Izifinyezo zomkhankaso
I. Imihlangano Yokucobelelana Ngamalungelo Abasebenzi
Umgomo wethu uwukwenza ingxoxo phakathi kwabasebenzi ebakhuthazayo
bazi amalungelo abo asemthethweni wendawo yokusebenza; cabangela ubulungiswa babasebenzi ngale kwalokho
izivikelo ezisemthethweni; futhi siqaphele ubumbano kanye nesenzo esiyiqoqo njengoba
izindlela ezifiselekayo zokuthola imiphumela efanele endaweni ethile yokusebenza
izikhalo. Ngalokhu, senze izinhlelo ezimbili (isiNgisi
& iSpanishi). Zombili kuhloswe ngazo ukwethula imizamo yethu yokuba a
inhlangano yobulungu. Inguqulo yesiNgisi iqondiswe emini
abasebenzi kanye namanye amaholo aphansi kanye nabasebenzi abangaqashiwe/abangasebenzi. ISpanishi
inguqulo iphrojekthi ehlanganyelwe ne-Butler County Worker's Center, njenge-a
isinyathelo sokwabelana ngesisekelo sobulungu.
I-UFCW isungule i-Workers Center edolobheni laseHamilton, e-Ohio. Ngenkathi bona
zigxile ngokusobala ekuhleleni izinkampani ezilungisa ukudla e
endaweni njengezitolo ze-UFCW, bazwakalise isifiso sabo sokufaka konke
abasebenzi abahola kancane nabavela kwamanye amazwe kanye namalungu omphakathi emizamweni yabo.
Njengamanje, indawo yokusebenza edinga kakhulu izinsiza zeSikhungo yile
ukuphatha izikhalazo ezivela eqenjini ngalinye noma elincane uma kuqhathaniswa
abasebenzi. Izikhalo ngokuvamile ukungakhokhelwa kwamaholo, isikhathi esengeziwe,
amaholo akhona kanye nenani elincane lamaholo, ukuhambisana kwabasebenzi nokucwaswa.
Izimpumelelo zethu ekulungiseni lokhu kuhlukumeza ziyamangalisa uma sibheka kwethu
imithombo elinganiselwe, kodwa imakwe ngamaphutha amabili. Okokuqala, ukuthatha
uhlelo alusebenzi kahle futhi alunabasebenzi abancane ngaphandle kokuhlolwa okulula futhi
izinqubo zokudlulisela. Okwesibili, abasebenzi cishe njalo bahamba kanye nje
izinkinga ziyaxazululwa ngaphandle kwesenzo esengeziwe.
Imihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi yamalungelo abasebenzi izokwazisa abasebenzi
Centre, yiba nengxenye yezemfundo futhi ukhuthaze ngokuqhubekayo
ukubamba iqhaza ekusekeleni kweSikhungo kwezixazululo ezihlangene ze
izinkinga zasemsebenzini.
II. Ukwebiwa Kweholo
Okwamanje, imikhankaso yethu esebenza kakhulu yilena:
1) Ukubuyiswa Kweholo: Kule minyaka emibili edlule kunabasebenzi abangaphezu kuka-300
babikele iSikhungo izicelo zokwebiwa kwamaholo ezisebenzayo, abaningi banjalo
abokufika, abaningi basebenzela osonkontileka abancane ekwakhiweni
uhwebo. Ngokuvamile, beza kithi ngabanye noma ngamancane
amaqembu. Ngenxa yokuza eSikhungweni abasebenzi bathole imali engaphezu kuka-$190,000 emiholweni engakhokhelwa.
Ngokuvamile imizamo yethu ihlangabezana nezithiyo ezingokomthetho eziholela ezinkulungwaneni zamadola ezingaqoqwanga
izimangalo.
