Cizingxoxo zokungena emsebenzini zabasebenzi basehhotela abangu-9,000 e-San Francisco azikafinyeleli umaki wezinyanga ezintathu. Kodwa-ke, sekuvele sekuboshwe abantu abangaphezu kwekhulu, imibhikisho eminingana yedolobha yabantu abangaphezu kwenkulungwane, ukuvinjezelwa kwamahhotela okwandisiwe okuhleliwe "okubangela abaphathi abashibhile amantongomane," kanye nevoti eliphelele lesiteleka.
Kubonakala kusobala ukuthi enye impi yasemgwaqweni enkulu iyakhula phakathi kwe-Local 2 enamandla, i-UNITE-HERE, inyunyana yabasebenzi basehhotela i-AFL-CIO, kanye namahhotela ayishumi nambili edolobha amakhulu nagqama kakhulu. Amagama amakhulu afana ne-Starwood, i-Hilton, i-Hyatt, i-Fairmont, ne-InterContinental wonke avalelwe empini nenyunyana ngokushintsha izindleko zokunakekelwa kwezempilo ezengeziwe kubasebenzi kanye nokwandisa umsebenzi. Kukhona namanye amahhotela amancane angu-30 anezinkontileka ze-Local 2 eziphelelwe yisikhathi athintwa izingxoxo namaketanga amakhulu.
Okungenani ihhotela elilodwa elikhulu eliphethwe yiBlackstone Group, i-Hilton, liphakamise ukuthi kuncishiswe amaholo okuqalisa abasebenzi abasha ngamaphesenti angu-25. Ngokwezibalo ze-Local 2, i-CEO kanye nengxenye yomnikazi we-Blackstone bakhokhelwa u-$1,385,391,042 ngo-2008. Lokhu akulona iphutha nakuba kungase kubonakale kufana nokukodwa. Ilungu elijwayelekile le-Local 2 lihola u-$30,000 ngonyaka.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, abaqashi bama izingxoxo, bafuna ukuphuma esikhathini samaholidi esisondelayo ukuze bagcine izinga lenzuzo liphezulu ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka. Ngethemba lokuthi izinto zizoshintsha ngendlela yazo, ngo-Okthoba 22 abasebenzi basemahhotela bavote ngamaphesenti angama-92 ukuze kugunyazwe isiteleka sedolobha lonke. Emhlanganweni, uMongameli Wendawo yesi-2 uMike Casey uthe, "Ngeke sivumele amahhotela abhale phansi izincwadi zawo ngemuva kwamalungu ethu. Asizange sibavumele baphume ngo-2004, ngeke abahlukane nakho manje."
Iphepha lemininingwane le-Local 2 Strike Vote likubeka ngokusobala nakakhulu, lazisa abanikazi bamahhotela ukuthi ngeke kube umsebenzi njengenjwayelo uma beqhubeka nokuma: "Abasebenzi bathatha lesi voti lesiteleka ukuze benze imboni yamahhotela ibone ukuthi ishibhile nenyunyana kunokulwa nayo."
Njengoba manje ukugunyazwa kwesiteleka sekuvunyiwe, i-Local 2 ingabandakanyeka ngokusemthethweni ekudukeni nasezenzweni zasemsebenzini "kuze kufike futhi kuhlanganise nesiteleka. Ngesikhathi sokugcina senza lokhu, saphuma esitelekeni," kusho u-Riddhi Mehta, okhulumela i-Local 2, etshela San Francisco Examiner. "Leli akulona ivoti elingenalutho."
Lawa mandla amabili anamandla aqhudelana nawo asikhumbuza kakhulu isiteleka/ukuvalwa kwezinsuku ezingama-2004 kanye nokuduba iminyaka engu-06 yehhotela. Inyunyana yanqoba kuleyo mpi enezindinganiso eziphakeme zenkontileka ezweni futhi yandisa amalungelo okuhlela amahhotela angewona awenyunyana.
