Umthombo: Jacobin
Ngeshwa, izinga lokubumbana kwe-US liseqophelweni eliphezulu. Futhi njengoba izimpilo zisemgqeni nangesikhathi sokubaluleka, abasebenzi ababhekene nengozi emsebenzini abakwazi ukumane babambe iminwe yabo futhi bathole inyunyana ukuze bazivikele bona, imindeni yabo kanye nomphakathi kabanzi emiphumeleni yobhubhane lwe-coronavirus. Esikhundleni salokho, abasebenzi ababalulekile abangahlanganisiwe badinga ukwenza ngcono.
Faka IKomidi Lokuhlela Indawo Yezimo Eziphuthumayo, eyasungulwa ukuze inikeze ukusekelwa ngokohlelo kubasebenzi abafuna ukuhlela izimo zokusebenza ezihambisana nobhubhane, kodwa abangenayo inyunyana abathembele kuyo. I-EWOC yaqalwa futhi iqhutshwa yiqembu lamalungu azimele eDemocratic Socialists of America (DSA) nabahleli be-United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE).
U-Colette Perold, Umxhumanisi Kazwelonke we-EWOC kanye nelungu le-DSA, uthi abaningi babahleli bokuqala be-EWOC bazana ngomkhankaso ka-Bernie Sanders kamongameli wezi-2020. Yilapho futhi abaningi babo bajwayelana nemodeli โesabalalisiwe yokuhlelaโ abayisebenzisayo ukusiza abasebenzi ezweni lonke ukuthi baqhube imikhankaso yengcindezi futhi bawine izimfuno ngokushesha.
"Abantu abavolontiya ukwenza i-EWOC bahlanganisa izisebenzi eziningi zangaphambili zikaBernie kanye namavolontiya kanye namalungu amaningi e-DSA," amaqembu amabili anokuhambisana okukhulu, kusho uPerold. โAbaningi balaba bantu abanalo ulwazi lokuhlela umsebenzi, kodwa sakhe uhlaka oluzobaqeqesha futhi sibahlomise ngamathuluzi okuhlela ukusiza ukuqhuba iphrojekthi enjengalena ngezinga elikhulu.โ
Lapho abantu bhalisela ukuvolontiya ku-EWOC, bayacelwa ukuthi banikeze ulwazi mayelana nesizinda sabo sokuhlela โukuze sikwazi ukukubeka lapho uzosetshenziswa khona kakhulu futhi uzuze okuningi ku-EWOC,โ kusho u-Perold. โKulabo abangenaso isipiliyoni sokuhlela, ubamba izingcingo okokuqala nabasebenzi, okusho ukuthi uthola ukuhlolwa kokuqala kwesimo. Kodwa asifuni ukubeka noma iziphi izisebenzi engcupheni ngokuba nomuntu ongenaso isipiliyoni asebenze emkhankasweni wabo. Ngakho uma ungenakho okuhlangenwe nakho, awukhushuli lutho ngabo.โ
Hhayi ekuqaleni, noma kunjalo. I-EWOC futhi inohlelo olubanzi lokuqeqesha, ikharikhulamu yokuhlela egcwele imisebenzi nokuhlola. Bese kuba nohlelo lwe-shadowing ne-mentorship ukulungiselela amavolontiya aqeqeshiwe ukuze ahlele kulo mkhakha. Kosonhlalakahle kanye nezinye izishoshovu ezizibophezele zabasebenzi abafuna ukufunda indlela yokuxhumanisa imikhankaso esekwe endaweni yokusebenza, i-EWOC isebenza njengohlobo lwesikole se-ad hoc sokuhlela abasebenzi.
Abasebenzi ababalulekile bathola izinzuzo. Ngemva ukugcwalisa ifomu becela usizo lwe-EWOC futhi bechaza isimo sabo kuvolontiya elithathayo, abasebenzi banikezwa abahleli abaqeqeshiwe abangabasiza ukuthi babone ukuthi yiziphi izimfuno okumele bazibeke kuqala kanye nesu elilungile lokuziwina. Ezinyangeni ezimbili selokhu kwasungulwa iphrojekthi, i-EWOC isithole amavolontiya angaphezu kuka-500 futhi yezwa kubasebenzi abangaphezu kuka-1,500 abafuna ukuhlela izindawo zabo zokusebenza ezifundazweni ezingamashumi amathathu.
U-Perold uthi inhloso ye-EWOC ikabili: ukukhuthaza isizukulwane esisha sabaholi bezitolo ngokusebenzisa ithuba lokuvukela umbuso kwalesi sikhathi esingakaze sibonwe, kanye nokufundisa isizukulwane esisha sezishoshovu ezizinikele amantongomane namabhawodi wokuhlela abasebenzi.
