza.
Phuhlisa iklasi, hayi nje ubulungu. Ngaphezu kwesihlandlo esinye, abaququzeleli beemanyano bandixelele ukuba iinjongo ezifana ne-inshurensi yezempilo jikelele ayibalulekanga ngenxa yokuba inyunyana inokuphumelela i-inshurensi yezempilo kumalungu ayo, okanye ubuncinane abo basinda kwi-organising drive. Mhlawumbi i-1940s-style Big Labor inokuba nethemba lokuphucula ubomi kubasebenzi ngokupheleleyo ngokuququzelela, kodwa uMsebenzi omncinci wanamhlanje kufuneka athathe imiba yodidi ngokubanzi ngoku - okanye umngcipheko wokuba "iqela elikhethekileyo elinomdla" ilungelo lihlala libango. yi. Iimanyano kufuneka zikhokele iphulo lokhathalelo lwempilo jikelele, izindlu ezixhaswa ngemali, kunye nokhathalelo lwabantwana, i-inshurensi eyaneleyo yokungaphangeli, kunye nazo zonke ezinye izibonelelo zoluntu ezinokwenza ubomi babasebenzi abarhola imivuzo ephantsi buzinze ngakumbi. Kwinqanaba lendawo, oku kunokuthetha ukuthumela abaququzeleli kwiindawo ezinengeniso ephantsi ukuze bancede abantu bajongane ne-TANF (ukutshintshwa kwentlalontle) okanye iziphathamandla zezindlu zoluntu - njengokuba, umzekelo, imibutho yaseSweden yenza.
Ukulwela amalungelo edemokhrasi abasebenzi, hayi nje ilungelo lokulungelelanisa. Ngokungahoywa ngokupheleleyo kwemigangatho yamazwe ngamazwe yamalungelo oluntu, abaqeshi baseMelika baye babahlutha abasebenzi ilungelo lokuququzelela, ngokukodwa ngokugrogrisa kunye nokugxotha amatshantliziyo emanyano. I-AFL-CIO iphendule ngenkqubo yayo ethi "Voice at Work", egxininisa inkxaso yoluntu kwilungelo lokulungelelanisa. Kodwa ayilolungelo lodwa elilahlekileyo kwindawo yokusebenza, apho abasebenzi bangenayo inkululeko yokuthetha okanye indibano, bengenamalungelo abucala, kwaye bengenalungelo lalo naluphi na uhlobo lwenkqubo efanelekileyo ngaphambi kokuba bagxothwe. Ngaphandle kwala amanye amalungelo, ukulungelelanisa phantse akunakwenzeka. Ngaphandle koko, kukhangeleka ngathi imibutho yabasebenzi izimisele ukugxila kwilungelo elinye (lokuququzelela) elizisela iimfanelo. Sidinga umbutho omtsha wamalungelo oluntu kubo bonke abasebenzi, kwaye imibutho kufuneka ibe yiyo ekhokelayo.
Qala ukubona abasebenzi njengentshukumo, hayi nje iziko. Kwimodeli yemanyano yamashishini ephuhliswe yiGompers, abasebenzi baphathwa njengabathengi beenzuzo ezizuzwe yimanyano. Mhlawumbi oku kwakunengqiqo kuMsebenzi Omkhulu, owawunokubonelela ngokutshintshiselana neengozi zokuqhuba uququzelelo, kodwa uMsebenzi omncinci kufuneka aqale ukuphatha umsebenzi ngamnye njengomntu onokuthi abe ngumgqugquzeli kunye nenkokeli kwintshukumo yengca echasene namandla equmrhu. Oku kuthetha ukuba kufuneka ibe yevangeli ngokwaneleyo ukukhuthaza abantu abebephantsi ubomi babo bonke ukuba bayeke ukothuka kwaye baphakame. Njani? Ewe, ngamanye amaxesha umsebenzi ubonakala ngathi uyasilibala isixhobo sawo esiyimfihlo - amandla aphakamisayo abafana bamashishini abangawaziyo nabangakwaziyo nokuthelekelela - kwaye lumanyano olo. Xelela abantu ukuba ingongoma ayikokuzuza nje iirandi ezimbalwa, ezibalulekileyo njengoko kunjalo, kodwa kukumanyana nabanye abasebenzi kumzabalazo wehlabathi elingcono, apha nakwamanye amazwe, ukwenzela bona nabazukulwana babo. Inani elothusayo labantu liya kuxhuma kwithuba lokuba yinxalenye yelinge eliguqula umhlaba, elenza imbali, nokuba yintoni na imingcipheko.
Ulahlekelwe zezo zakhiwo. AbaSebenzi abakhulu banokuba nako ukubahlawula, kodwa ayilunganga into yokuba iTiny Labor ihlale kumakhulu ezigidi zeedola ezixabisa indawo entle e-DC, kwaye ndithetha isakhiwo seTeamsters' kunye ne-AFL- Ikomkhulu leCIO. Thengisa izakhiwo ngoku, kumphakamo weqamza lezindlu ezithengiswayo, kwaye ukhuphele ngaphandle kwiivenkile kunye namagumbi angaphantsi ecawe kwilizwe jikelele.
Kwaye yintoni le ngokubamba indibano ye-AFL-CIO yehlobo kwihotele ebiza ubuncinane i-$ 186 ngobusuku? Ngaba ukhe weva ngeMotel 6?
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