Kamuva, ngenxa yokugxila kwe-Local 2 ekuhleleni, ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-90 amahhotela asezingeni eliphezulu e-San Francisco manje aseyinyunyana. Omunye umphumela waleyo mpi kwaba ukuqiniswa kobumbano lwamalungu atholakala esu lezempi le-Local 2 elithi "Inyunyana Eyodwa, Inkontileka Eyodwa." Ihhotela elikhulu noma ihhotela elincane, wonke amalungu angu-9,000 Wendawo 2 asebenza emahhotela angama-61 ajabulela izindinganiso ezifanayo zenkontileka.
Uhlelo olufanayo lukhona lwezingxoxo zika-2009. I-Local 2 Negotiations Bulletin 4 ithi: "Njengoba singaxoxisana neqembu labaqashi abaningi, sihlose ukuxoxisana 'ngephethini' nenkampani eyodwa noma ezimbalwaโฆ. Leso sivumelwano sizoba yi-Union Standard entsha."
Kodwa amaketanga amakhulu amahhotela awazongena, nakuba alinganiswe yi- San Francisco Examiner ukulahlekelwa phakathi kuka-$50 million no-$100 wezigidi empini ka-2004-2006. Nakuba ibhekene nalokhu kulahlekelwa okubangela amahloni, imboni yamahhotela igcine isifuba sempi esikhukhumele kusukela ngaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-200 zamaRandi enzuzweni kazwelonke phakathi neminyaka eyishumi edlule. Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengoba imboni yezokuvakasha ebiza amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-5.3 iwumkhakha wezomnotho omkhulu kunawo wonke eSan Francisco, amahhotela anamanye amakhadi okufanele awadlale ekufakeni ingcindezi kwezombusazwe zasemadolobheni. Isibonelo, intela kamasipala engamaphesenti angu-14 ekamelweni ngalinye yenza amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-528 esikhwameni sedolobha esiphelile ngo-2008 kuphela.
Kodwa i-Local 2 nayo ibambe ama-aces ambalwa. Ngaphandle kokuhlanganisa ubulungu bayo ngemuva kwesu elithi "One Union, One Contract," inyunyana iphinde yafinyelela nabasebenzi bamahhotela kwamanye amadolobha. Isici esibalulekile secebo le-Local 2 ukuthola amandla ezingxoxo ezengeziwe ngokuhlanganisa izinsuku zokuphelelwa yisikhathi ezivamile namayunithi angu-UNITE-HERE kwamanye amadolobha.
Ngenxa yalokho, i-Local 2 iyaxoxisana nabanye abasebenzi basehhotela lezinyunyana ezingu-14,000 e-Chicago nase-Los Angeles. Uma abaphathi bebambezela izingxoxo isikhathi eside, ezinye izinkontileka zasendaweni zizophelelwa yisikhathi futhi izisebenzi zamahhotela kwamanye amadolobha amakhulu nazo zizosebenza ndawonye ukuze kutholwe izinsuku zokuphela kwesikhathi ezifanayo nezinjongo ezifanayo zezingxoxo. Le ndlela kazwelonke ibeka ingcindezi enkulu emaketangeni amakhulu futhi ingase ishintshe ibhalansi iye kubasebenzi. "Abasebenzi basehhotela e-Chicago naseNyakatho Melika yonke babhekana nento efanayo njengoba silapha e-San Francisco," kusho uCasey kimi. "Yonke indawo lapho ingakwazi khona, le mboni izama ukusizakala ngomnotho ukuhlehlisa isikhathi kubantu abasebenzayo, yize izinkampani zenza izigidi. Yingakho silwa ngokubambisana nabasebenzi basemahhotela eChicago, eLos Angeles, eBoston. , nakwezinye izindawo."
Kuyisu elingasebenza. Indlela yokwenza izinto ngobuningi yokuhlanganisa amalungu endaweni ukuze abhekane ngqo nabaqashi, kuhlanganiswe nendlela kazwelonke, ihlanganisa izisebenzi zamahhotela ezweni lonke ukuze zisekele imigomo nezinjongo ezifanayo.
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U-Carl Finamore uhambele umhlangano wevoti wesiteleka wango-Okthoba 22, 2009 eSan Francisco. Uyisithunywa kuMkhandlu Wezabasebenzi waseSan Francisco kanye noMongameli wangaphambili (i-ret), Abasebenzi Bezokuthutha Ngezindiza, I-Local Lodge 1781, IAMAW.