โLe nkinga idale umonakalo omkhulu, kodwa isikhiqize namathuba amasha okwakha amandla esigaba sabasebenzi,โ kusho uPerold. "Uma singakwazi ukuhambisa umdlandla wabahleli abahle ukuthi bangene ezidingweni nasezifisweni zabasebenzi abangamaphekula ngalesi sikhathi, asazi ukuthi inhlangano yabasebenzi ingashonaphi."
UJimmy John
โKufanele ngiye ekhaya kudadewethu nsuku zonke ngibeke engozini futhi ngimngcolise,โ kusho uJohn Alger, ishumi nesishiyagalolunye, waseMillcreek, e-Utah. U-Alger ungumshayeli wokulethwa kwegatsha lase-Salt Lake City lenkampani yamasemishi okudla okusheshayo i-Jimmy John's. โMina naye sobabili asivikelekile emzimbeni. Igciwane lingase lisibulale. Ngakho kungesinye sezizathu ezinkulu esenze ngahlela nozakwethu.โ
U-Alger uthi: โMina nalabo engangisebenza nabo sasisabela ukuphila kwethu. โAmakhasimende abeza endaweni yokwamukela izivakashi engagqokile imaski. Besinemigoqo kodwa ayiphumelelanga - iningi lethu belikwazi ukubheka ngaphezulu kwazo. Futhi sasinomaka phansi,โ ukuze sigcine amakhasimende ehlukene emgqeni, โkodwa ayeqhelelene ngamafidi amane nengxenye kuphela.โ
U-Alger nabanye asebenza nabo abambalwa baqala ukukhuluma bodwa ngezinto ezibakhathazayo futhi benza ingxoxo yeqembu ukuze benze izinhlelo zokwenza okuthile ngakho. Uhlelo lwabo lwasekuqaleni bekuwukwenza uhambo oluncane lokubhikisha ukuthi indawo yokwamukela izivakashi ivulekele umphakathi. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, omunye wabasebenzi baka-Alger wathola ifomu le-EWOC ku-inthanethi futhi waligcwalisa. Bezwa emuva ngokushesha, futhi ngosizo lwe-EWOC baqala ibhizinisi.
Abahleli be-EWOC basize abasebenzi bakaJimmy John eSalt Lake City ukukhomba izimfuno ezine kubaphathi: imigoqo ephakeme ye-plexiglass, ukuhlukaniswa okufanele komaka, ukuvala indawo yokwamukela izivakashi kuze kube kuphephile ukuthi iphinde ivulwe, kanye nekhefu elikhokhelwa abasebenzi abagulayo. Babhala lezi zidingo ohlwini lwezikhalazo, base-Alger nabanye abaholi bendawo yokusebenza baqala ukukhuluma nabasebenza nabo. Abaningi babegibele, kodwa abanye babedinga ukuqiniseka okwengeziwe ngoba besaba ukuthi bazolahlekelwa umsebenzi ngenxa yokuziphindiselela ngokuhlela. โSabatshela, 'Heyi, sisemalungelweni ethu ukwenza lokhu. Sivikelekile,โ kusho u-Alger. Badlale indima yalezi zingxoxo nabahleli be-EWOC kusenesikhathi.
Lapho sebethole iningi labasebenza nabo ukuthi basayine isicelo, u-Alger kanye nabanye abaholi bendawo yokusebenza basiletha kubaphathi. Bacelwa ukuthi bahambele umhlangano ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kamuva, futhi ngaleso sikhathi baphakamisa isicelo sabo ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, ngosizo lwabahleli be-EWOC abahlela ukuthi i-DSA yabelane ngokuqukethwe okusekelayo kuzo zonke iziteshi zayo. Kuyo yonke le nqubo, u-Alger uthi, "I-EWOC isisize ukuthi siqhubeke silandela umkhondo futhi sihlale sihlelekile."
Emhlanganweni izisebenzi zasukuma, zafunda incwadi yesicelo sazo ngokuzwakalayo, zase zixoxa ngezindaba zazo. Baze babikela umphathi wabo mayelana ne-PTO engakanani he angathatha uma egula. Isenzo sabo esinamandla sammangaza umphathi wabo. Ngemva komhlangano wabo, bandisa ingcindezi ngokukhuluma nabezindaba - izingxoxo ezahlelwa yithimba lezindaba le-EWOC, futhi i-EWOC yabasiza ukuba bazilungiselele.
