Ukuphatha kukaTrump kuphinde kwajulisa izisebenzi ezihlukanisayo ngokusingatha abaholi beBuilding and Construction Trades ngoJanuwari 25, 2017.* UTrump walenga phambi kwamehlo abo ukwenqaba kwakhe isivumelwano sokuhweba se-TPP esesifile kakade, futhi, ngisho nangokwengeziwe ngokuthanda kwabo, ukuzibophezela ekwakheni amapayipi, ikakhulukazi, ipayipi le-Dakota Access kanye nepayipi le-Keystone XL.
I-AFL-CIO yayisivele iphoxile amalungu kanye nabalingani kuzwelonke ngesikhathi u-Trumka, umongameli we-AFL-CIO, ephumela obala esekela amapayipi ngesikhathi sombhikisho omkhulukazi owawuhlelwe yizizwe zomdabu e-Standing Rock. UTrumka wakhomba imisebenzi. Kodwa hlobo luni lwemisebenzi futhi obani futhi izindleko? Kunemisebenzi bese kuba nemisebenzi enobulungiswa. Imisebenzi yesikhashana yokwakha emaphayiphini ohwebo lwezakhiwo izofika ngezindleko zamanzi ahlanzekile, umhlaba, amalungelo emvelo kanye nawomdabu.
Noma kunjalo, uSean McGarvey, umongameli weNorth American Building Trades, ubize le misebenzi yamapayipi ngokuthi โindlela yokuphila kwezomnotho.โ Encwadini ayibhalela uMongameli Trumka, yangomhla ziyi-14 kuMandulo wezi-2016, uMcGarvey wabiza ababhikishi be-Standing Rock โnjengabashisekeli bemvelo,โ kanye โnabashoshozeli abangochwepheshe.โ Ugxeke i-Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), National Nurses United (NNU), Communications Workers of America (CWA), kanye ne-American Postal Workers Union (APWU) ngokweseka kwabo iStanding Rock Sioux Nation. Wathi amalungu ahweba ngezakhiwo โaye abhekana nokusatshiswa, ukucekelwa phansi kwempahla, ukulwa nobudlova.โ
Ukuhlambalaza kwakhe waqhubeka wathi, โManje, ngeshwa kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi akumangazi, kubonakala sengathi iqembu elifanayo elidala eliphansi lalokho okubizwa ngokuthi izinhlangano zabasebenzi seliphinde lakubona kufanelekile ukubukela phansi futhi licele ukuthi kuqedwe izinkulungwane zezinyunyana. imisebenzi yokwakhaโฆNginovalo lokuthi lokhu kuphinde kwasheshisa ukwehlukana kwangempela phakathi kwenhlangano yabasebenzi.โ Uqhube wathi, โKuyacasula futhi akufaneleki kubo njengoMongameli Jikelele ukuthi babe nomqondo omncane kangaka, bangawanaki amaqiniso, baxoshe futhi babukele phansi imisebenzi yezohwebo, basekele ukungabi namthetho nodlame emsebenzini, futhi bagxumele ocingweni lokunxenxa izintshisekelo zangaphandle kanye nosopolitiki ngezindleko zamalungu e-AFL-CIO. โ(sic)
Manje abahwebi bamukela uTrump; "Sinobudlelwane obufanayo nomongameli," kusho uMcGarvey. UTerry O'Sullivan weLabourers International, oyidayinaso ezindabeni zesimo sezulu kanye nokukhathazeka kwemvelo, ugcizelele โinhlonipho emangalisayo kaTrump nokuzibophezela ekudaleni amakhulu ezinkulungwane zemisebenzi yabasebenzi.โ Abahlanganyeli Benyunyana bachaze umhlangano wabo noTrump ngokuthi "uyamangalisa."