2) Ukudla kukaSchwan: Siyaqhubeka nokusekela icala lomthetho elifakwe egameni
yabasebenzi basemini bakwaLabour Works kuGilbert Ave
lokho kwafakwa enkantolo yombuso, sisola ukuthi iLabour Works kanye
AbakwaSchwan bangabaqashi abahlangene abavame ukuhluleka ukukhokha umsebenzi wabo wosuku
abasebenzi ngaso sonke isikhathi labo basebenzi abadingeka ngaphansi kwe
isiqondiso se-Labour Works noma i-Schwan, kuze kufike emahoreni ayishumi nane (14).
usuku. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lezi zisebenzi zinikezwe igunya lokuthatha izinto zokuhamba
kusuka kuLabour Works kuya esikhungweni sikaSchwan eFlorence, eKentucky. Bona
khokha u-$7.00 walokhu kuthutha, nakuba ezokuthutha zomphakathi noma
ukusetshenziswa kwezimoto zabo kungabiza ingxenye encane yaleyo mali. Lezi zinsuku
abasebenzi bazama ukuzondla bona, futhi ngokuvamile zabo
imindeni kanye. Ezinye zalezi zisebenzi zosuku zinemindeni yazo
ukusekela. Inkokhelo yokuyisa ekhaya engu-$35.00 ngosuku lwehora eliyishumi nane akuyona kuphela
okungalungile kodwa sikholwa ukuthi nakho akukho emthethweni.
3) I-Rumpke Recycling: Ukuphendula izinkathazo zabasebenzi, Umsebenzi Wosuku
I-Organising Project iqale uphenyo mayelana nokulandelwa kwemigomo yeDolobha
I-Living Wage Ordinance esikhungweni se-Rumpke Recycling e-St. Bernard.
I-Living Wage Ordinance idinga amafemu anezinkontileka zeDolobha kanye nezawo
osonkontileka abancane bazokhokha phakathi kuka-$9.00-$12.00 ngehora (kuye ngokuthi
wanikela ngamaphakheji enzuzo) ngomsebenzi ohambisana nezinkontileka zeDolobha.
Sithole ukuthi, nsuku zonke, inqwaba yabasebenzi ihlinzekwa yizisebenzi zesikhashana
isevisi yokuqashwa, i-TLC embonini ye-Rumpke Recycling. Laba basebenzi
bakhokhelwa u-$7.00 ngehora (umholo omncane wase-Ohio) ngaphansi kuka-$7.00 ngosuku
ukubanjwa kwemali ngokusebenzisa izinto zokuhamba eziyisibopho ze-TLC. Sifake izikhalazo
nehhovisi leCity Contract Compliance.
URumpke uphendule ngokuthi abasebenzi betoho abawenzi umsebenzi owengeziwe
kudingwa yinkontileka. Siphendula ngokuthi umsebenzi wabo ufakiwe kwinkontileka
incazelo Yokugaywa kabusha futhi kuyingxenye edingekayo yokugcwalisa
Isibopho senkontileka sikaRumpke:
1) Abasebenzi besikhashana bahlunga futhi bahlukanise imfucuza nezinye izinto
kusukela ekugayweni kabusha kweDolobha lapho lifika
indawo.
2) Abasebenzi besikhashana bahlunga futhi bahlukanise iziqukathi,
kuqoqwe ngokulandela iDolobha
isivumelwano, ngohlobo.
3) Abasebenzi besikhashana bavumela uRumpke ukuthi amakethe futhi adayise
impahla, eqoqwe ngokulandela iDolobha
inkontileka, ngamanani e-premium ngomsebenzi wabo wokuhlunga kanye
ukuhlukanisa.
Siyaqhubeka nokufuna ukuthi iHhovisi Lokuthobelana liqhubeke nokuphenya.
Ukwengeza, sihlela imihlangano noMkhandlu ngamunye
Malungu, nokusebenzisana ngenkuthalo nabalingani bethu ukukhulisa ingcindezi
eRumpke.
