Abasebenzi bezimoto baqeda ukusebenza kwefekthri e-Windsor, e-Ontario
Ibhalwe nguTom Eley
20 March 2009
Abasebenzi bamafekthri amabili e-Windsor, e-Ontario, ezingxenyeni zezimoto bamukele isivumelwano sokuthengiselana i-Canadian Auto Workers-brokered ne-Chrysler LLC, baqeda umsebenzi wabo wasefekthri i-Aradco ne-Aramco, abahlinzeki be-Chrysler. UChrysler uzokhokhela izisebenzi u-$400,000 (eCanada) ozohlukaniselwa abasebenzi abangu-90โnoma cishe u-$5,000 ngekhanda.
Umphumela waba kabili inani lemali eyanikezwa yi-Chrysler Monday, i-CAW etshele abasebenzi ukuthi iyona engcono kakhulu abangayithola. Irenki nefayela kuphambene ne-CAW futhi yasenqaba isivumelwano ngoMsombuluko, ilungiselela indawo yokusebenza efemini ngakusasa. Nokho, umphumela walo mzabalazo wawumuncu, ushiya abasebenzi bengenamisebenzi futhi basilela kude nezimfuno zabo zesinxephezelo sika-$1.7 million.
Umzabalazo ukhombise amandla amakhulu abasebenzi okumelana nokuvalwa nokudilizwa kwezitshalo, kanye nokwesekwa okusabalele okuzodalwa wumzabalazo onjalo. Khona manjalo yakubeka kwacaca ukuthi noma iyiphi impi kumele igqashule ekulawuleni iCAW, esebenza egameni lezinkampani ezinkulu kanye namaqembu amakhulu ezepolitiki.
Abasebenzi bangene ezimbonini bephendula isimemezelo sokuvalwa kwenkampani engabazali iCatalina Precision Products, emise ukukhiqizwa ngesonto eledlule ngemuva kokuthi uChrysler edonsele izinkontileka enkampanini, egxiviza izingxenye zezimoto zeDetroit automaker. UCatalina wenqaba ukukhokhela izisebenzi ukuyekwa emsebenzini, iholo leholide nezinye izinzuzo. Ngenkathi u-Chrysler ewina umyalelo wenkantolo owawunika igunya lokulawula izingxenye namathuluzi angaphakathi kwezitshalo, abasebenzi basabela ngokukhetha futhi ekugcineni nemisebenzi.
Abasebenzi base-Aradco nabakwa-Aramco bawushaye indiva umyalelo wenkantolo owawufuna ukuthi bahlanze izakhiwo. Esikhundleni salokho bangene ngaphakathi ebhilidini i-Aradco, bashisela izicabha ngemuva kwabo, baphumela ophahleni.
Umsebenzi wafinyelela umvuthwandaba ngomhlangano omkhulu ngoLwesithathu, othole ukwesekwa kwesigaba sabasebenzi e-Windsor, idolobha lezimboni elicindezelekile elibhekene neDetroit ngaphesheya kweLake St. Clair kanye noMfula iDetroit.
Lo msebenzi, oqale owenziwa yizisebenzi ezingaba yishumi nambili, ngokushesha wadonsa amakhulukhulu, avikela izisebenzi ezihlala ngaphakathi ekuboshweni ngamaphoyisa. Izisebenzi ezingaba ngu-500, okuhlanganisa nabasembonini yamaveni eChrysler eseduze, bajoyine lo mhlangano. UChrysler usabisa bonke abasebenzi baseCanada ngokudilizwa uma abasebenzi bengakwamukeli ukuncishiswa komholo nemihlomulo ngamaphesenti angama-25.
Ihhovisi le-CAW lisheshe lanyakaza ukudambisa umsebenzi futhi livimbele umnyakazo phakathi kwabasebenzi bakwaChrysler ngokumelene nokuvalwa kwezitshalo nokudilizwa ngobuningi. Izikhulu ze-CAW zigcizelele ukuthi lokhu akuwona umzabalazo ophikisana noChrysler nokuthi yayingafuni ukukhubaza inkampani ngokunqamula izimpahla zayo. I-CAW, esanda kwehlisa kanzima amaholo nezinzuzo kubasebenzi bakwaGeneral Motors, isengxoxweni eshubile nabakwaChrysler mayelana nezimfuno zenkampani zokwehliswa okuphindwe kabili kwezindleko zehora inyunyana eyanikeza uGM.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-CAW ibifuna kakhulu ukuvimbela ukungqubuzana okungenzeka phakathi kwabasebenzi kanye nosopolitiki beLiberal kanye neNew Democratic Party inyunyana ethi "bangabangane bezisebenzi." Kubikwa ukuthi uChrysler uthole umyalelo wokugunyazwa ngoLwesithathu ogunyaza amaphoyisa ukuthi aqede umsebenzi kanye nokuvinjwaโokuyisenzo i-CAW ngokungangabazeki ebesaba ukuthi singadala ukuphikiswa kwabasebenzi kanye nokungqubuzana nezikhulu zedolobha.