Ukuhlasela kukaMcGarvey โokugcwele amazwi nokunyundela okuqondiswe kimina nabanye abaholi bezinyunyana,โ kuphendula umongameli we-APWU uMark Dimondstein, โngeke kuphenduleke. Okokuqala, angimphenduli uMfowethโ uMcGarvey, noma ngicele imvume yakhe ngemibono ye-APWU,โ kugcizelela uDimondstein. "Futhi ngeke ngithuswe nguye kanye nezinkulumo zakhe nezinhlamba."
Okunye okuphendule emibonweni egqugquzelwa abahwebi bekunabesifazane abangaphezu kwezigidi ezi-3 ababhikishela uTrump kanye nabaningi bephikisana nepayipi. Abokufika, amaSulumane, ama-Afrika aseMelika, amaLatinos, izishoshovu ze-LGBTQ kanye nezizwe zabomdabu ezizolahlekelwa kakhulu ziyinhliziyo yesigaba sabasebenzi base-US kanye nenhlangano yabasebenzi. Izinyunyana zabasebenzi ezilokhu zincipha, zehle futhi ngonyaka wezi-2016 zaya ku-10.7% wabasebenzi, (amaphesenti angu-6.4 kuphela ezinkampani ezizimele) azikwazi ukufulathela amalungu namadlelandawonye, โโngaleyo ndlela zizinikele emaholoni afanele okusebenza, amisiwe. , balahlekelwa ukufinyelela ekunakekelweni kwezempilo, konke ngenxa yokushintshanisa imisebenzi yamapayipi.
Inkinga ngalaba badukisi beTrades yifilosofi yabo ewumngcingo yokuzicabangela bona kanye nomkhuba wokuzibheka bona kuphela kanye nokuzimisela kwabo ukuphonsa abanye abasebenzi ngaphansi kwebhasi. UBill Fletcher, Jr, intatheli kanye nesishoshovu sabasebenzi abamnyama, uqhathanise ukusebenzisana kwalaba baholi beTrades noTrump nokuhlangana kukahulumeni waseVichy noHitler eFrance phakathi neMpi Yezwe II. Ukuqhathanisa okunokhahlo kodwa okunembe ngokudabukisayo.
Khonamanjalo izinyunyana zikhathazekile ngokubuyisela ingxenye yesizinda sazo sabasebenzi abamhlophe. Ukubambisana nokushweleza, nokho, akukaze kusebenze; imfundo iyakwenza, kodwa kufanele ifake ukuchayeka nokugxeka ipolitiki ehlukanisayo nokuzicabangela yona. Akufanele yini sidwebe umugqa phakathi kwalabo abeseka izimfuno ezibanzi nezihlukene zesigaba sabasebenzi sisonke kanye nalabo abamela idlanzana labasebenzi ngokulahlekelwa amalungelo abanye? Kuyoze kube nini izinyunyana zethu zibekezelela ubuxhwanguxhwangu nezinsongo zabaholi beBuilding Trades? Ubani osheshisa ukuhlukana kwangempela emsebenzini?
Ukhetho lukaTrump beluncike kulokhu kukhula kwehlukana phakathi kwezisebenzi. Amalungu amaningi ezinyunyana, ngeshwa, avotele uTrump ngezizathu eziningi, kodwa abaningi balabo abamvotele bazomvotela. hhayi bona uhlobo lwempatho olunikezwa laba badukisi beTrades. I-Trump, vele, ayizange ithembise ukuthi noma yimiphi yengqalasizinda emisha nemisebenzi yokwakha, kuhlanganise namapayipi, izovikelwa nguDavis Bacon, umthetho odinga ukuthi amaholo akhona kuma-Trades akhokhwe kumaphrojekthi axhaswe yi-federal. Eqinisweni, i-ajenda kaTrump yokudala amathuba emisebenzi ihlanganiswe ne-anti-unionism. Sizobona imisebenzi emisha, kodwa eminingi izoba yimisebenzi eholela kancane, yesikhashana, ngokuvamile engaphephile, ngaphandle kokumelela izinyunyana, impesheni noma ukunakekelwa kwezempilo.