4) Iholo Elincane Le-TLC: Ihholo lezisebenzi zosuku lwaseCentral Parkway TLC
uvame ukukhokhela abasebenzi imali encane ebanjwayo engaphansi kuka-$6-$7 yezinto zokuhamba,
ukudonswa kwemali okungaphansi komfaniswano kanye nemishini yokuphepha. Federal and State
umthetho wenqabela ukubanjwa okuyimpoqo okwehlisa iholo eliphelele elisebenzayo
ngaphansi komholo omncane. I-TLC ivamise ukuhlanganisa lezi zimali ezibanjwayo nokuthi Okuzuziwe
Ikhredithi Yentela Yemali Engenayo enani elifanayo nelibanjwayo. Sifayile
izikhalazo egameni labasebenzi abambalwa be-TLC (abasebenzela izinhlobonhlobo
yabaqashi bezinkampani zangaphandle) noMnyango Wezemiholo Nehora Lombuso.
Ekuqaleni, i-Wage & Hour iphendule ngokubona ikhredithi ye-EIC njenge
ukulinganisa ngokusemthethweni izimali ezibanjwayo. Siphikise ngempumelelo ukuthi i-EIC ingakwazi
ingathathwa njengengxenye โyemiholoโ esekelwe ekuhlaziyweni komthetho we-Federal.
Umphenyi we-Wage & Hour ucele amakhulu amarekhodi okuhola kuwo
TLC futhi babephelezelwa impendulo ukuthi ezokuthutha TLC
kwakungokuzithandela, kungadingeki. Isimangalo esinqatshelwe abasebenzi abaningi be-TLC abathe
phendula ukuthi ukusebenzisa amabhasi enkampani kuwumbandela wokuqala wokuqashwa.
Siyaqhubeka nokuhlinzeka nge-Wage & Hour ngobufakazi bokweseka abasebenzi
izikhalo. Lena inqubo yamahholo amaningi ethempeli endawo nokunye okufanayo
kumele kuqalwe imikhankaso kulabo nabo abaphula lo mthetho.
5) Izinkontileka Zedolobha: Besisebenza neNyuvesi yase
I-Cincinnati Urban Geographer ekuthuthukiseni iphrojekthi yocwaningo ku
inani labasebenzi baseCincinnati ngosuku. Njengesithombe sokwamukela, a
Umcwaningi ovela e-UC uyazuza futhi uzohlaziya konke okukhona
Izinkontileka zeDolobha, mayelana nokuhambisana ne-Living Wage Ordinance.
Sizonikezwa ukufinyelela emibikweni yokugcina.
III. I-DLOP: Ikomidi lezokuphepha
Ngomhla zingama-26 kuNhlangulana wezi-2007, Abasebenzi Bezinsuku Ezingamashumi Amane nabasekeli babo abavela ku
Abefundisi, Abasebenzi kanye Nezinhlangano Zomphakathi babuthana ukuzokhumbula uScott
Johnson enkonzweni yeSikhumbuzo. Uzakwethu kaMnu. Johnson, owayenakho
wasebenza naye eRumpke Facility okwakuyindawo yempilo yakhe
ukuqeda ukulimala, waveza ukuthi yena noma yimuphi omunye okwesikhashana
abasebenzi bathole ukuqeqeshwa kokuphepha ngaphambi noma phakathi nomsebenzi wabo
Rumpke. Abanye abasebenzi bashesha ukulandisa inqwaba yezinye izingozi abazenzayo
ayebhekane nawo ezindaweni zokusebenza endaweni yaseCincinnati. Bathola evamile
izici zokushoda kokuqeqeshwa, okokusebenza kwezokuphepha kanye nokwengamela eziningi ze
lezi zimo.
Ingxoxo ende yehora yavalwa abasebenzi bebona isidingo sokuqhubeka nokudingidwa
umsebenzi ozobhekana nokuphepha emsebenzini Kwabasebenzi BamaSuku. Kuze kube manje,
Abasebenzi abayisithupha bamanje noma ababekade besebenza ngosuku sebephothule I-International Chemical Workers/UFCW Workers Health and Safety Education Training. Lesi isinyathelo sokuqala ekusungulweni kwamaKomidi Ezokuphepha emahholo okuqashwa okwesikhashana nakwezinye izindawo zokusebenza.
