Iwashi liphawulwe futhi laqoshwa kuma-automaker amabili e-Big 3. Emini amanye amalungu angu-5,000 e-Auto Workers (UAW) ezikhungweni zokusabalalisa izingxenye ezingu-38 zeStellantis neGeneral Motors ashiye umsebenzi. Izinsiza zisabalele kuzo zonke izifundazwe ezingama-20.
Bajoyina izisebenzi eziyi-13,000 ezimbonini zomhlangano e-Ohio, Michigan, naseMissouri asebephume isonto lonke—ingqikithi yabasebenzi bezimoto abangu-18,000 abakhulu 3 emigqeni yokuqothuka ezweni lonke. (Bheka imephu yazo zonke izindawo ezishayiwe lapha.)
Ukwenyuka kwengeza uhlobo olusha lwesikhungo kumxube. Izikhungo zokusabalalisa izingxenye (ama-PDC) zihlinzeka ngezingxenye ezisele zangemuva kokuthengiswa kanye nezinsiza kumadeli, a ingxenye enenzuzo kakhulu yebhizinisi lezinkampani.
Izikhungo eziningi zinabasebenzi abaphakathi kuka-50 no-150, kodwa ezinye zikhudlwana. Ngokusho kukaGM, iDavison Road Processing Center eBurton, Michigan, inabasebenzi abangaphezu kuka-1,200 futhi isebenza izingcezu eziyizigidi ezingu-9.9 ngenyanga, igcwalisa ama-oda kumakhasimende asekhaya nawamazwe ngamazwe. I-GM itshale izigidi ezingu-168.5 zamarandi endaweni eyisigidi-skwele-foot.
Kungani ushayelwa izikhungo zokusabalalisa izingxenye? “Kunezizathu ezimbalwa,” kusho uFain Amanothi Abasebenzi. “Enye yezinkinga zethu wukuphela kwezigaba. Bayisibonelo esikhulu salokho. Amaholo abo afinyelela ku-$25 eminyakeni ethile edlule, ngezikhathi ezinkulu kakhulu emlandweni walezi zinkampani, futhi lokho kufanele kushintshe.
“Laba basebenzi sebenyathelwe isikhathi eside ngokwanele. Laba basebenzi basithwala ngesikhathi sokwehla komnotho. Babesebenza izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngesonto lapho wonke umuntu ehlezi ekhaya ediliziwe. Bafanelwe isabelo sabo esifanele.”
Ngaphambi kwesiteleka sangoSepthemba 15 abakhiqizi bezimoto be-Big 3 baphishekela ukwenza izinhlelo eziphuthumayo uma kwenzeka kushaywa ama-PDC. AbakwaFord bazame ukuqeqesha izisebenzi ezingezona izinyunyana eziholayo eziyi-1,200 ukuthi zisebenze kuma-PDC, kanti iStellantis yaqasha izisebenzi ezingezona ezenyunyana ukuthi ziqongelele izingxenye esikhungweni saseBelvidere, e-Illinois.
Izikhungo ezintathu zokuhlanganisa esezishayiwe, lapho abasebenzi bekhiqiza khona izimoto esinyathelweni sokugcina sokukhiqiza izimoto, zisazoqhubeka nokuteleka.
Emlayezweni we-Facebook Live namuhla ngo-10 ekuseni, uMongameli we-UAW uShawn Fain umemezele iziteleka ezintsha ezihlosiwe futhi wamema wonke umuntu ukuthi ajoyine izisebenzi kulayini wokuqopha, "kusukela kubangani bethu nemindeni kuze kufike kumongameli wase-United States." (Thola izeluleko zokuthi ungabasekela kanjani olayini bokukhetha lapha.)
Uphawula ukuthi izinsiza ezishaywe yilezi ezweni lonke, wathi, "Sizoba yonke indawo."
Uphinde wabelane ngezibonelo zobuhlakani obuvela kumalungu, njengamakhompiyutha obumbano lapho abasebenzi basembonini ye-Stellantis Jeep e-Toledo beshayela beya embonini ye-Ford Bronco e-Detroit, futhi ngokuphambene nalokho.