Ngenxa yemizamo yabo, abaphathi bahlangabezane nezidingo ezintathu kwezine zika-Alger kanye nabasebenzi asebenza nabo: ukufaka i-plexiglass entsha, ukubeka omaka ibanga elifanele, nokugcina indawo yokwamukela izivakashi ivaliwe emphakathini - nakuba kungenjalo isikhathi eside abasebenzi. efunwayo. U-Alger uthi yena nozakwabo bahlela ukuqhubeka nokuhlela zonke izimfuno zabo: ukugcina indawo yokwamukela izivakashi ivaliwe isikhathi eside, kanye nokuthola i-PTO yabasebenzi abagulayo.
Lokhu bekungokokuqala u-Alger ehlela indawo yakhe yokusebenza. Ngokubona kwakhe, abanye abasebenzi ababalulekile kufanele benze okufanayo uma benokukhathazeka ngokuphepha noma isinxephezelo ngesikhathi sodlame. Ikakhulukazi, u-Alger uthi, โI-EWOC isisize kakhulu. Ngingancoma kakhulu ukuthi abasebenzi abakhona lapho ababhekene nento efanayo bafinyelele kubo.โ
I-Taco Bell
UJon Foster oneminyaka engamashumi amathathu ubudala usebenza eTaco Bell eRomeo, Michigan, enyakatho yeDetroit. Ngesikhathi ubhubhane luhlasela, uthi, abaphathi benqabile ukuthatha ezinye izindlela zokugcina abasebenzi bephephile. Isibonelo, bavimbele abasebenzi ukuthi balethe ezabo izinto zokuzivikela (i-PPE) ekhaya, kuyilapho behluleka ukuhlinzeka ngokwanele esizeni. โNgaphinde ngathinta umphathi wami wesifunda mayelana nenkokhelo yezingozi kanye nekhefu lokugula elikhokhelwayo, futhi impendulo yabo yathi, 'Cha, ngeke sikwenze lokho. Lokho akuyona inketho.' Yilokho ngempela okungenze ngahlela,โ kusho uFoster.
UFoster naye uyilungu le-DSA, futhi wahlangana nesicelo se-EWOC ku-inthanethi ngesikhathi inhlangano kazwelonke ithumela isixhumanisi ku-Twitter. Wagcwalisa leli fomu, uthi, โngoba ngangifuna ukuzizuzela izimo ezingcono zokusebenza mina nalabo engangisebenza nabo, futhi ngangazi ukuthi ngangingeke ngikwazi ukukwenza ngedwa.
Ngosizo lwe-EWOC, izisebenzi ze-Taco Bell zaqhamuka nesu elalifana nelomkhankaso kaJimmy John. "Sinqume ukwenza incwadi yezikhalazo, siyithumele kubaphathi, kodwa futhi senze isicelo somphakathi ngoba lokho kufaka ingcindezi nakumphathi," kusho uFoster.
Ngemva kokuqeqeshwa yi-EWOC, uFoster nabanye abaholi bendawo yokusebenza baqala ukuqoqa amasignesha. Kwaba nobunzima. โEkudleni okuvamile, ikakhulukazi lapho ngikhona, kugcwele abafundi basesikoleni esiphakeme,โ kusho uFoster. โLona umsebenzi wabo wokuqala. Abanalo ulwazi nabaphathi noma izinkampani, ezinhle noma ezimbi. Ngakho-ke bengizosho okuthile kubo futhi ekuqaleni bekuyoba ukungabhalisi nhlobo. Kwakuyinselele lokho, kodwa kwakuyinselele ejabulisayo. Ngikujabulele ukukwazi ukufundisa ozakwethu abancane engisebenza nabo.โ
UFoster wengeza ngokuthi ozakwabo babo bonke ubudala ngokuvamile babengazazi izinyunyana, ukuhlelwa kwendawo yokusebenza, amalungelo abasebenzi, noma inhlangano yabasebenzi. โKwesinye isikhathi bebevele bahlehle ngoba besaba. Ngingathi 'Empeleni bewazi ukuthi uma sihlangana sinamalungelo avikelwe ngaphansi koMthetho Kazwelonke Wezobudlelwane Babasebenzi?' Futhi bebengakwazi lokho.โ
Ngaphandle kobunzima, uFoster nabanye abahleli bendawo yokusebenza abaholayo bathola cishe amaphesenti angama-90 ezitolo zabo ukuthi basayine isicelo sokuthi kube nezimo eziphephile zendawo yokusebenza, ukukhushulwa kweholo lezingozi ezingama- $ 3 kanye neholo elibuyayo, kanye nekhefu lokugula elikhokhelwayo amasonto amane. Emahoreni ambalwa ethole incwadi yezikhalazo, imenenja yendawo yasabisa ababili babo ngokuthi izoziphindiselela, futhi yathumela umlayezo womsindo kuwo wonke umuntu ebaxwayisa ngokuthi bahambe. Kodwa-ke, umlayezo wombhalo uphinde wavuma ezidingweni ezimbalwa ezincane, okuhlanganisa nokukwazi ukugqoka i-PPE yabo.