IV. I-DLOP: I-Day Labor Hall City Ordinance
Ukuxhumana kwethu neCity Hall kuvele emihlanganweni ehlakazekile ne
amalungu omkhandlu emihlanganweni evamile nabasizi bawo kanye
abamele ihhovisi loMmeli weDolobha, iMenenja yeDolobha
Ihhovisi kanye neMeya. Ukuqiniswa komthetho kanye nokukhathazeka kwezezimali kukhulu
amaphuzu okunamathela. Ukungabi bikho kwentando yepolitiki yokuxhasa ukuqiniswa komthetho
izinhlinzeko zisishiye sinokuncane okunye okungenziwa ngaphandle kokusekela i
inqubo โyokugunyazwaโ ebonakala isekelwa inqubomgomo ethile
abenzi. Uhlelo lokugunyazwa lungasebenza, futhi lusethulele okunye
izinzuzo ngaphezu kwezimiso okufanele zicatshangelwe. Kodwa, kunjalo
ngokuqinisekile akuyona into ebesisebenzela kuyo: ukuguqulwa kwedolobha lonke
imboni. Okungcono kakhulu, kungaba isinyathelo esibheke kuleyo ndlela.
Ukugunyazwa kuzobandakanya izinhlinzeko eziyisisekelo zalokhu okukhona
umthetho osalungiswa. Nakuba ukugunyazwa kungaba ngokuzithandela, ukusetshenziswa kwe
kuyodingeka ihholo "eligunyaziwe" lomsebenzi kunoma iyiphi inkampani ene-
inkontileka yesevisi yedolobha. Uhlelo lokugunyazwa luzofaka phakathi
ukusungulwa kweKhomishana Yosuku Lwezobulungiswa Kwezabasebenzi. IKhomishana izokwenza
buyekeza abantu abazongenela ukhetho ukuze bagunyazwe futhi ufinyelele emphakathini,
okuhlanganisa abaqashi bezinkampani zangaphandle, nezinye izinhlaka zikahulumeni -
I-OSHA, Abasebenzi, Iholo Lombuso Nehora. Izikhundla zeKhomishini zizobe zingakhokhelwa,
kodwa ukwesekwa kwabasebenzi okuvela kubaphathi beDolobha kuzohlinzekwa
Ikhomishini: incwadi-ikhanda, inombolo yocingo, ukwesekwa kwezokuphatha.
V. DLOP: Ihholo Lokuqashwa Okungenzi Inzuzo
I-DLOP ibibambe imihlangano yokuhlola nomfelandawonye ukuze ithuthuke
enye indlela yokuqasha amahholo okuqashwa kwabasebenzi bosuku lokudla. Sihlangane nabamele i-Christ Church Cathedral, abavela e-Church of the Advent kanye nezinye izinhlangano ze-Episcopalian social justice, The Archdiocese, the Cincinnati Janitorial Cooperative,
I-City Gospel Mission, i-One City Foundation kanye ne-DLOP babe nochungechunge lwe
imihlangano yokuhlola imithombo yoxhaso kanye nenhloso/amagugu e
iphrojekthi.
I-DLOP iphakamise ukuzibophezela okuqinile ebuholini babasebenzi nasekulawuleni
iphrojekthi. Kukhona ukuphikiswa okuthile kulokhu njengevelu eyinhloko.
Abanye ababambiqhaza banomuzwa wokuthi iphrojekthi izozuza kakhulu kule phrojekthi
ubuholi bosomabhizinisi onakho kokubili isisekelo sokuziphatha kanye nogqozi loku
ukuthuthukisa nokuphatha ibhizinisi eliphumelelayo.
Ozakwethu basebenza ngohlaka lweMishini, Imithetho Yedolobha, Amabhizinisi
Hlela futhi ucwaninge ezinye izindaba zomthetho. I-DLOP i
ukuhola umzamo wokuhlela โinkundla yokuxhasa ngemaliโ ezofuna
izibopho zezimali ezivela kwabangase babe ngabaxhasi.
Isakhiwo kanye nendlela yamasu ale phrojekthi akukanqunywa.
Amanye amadolobha (ngisho nomzamo wangaphambi kwesikhathi we-CJC) ehlulekile ngesikhathi eqanjwa
njengehholo elingakwazi โukuncintisanaโ namahholo okwenza inzuzo. Siyahlola
ezinye izindlela futhi ngithemba ukwethula amanye amamodeli for
ukucatshangelwa.