"Abaqashi bethu basemncintiswaneni, kodwa abasebenzi, sifakazela eMelika ukuthi sonke sibumbene endaweni eyodwa lapha," wathi Isisebenzi sakwaFord u-Randy Miller kulayini wokukhetha i-Michigan Assembly izolo ngesikhathi i-Ford Broncos ne-Jeeps behamba, beshaya izimpondo futhi bephephezelisa amafulegi aseMelika kanye nezimpawu ze-UAW.
UKWENZA INHLOKO KWAFORD
I-UAW ibize isu layo lokwenyusa izinga elithi “Stand Up Strike,” njengoba izisebenzi eziningi zingacelwa ukuba “zisukume” njengoba isiteleka sikhula, kuyilapho abanye beqhubeka nokusebenza ngaphansi kwezinkontileka zabo eziphelelwe yisikhathi. Umbono uwukukhuphuka ngokusekelwe enqubeni etafuleni lezingxoxo, okubangela ubuhlungu obandayo bezezimali kubakhi bezimoto uma bengaguquki ekuhlangabezaneni nezimfuno zamalungu. "Sigxile ekuhambiseni izinkampani etafuleni lezingxoxo," kusho uFain.
Lezo zimfuno zifaka phakathi izigaba zokuphela, ukuguqula abasebenzi betoho babe abasebenzi abaqashwe ngokugcwele, ukubuyisela ukulungiswa kwezindleko zokuphila okuhambisana nokwehla kwamandla emali, ukubuyisela emuva izinhlelo zempesheni ezichaziwe, ukuhlinzeka ngokunakekelwa kwezempilo kwasebethathe umhlalaphansi, kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwemisebenzi ekushintsheni ezimotweni zikagesi, phakathi kokunye.
“Siyazi ukuthi izinkampani zingakwazi ukulungisa izinto,” kusho uFain. "Sizovala ukusatshalaliswa kwezingxenye kuze kube yilapho lezo zinkampani zibuyela ezingqondweni zazo."
UFain ubale inqubekelaphambili ebalulekile neFord etafuleni lezingxoxo. Le nkampani ivumile ukubuyisela ukunyuswa kwezindleko zokuphila okwamiswa ngo-2007. Abasebenzi bazoba nelungelo lokuteleka ngenxa yokuvalwa kwamafemu ngesikhathi kusasebenza inkontileka. Bonke abasebenzi betoho bazoguqulwa basebenze ngokugcwele ngemuva kwezinsuku ezingama-90.
Futhi bobabili abakwaFord nabakwa-GM bavumile ukuqeda isigaba samaholo—lesi esihlanganisa, kwaFord, Rawsonville Components kanye ne-Sterling Axle, kanye naku-GM, Components Holdings and Customer Care and Aftersales.
I-Stellantis, nokho, isaphikelela ekugcineni isigaba esiphansi engalweni yayo yokusabalalisa izingxenye, iMopar.
Isiteleka semboni yakwaFord eMichigan Assembly eWayne sizoqhubeka, kodwa azikho ezinye izikhungo zakwaFord ezijoyina isiteleka namuhla.
I-Unifor, emele abasebenzi bezimoto abangu-18,000 eBig 3 eCanada, ifinyelele isivumelwano esimisiwe nabakwaFord ngoLwesibili. Imininingwane yesivumelwano izokhishelwa amalungu ngoMgqibelo ekuseni futhi azoba nesikhathi kuze kube ihora leshumi ekuseni ngeSonto ukuvota ukuthi ayasamukela yini. I-Unifor iphishekele a indlela yendabuko eyengeziwe, indlela yokulwa kancane ezingxoxweni.
AMAHLANU PHEZULU KANYE AMAQHUBA ESIBHAKI
Esikhungweni sikaGM sika-Willow Run Redistribution Centre, isikhungo sezingxenye e-Belleville, Michigan, isisebenzi uTerry Ward wayesembonini esebenza ishifu yokuqala ngesikhathi sika-Fain esakaza bukhoma. Uthe wonke umuntu ubelalele ngomakhalekhukhwini, umsindo ubunanela endaweni. Ngesikhathi kwenziwa isimemezelo, kwaba namaqhubu nezibhakela.