Akukho okusha mayelana nokukhaphela kwabakwaConstruction Trades ezithakazelweni zabasebenzi. Ngokomlando, i-Trades yayiphikisana nokuhlanganiswa kwezisebenzi ezingenamakhono, futhi ingabandakanywa abokufika kumthethosisekelo wezinyunyana, abesifazane nabasebenzi bemibala. Ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20th ngekhulu leminyaka, i-AFL yahlanganyela kanye nonxiwankulu abakhulu nabaxhasi bezimali ku-National Civic Organisation. Ubuholi be-AFL buhlale phansi nabantu abafana no-Andrew Carnegie no-JP Morgan ukuze bamise umzabalazo wekilasi ngokusebenzisana. Ngokubambisana baphikisana nokuhlanganiswa kwezinyunyana ngaphandle kwemisebenzi yezandla.
Khona-ke futhi, ngawo-1930, ibhekene nokuqhuma kwemisebenzi yezimboni engenamakhono, i-AFL yaphikisana nokuhlanganiswa kwezinyunyana. Nokho, abanye abaholi bezinyunyana abaningi basiqonda isidingo sokuhlanganisa bonke abasebenzi. Liholwa umongameli we-United Mine Workers' uJohn L. Lewis, iqeqebana lezinyunyana liphume emhlanganweni kazwelonke we-AFL lamemezela inhlangano entsha yabasebenzi, iCongress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).
Izinyunyana zezisebenzi zezandla bezihlale zithi amandla azo aqhamuka ngokungabandakanyi abasebenzi ezikhundleni zabo, kuncishiswe isibalo sabasebenzi abanamakhono. Izinyunyana zezimboni zaziqonda ukuthi ukuhlangana kodonga nodonga kuphela okungahlanganisa amandla aqine ngokwanele ukusungula ukuqala kwentando yeningi yezimboni. Kwadingeka ukwehlukana ukuze umsebenzi wenziwe.
Lapho uJohn L. Lewis, njengomongameli weCIO, echaza izizathu zokuhlukanisa nokwakhiwa komfelandawonye omusha entathelini ye-New York Time emuva ngo-1937, wathi: โPhakamisani izigodi neziqongo nazo ziyophakama. Iholo labasebenzi abanamakhono,โ eqhubeka, โliyokwenyuswa ngokulinganayo lapho izisebenzi ezingenamakhonoโlabo abasemazingeni aphansi omsebenziโzithola amanani aphansi anele omholo.โ U-Lewis uzobe ephethe izimpawu ze-"Fight for $15."
Engxoxweni efanayo, wabuzwa ukuthi wayefuna yini โiholo eliphilayo.โ Intatheli ye-NYT ibhale: โWashaya isibhakela sakhe esikhulu phezu kwedeski lakhe. 'Cha,' ebhonga, 'hhayi iholo eliphilayo! Sicela okungaphezu kwalokho. Sifuna iholo kubasebenzi abangaqeqeshelwe umsebenzi elizokwenza bakwazi ukondla bona nemindeni yabo benempilo enhle nobuntofontofo besimanje, ukuze bazithengele amakhaya abo.' โ
Umlayezo ka-John L. Lewis awukwazanga ukuhambisana kakhulu. Izisebenzi zidinga ukuphakamisa labo abaphansi kuqala! UTrump ulolonge i-ajenda yakhe kulabo abaseziqongweni, njengoba ehlasela zonke ezinye izigaba zabasebenzi. Sekungamashumi eminyaka inhlangano yabasebenzi idonsa kanzima ukwakha umyalezo wayo, yamukela iziqubulo ezithi yehlisa ukulindela kwabasebenzi (ukubiza amaholo okuphila), ezishaya indiva iningi labasebenzi abangakaze bafinyelele kulokho okubizwa ngokuthi yisigaba esiphakathi (โukubuyisela umnotho.โ middle class) ngenkathi ehambela abaholi abaphezulu bezemiSebenzi yoKwakha.