Ephendula usongo lokuziphindiselela, u-Tristan Bock-Hughes we-EWOC, ilungu le-DSA nowayengumqondisi wesifunda wesifunda somkhankaso ka-Bernie Sanders ka-2020 kamongameli, uhole ukuqeqeshwa kwamalungelo emsebenzini. Ubuye walingisa izingxoxo zokuhlela nabaholi bendawo yokusebenza, ebaqeqeshela ukuthi bangahlela kanjani amaqembu abasebenzi bebodwa futhi balungiselele wonke umuntu umfutho omkhulu.
Phakathi naleso sikhathi, ithimba labezindaba le-EWOC lahlela inhlolokhono ngosuku olulandelayo. Kulezi zingxoxo, abasebenzi baseTaco Bell bagcizelele ukuthi izimfuno zabo aziphathelene nokuphepha kwabo kuphela, kodwa nezomphakathi wonke - ukuphindaphinda okuqondile kobhubhane. lokho okubizwa ngenhlangano yabasebenzi โukuxoxisana ngenzuzo evamile,โ noma ukuhlobanisa izimfuno nezidingo zomphakathi ngobubanzi.
โNgalolo suku esaxhumana ngalo nabezindaba,โ kusho uFoster, โsasiphethe ama-thermometer ukuze siqale ukuhlola isimo sempilo, okwakusenenyanga singenayo. Kuthe uma bebona ukuthi sizimisele futhi sizimisele ukwenza noma yini ukuze siwine, umphathi wethu wathintana nathi sagcina sesihola ama-hazard.โ Ukunqoba bekungagcini nje esitolo sabo, noma - izindawo eziyisikhombisa ze-Taco Bell kanye nendawo ye-Sonic zithintwe yizimfuno.
โBekuyi-$2 ngehora nenkokhelo emuva esikhundleni sika-$3, kodwa lokho kusekukhulu,โ kusho uFoster. "Futhi sithole amasonto amabili ekhefu lokugula elikhokhelwayo esikhundleni samane, okuphinde kube ngaphezu kwalokho okutholwa kwezinye izindawo." Njengo-Alger nozakwabo kwaJimmy John's, uFoster uthi yena nozakwabo baseTaco Bell bazoqhubeka nokuhlela zonke izimfuno zabo.
โNginesifo sikashukela,โ kusho uFoster, โngakho izinkinga zami ezivela ku-COVID-19 zingaba phezulu uma ngikuthola lokhu.โ Uthi ukucindezeleka kwakhe ngegciwane ngokwalo akukapheli; ukwesaba okuyisisekelo kokugula noma ukulahlekelwa obathandayo ngenxa yokugula ngeke kuphele size sithole umgomo. โKodwa kukhulu ukukhululeka kimina ukuwina lezi zimfuno.โ Uzizwa evikeleke kakhulu emsebenzini, futhi enxeshezelwe kangcono ngobungozi abuthathayo. UFoster uthi: โFuthi, sinamakhasimende akhulile adlulayo,โ kusho uFoster, โfuthi kungenza ngizizwe ngingcono ukwazi ukuthi siyawavikela.โ
UFoster uthi ucabanga ukuthi i-EWOC ihlangabezana nezidingo zabasebenzi ngalesi sikhathi sobunzima, kodwa futhi inikela ngendlela enkulu. Uthi, "Ukwakha inhlangano yabasebenzi kuwukuziphendukela kwemvelo kokuvikela osebenza nabo."
Inqobo nje uma ubhubhane lwe-coronavirus luqhubeka, i-EWOC ihlela ukusiza abasebenzi ukuthi bahlele izidingo ezihlobene nobhubhane. Kodwa leli qembu liyavumelana nezimo njengoba izimo zishintsha ngokushesha. Esontweni lesibili lemibhikisho kaGeorge Floyd, inhlangano yakhipha a ucingo olusha ezinkundleni zokuxhumana. Yayifundeka kanje, โIngabe ubhekene nokuziphindiselela emsebenzini ngenxa yokuma phakathi nalokhu kuvukela umbuso? Ingabe ulwa nokucwasa emsebenzini? Silapha ukuzokweseka noma yimuphi umsebenzi othatha inhlangano yezimpilo zabaNsundu esuka emigwaqweni aye emsebenzini. Gcwalisa ifomu lethu.โ
U-Meagan Day ungumbhali wezisebenzi Jacobin. Ungu-coauthor we Okukhulu kunoBernie: Sisuka Kanjani Emkhankasweni wakwaSanders siye kuDemocratic Socialism.
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