“Umsebenzi wawuhamba kancane ngemva kwalokho,” esho.
Abaphathi abakholwanga, kusho omunye osebenza ishifu lokuqala, uNicole Fuqua. Uyajabula ukubona inyunyana iqondise izikhungo zezingxenye, ngoba zenza inzuzo eningi kubakhiqizi bezimoto: “Uma uzozilimaza, ungase uzilimaze lapho zithola khona imali eningi.”
U-LaShawn Dawkins wayejabule ngokuthi “sizophumela lapha futhi simelele esikufunayo.”
Abasebenzi abaphuma embonini bashayela behla ngomgwaqo omude. Base abaningi bapaka izimoto zabo baphuma bema ndawonye nabalandeli babanye abantu bendawo abebezoma nabo.
"Kufanele seseke abafowethu nodadewethu bakwaGM," kusho ilungu le-Local 387 uKayla Joseph, isisebenzi seFord sesizukulwane sesine. Ukhululeke namuhla ekuseni lapho ezwa ngenqubekelaphambili kwaFord, kodwa “zisenazo izindlela okufanele sizihambe.”
Impesheni kagogo nomkhulu ifana ncamashi neyempesheni ubaba wakhe azoyithola uma esethathe umhlalaphansi eminyakeni emibili, uthe ikhombisa ukuthi sekuphele isikhathi esingakanani abantu asebethathe umhlalaphansi benganyuswa.
“Sonke sikulungele ukuhamba noma nini,” kusho yena. “Siyabethemba ubuholi. UShawn Fain wenza umsebenzi omuhle efeza izethembiso zakhe. Ugcina wonke umuntu ezinzwaneni, kuhlanganisa nabasebenzi.”
U-Angel Muniz ufike nophondo lwakhe lwenkunzi oluvela ku-Local 900, imboni yakwaFord Bronco etelekile manje. “Awekho Amarandi, Awekho Amaloli!” wamemeza. Izolo uhlanganyele ohambeni lwezimoto ezingu-60 ezansi embonini yeJeep eToledo ukuze abonise ubumbano. Uthe uneminyaka engu-11.5 ubudala, futhi uhlala ebuhlungu.
Enye yezinkinga zakhe ezinkulu ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngemuva kokuthatha umhlalaphansi, into abasebenzi besigaba sesibili njengaye abangayitholi njengamanje. Yize engumakadebona futhi ene-VA, uthe uyifunela abanye abantu.
UMuniz uthe uvotele owayenguMengameli u-Ray Curry, owayengenele ukhetho kwi-Administration Caucus yangaphambili yenyunyana, “kodwa ekugcineni ngiyajabula ukuthi umfana wami akazange aphumelele ukhetho. Ekugcineni sesinobuholi obunamazinyo.”
HOLDIN' STRONG
Emini uFain waya eStellantis Center Line National Parts Depot, ngaphandle kwaseDetroit.
Abasebenzi balapho baphuma emsebenzini beshintshashintsha beya kodabs nokugona. Amalungu ekomidi lezingxoxo nabalandeli abebegqoke amahembe abomvu bebekhona bezobajabulisa. IPhini likaMongameli we-UAW u-Rich Boyer wacula “Londoloza iMopar!” Abanye bebecula bethi, “Akukho nkokhelo, akukho zingxenye.”
“Sibambelele ngokuqinile,” kusho uLisa Webster, isisebenzi saseStellantis esineminyaka engu-27. “Kubafanele ukuthi benze okufanele ngathi. Sidinga ukuthi babuyisele konke esakuyeka ngo-2008 ukuze inkampani iqhubeke nokusebenza ngesikhathi iqothuka.”
Ubona amathuba amasha ngoFain ophethe i-UAW. “Ngimeseka umongameli wami ngamaphesenti ayi-100,” kusho yena. “Kudala sidinga ukuba lapha ngaphandle, ngilapha ngaphandle.