Inhloko ye-CAW uKen Lewenza ukhulume ngoLwesithathu ngaphambi komhlangano. Ngaphandle kwezinkulumo ezidabukisayo, uLewenza wakhuluma eguqe ngamadolo, enxusa abaphathi bezinkampani nosopolitiki baseCanada. Uxwayise ngokuthi izinsongo zikaChrysler zokuxoshwa eCanada zibeka engcupheni "isimo sokusebenzisana" ne-CAW. โSifuna ukusebenza nawe, kodwa ungasihlanyi,โ kuncenga.
Abasebenzi base-Aradco babefuna u-$1.7 million ababekweletwa uCatalina, njengoba kushiwo umthetho wase-Ontario, kodwa i-CAW yabacindezela ukuthi bamukele isiphakamiso sika-Chrysler sika-$400,000. Inyunyana ithe izomangalela uCatalina ukuze abuyise imali esele.
NgoMsombuluko abasebenzi banqabe isithembiso sikaChrysler sika-$205,000 ngesilinganiso esingamaphesenti angama-64.
Umsebenzi awufikanga ngenxa, kodwa naphezu kokuphathwa kwe-CAW. ULewenza ubesaba ukuthi lo msebenzi ungase uhehe izisebenzi zezimoto ezisengozini eCanada nakwezinye izindawo. I-CAW, njenge-United Auto Workers e-US, inobutha ngokoqobo kunoma yisiphi isenzo sesigaba sabasebenzi esizimeleโikakhulukazi leso esibekela inselele igunya lonxiwankulu lokulawula "impahla yabo."
Usongo lwe-CAW lokumangalela uCatalina ozinze e-US, othi ubulawe yindlala waze wacishe waqothuka yiChrysler, akusho lutho. "Ukuzimela" kukaCatalina kuChrysler kuyinganekwane; Amaphesenti angama-99 ebhizinisi likaCatalina wayeneChrysler.
Imisebenzi ye-Aradco ne-Aramco inikeza amazwibela amandla angaba khona abasebenzi bezimoto, kanye nobumbano olubanzi lwesigaba sabasebenzi abangaludonsa ngemuva kwabo emzabalazweni.
Iwebhusayithi ye-World Socialist izintatheli zikhulume nabasebenzi ngaphambi komhlangano wenyunyana ngoLwesine futhi zasabalalisa inqwaba yezitatimende ze-wsws.org mayelana nenkinga embonini yezimoto.
Abasebenzi abazange babonise inkohliso mayelana nendawo yokuhlala. "Kufana nokubaba nobumnandi ngesikhathi esifanayo. Yilokho esingakuthola," kusho uPepe. "Besingenayo enye indlela. Sichiphiza izinyembezi."
โSinomuzwa wokuthi sigetshengwa,โ echaza.โ Abanye bethu baye basebenza lapha iminyaka engu-16, 17, 18, kuze kufike kwengu-29.โ
โInyunyana ithembisa ukuthi izomangalela uCatalina ukuze athole enye imali,โ kuqhuba uPepe. "Ngiyethemba bakhuluma iqiniso."
"Nansi inkinga yami enkulu ngezikhulu. Nakuba silahlekelwa imisebenzi nemali, basayenza imali efanayo, baphila impilo efanayo. Indlela yabo yokuphila ayishintshi."
"Kunzima kakhulu lapha eWindsor. Imindeni yethu iyahlakazeka ngenxa yobunzima bomnotho. Amadoda aya eNtshonalanga ukuze athole impilo engcono. Abesifazane bashiya abayeni babo befuna ukulondeka. Lokho kwenzeka kimi.
"Akukho lutho lapha eWindsor," kuphetha uPepe. "NjengeDetroit. Kuyafana kuwo womabili amadolobha. Aboshwe ndawonye."
U-Jagdish, odabuka e-India, uvumile ngezimo zase-Windsor. โKubi kakhulu lapha,โ kusho yena. "Yingakho silwe kanje ukuze sithole imali yethu. Abasebenzi kumele balwele amalungelo abo."
I-WSWS ibuze uFrank Kelly, isisebenzi sezimoto esingasebenzi esinolwazi lwangaphambilini e-Aramco, ukuthi yini azoyitshela izisebenzi emhlabeni wonke ngomsebenzi. "Lokhu kuwukuqhekeka nje kweqhwa," esho. "Kuzokwanda futhi kujule."
Izintatheli ze-WSWS zachaza ukuthi abasebenzi bezimoto yonke indawo babhekene nokuhlaselwa okufanayo ngamaholo abo kanye nezimo zabo zokuphila. Nokho impendulo yezinyunyanaโi-CAW, i-UAW, nozakwabo base-Europeโukwehlisela phansi amaholo nezimo zabasebenzi nokwenza โukukhiqizaโ kwabo kungabizi kakhulu. Lokhu kusiza kuphela ukusheshisa ukumpofu kwabasebenzi bezimoto ngokubafaka emqhudelwaneni omubi wezisebenzi.
Manje sekuyisikhathi sokwakha inhlangano yamazwe ngamazwe yabasebenzi bezimoto njengomholi wokuhlanganisa isigaba sabasebenzi emhlabeni jikelele. Lokhu kumele kube nokulawula kwabasebenzi izimboni kanye nezezimali njengenhloso yakho enkulu, kanye nokuhlelwa kabusha kwempilo yezomnotho nepolitiki ngesisekelo sokuhlelwa kobusoshiyali ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nezidingo zesintu sisonke kunomkhankaso wenzuzo wamabhange nama-CEO.
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