VI. I-Cincinnati Coalition for Comprehensive immigration Reform (CCCIR)
Ngo-2007, sabamba iqhaza elikhulu ekuguqulweni kwe-CCCIR,
ukukhuthaza izinombolo ezinkulu zamaBandla, abasebenzi, amalungelo abokufika kanye
Izinhlangano zomphakathi kanye nabantu ngabanye babambe iqhaza kulo mfelandawonye.
Nakuba besinokugodla okuqinile mayelana nezingcezu ezihlongozwayo
umthetho wekhongolose, ngokujwayelekile besikweseka ukunxenxa kanye
imizamo yokufundisa iqondiswe ekudluleni kwabo. Ngokuwa kwe
ukuguqulwa kwemithetho okuphusile, iningi lemizamo yamanje yokuqala kabusha
inqubo ibonakala ingasebenzi.
Ukwanda kokucindezelwa kwabokufika (ikakhulukazi e-Butler County)
usongela ukuqeda indawo edingekayo ukuze abokufika bahlele. I
Inkinga eyethulwe ukugasela e-Koch Foods isikhuthaze
ukuthuthukiswa kwe-โRapid Response Teamโ elakhiwe inqwaba yendawo
ukholo, abasebenzi, abokufika kanye nabanye abantu emphakathini kanye
izinhlangano ezifunda ezintweni ezingokoqobo ezethulwa ngumfundi omkhulu
Ukuhlasela kwe-ICE. Amazinga wobumbano kokubili ngesikhathi sokuhlasela kanye nakuwo
imiphumela ibonakale iphezulu ngokukhuthazayo.
Sasizibophezele futhi sisazibophezele ekuqiniseni la madlelandawonye. UFCW
iyaqhubeka nokudlala indima ebalulekile, futhi izokwenza ubudlelwano bethu ne
I-Butler County Workers' Centre isebenza ngempumelelo.
VII. Ubumbano Lwabasebenzi
Imizamo yokuhlela yendawo, ngokuhambisana nomphakathi, iqinise i
umfelandawonye wendawo wobulungisa babasebenzi; futhi sikholwa ukuthi izoqhubeka
ikhule futhi iholele kweminye imizamo ebalulekile. Itimu eyisisekelo ukuthi
amaholo obumpofu, ukuhlukunyezwa emsebenzini kanye nokuntuleka kwezinzuzo umphakathi
izindaba zisezinhliziyweni zemizamo yethu yokuhlela. Kade sisebenza
ababambiqhaza kumkhankaso we-SEIU Local 3's Justice for Janitors, UFCW
Umkhankaso wasendaweni ka-1099 othi โYabelana Ngempumeleloโ e-Kroger, Hlangana Lapha!
Risingโ kanye โnobulungiswa obufanayo! (Cintas)โ imikhankaso, kanye ne-Ironworkers
Umkhankaso we-Locals 372 & 200's Likens Company.
Sijoyine imigqa yamapiki, simasha futhi sakhuluma emibuthanweni, futhi sahlangana
izikhulu zezinkampani egameni labasebenzi bezinyunyana. Sihlala sisebenza ngaphakathi
Shintsha ukuze uwine futhi ufune ukuzihlanganisa ne-AFL-CIO ngokusebenzisa i
UMkhandlu Wezabasebenzi. Ngokuvamile izinhlangano zomphakathi, njengeyethu, zikhuluma ngazo
โImisebenziโ, ibhala ngokukhulu, njengesibonakaliso sesidingo sokuqeqeshwa kanye/noma
indawo yokusebenza. Nakuba, sivumelana futhi sisekela imibono enjalo, kubalulekile
izingxenye zobulungiswa babasebenzi namandla ngokuvamile azinakwa. Ukugxila kwethu ku
izindaba zabasebenzi zingaba nomthelela empilweni yamalungu omphakathi akhona
abaqashwe njengamanje, kanye nohlobo lwamathuba emisebenzi esikhathi esizayo.
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