“Sibambe inkampani ngesikhathi seCovid lapho bevala zonke izitshalo. IMopar bekukuphela kwesitshalo esakhula futhi sisebenza kuyo yonke indawo yokuvalelwa yedwa. ”
Njengoba amanani ezimoto ekhuphuka, abathengi basebenzisa imali eningi ekunakekeleni izimoto zabo ezikhona. Abasebenzi bayalazi inani abalikhiqizayo.
“Uma izimoto zingadayisi, iMopar yenzela inkampani imali,” kusho uWebster.
I-Stellantis ifuna ukuqopha izikhungo zokusabalalisa izingxenye ezitshalweni zayo zokuhlanganisa. Inkampani ihlongozile ukuvala 18 futhi uziguqule zibe izingxenye ezimbalwa kodwa ezinkulu ezinkulu ezifana ne-Amazon nezindawo zokusabalalisa.
Kakade ukuvalwa kwemboni ye-GM eMissouri sekudale ukushoda kwezingxenye ezinezitembu eFairfax, Kansas, lapho amalungu enyunyana ediliziwe. I-Ford yadiliza abasebenzi abangu-600 emzimbeni we-Michigan Assembly Plant kanye neminyango yokugxiviza (kuphela iminyango yokugcina yokuhlanganisa nopende). Inyunyana ithe izobakhokhela izibonelelo zesiteleka.
ISISHIYAGALOMBILI KANYE ESEKELA
Yini okufanele ngabe abasebenzi abangatelekile nabasebenza ngaphansi kwenkontileka ephelelwe yisikhathi? “Qhubeka wenza okwenzayo,” kusho uFain. “Qhubeka nokuletha izingxenye ezisezingeni eliphezulu futhi ubeke iso esitshalweni sakho.
"Uma inkampani izama ukwenza noma yiziphi izinguquko ezihlangene, unelungelo lokulwa nalokho. Ungakwazi ukulwa kanzima kuleso sitshalo sisebenza ngendlela ongakwazi ngayo kulayini wepikiniki. "
Inyunyana inakho ulwazi olusabalalisiwe kulabo abasebenza ngaphansi kwenkontileka ephelelwe yisikhathi, okuhlanganisa nemininingwane yokuthi izinkampani azikwazi ukwenza izinguquko ezingokomthetho ezithinta amaholo nezimo zokusebenza. “Bika uma ubona okuthile okushintshayo,” kusho uFain.
KuFacebook Live namhlanje ekuseni, uFain utshele amalungu asasebenza, “Khumbula, kuyilungelo lakho ukwenza kanjalo yenqaba isikhathi esengeziwe sokuzithandela. "
“Kunezindlela eziyisigidi ongamela ngazo ubulungu futhi uzimelele,” kusho uFain.
Izisebenzi ezitshalweni eziningana umbiko ukuthi benqaba ukusebenza isikhathi esengeziwe ngokuzithandela. Emhlanganweni kaStellantis's Mack Assembly eDetroit, amalungu e-UAW akhuthazana ku-“Eight and Skate.”
Ikhokhasi yezinguquko i-Unite All Workers for Democracy yethule a isithembiso sokwenqaba isikhathi esengeziwe ngokuzithandela futhi inikeza ukwesekwa kokuhlela kubasebenzi abasayine isifungo, kanye nokusabalalisa amapheshana anolwazi oluvela kwinyunyana yamazwe ngamazwe ngesikhathi esengeziwe ngokuzithandela.
Lapho inkontileka isebenza, abasebenzi bangakwazi ukwenqaba isikhathi esengeziwe ngokuzithandela, kodwa abavunyelwe ukuxhumanisa ukwenqaba. Kodwa bangakwenza lokho njengoba inkontileka isiphelile.
I-UAWD iphinde ihlele “amaqembu ezindiza ezindizayo,” ivuselela isiko le-UAW lokuletha amaqembu abasebenzi emigqeni yokuqopha abantu bendawo abatelekile.
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