Ngokuncipha kobulungu bezinyunyana, ikakhulukazi kwezokukhiqiza, iTrades ikwazile ukusebenzisa amandla engeziwe ngaphakathi kwe-AFL-CIO nge-ajenda yayo ekhethekile. Ngesikhathi lapho sidinga kakhulu izinyunyana ukuze zime ngobumbano, "ukulimala komunye kuwukulimala kubo bonke," i-AFL-CIO iye yaphuthaza ibhola, yehluleka ukudala uhlobo lwe-ajenda eqhubekayo engahlanganisa izinombolo ezibanzi zabantu abathukuthele. . Ngokungangabazeki izinyunyana zibhekene nokungezwani okuxakile kanye nokwehluka kwezikhundla zazo. Ukuqondiswa kukaTrump noPence ukuze bamise ukukhishwa kweminye imisebenzi yiCarrier Corporation kukhombise lobu bunzima. Isivumelwano sikaTrump sisindise eminye imisebenzi ekukhishweni, kodwa kwaba yidlanzana lemisebenzi, futhi wanamathela kubakhokhi bentela base-Indiana kulo mthethosivivinywa. Yini inyunyanaโkulokhu i-United Steelworkersโokufanele iyenze lapho abasebenzi bakho behlukene phakathi.
Ukusekela ipayipi lokufinyelela lase-Dakota kanye nepayipi le-XL ngokumelene nentando kanye nenzuzo evamile yabo bonke abantu base-United States ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kuzophinde kuhlukanise futhi kulimaza abasebenzi. Izinyunyana kumele zibe ngakwesokudla kulolu daba. Impilo nenhlalakahle yeplanethi, amalungelo aphulwa ngokuphindaphindiwe ezizwe zaboMdabu, ibaluleke kakhulu kunemisebenzi yesikhashana esongela kunalokho eqinisa uhlobo lwengqalasizinda nentuthuko esimeme esiyidingayo. Izinyunyana zidinga ukuphakamisa lezo zigodi, futhi zikhuthaze umnotho onobulungiswa. Imvelo, amalungelo abesifazane, ukulingana namalungelo azo zonke izizwe zomdabu kanye nabo bonke abantu bebala, abokufikaโababhalwe phansi nabangenazo izincwadiโkuyizindaba zezinyunyana, uma izinyunyana zizomela abasebenzi baleli zwe.
Labo abahluleka ukucabanga ngezithakazelo zabo bonke abasebenzi abakwazi ukwakha ukunyakaza okubandakanya wonke umuntu, futhi akufanele babe yingxenye yokunyakaza kobulungiswa bezenhlalakahle izigidi zabantu kuleli zwe ezisebenzela ukwakha. Siyazidinga izinyunyana zethu zibe yingxenye yalo mbutho kodwa isinqumo sikuzo.
Ruth Needleman, Interfaith Federation, NW Indiana
* Phakathi kwababambe iqhaza bekukhona uSean McGarvey, umongameli weBuilding Trades, uTom Flynn, United Brotherhood of Carpenters, Terry O'Sullivan, umongameli jikelele, Labourers' International Union, Mark McManus, umongameli United Association, Donald Mullins, Steamfitters Local 602, Frank Spencer, Ababazi; Doug McCarron, umongameli we-United Brotherhood of Carpenters; U-Mark Coles, Osebenza Ngensimbi Wasekhaya 5; Joseph Sellers, Jr., umongameli weSheet Metal Workers Union/SMART Union; Thelma Matta, Heat and Frost Insulators Union Local 24; Mark Urkowski, United Association Local 5; Steven Dodd, Gary Macino, Sheet Metal Workers' Union/SMART.
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Ucezu oluhle kakhulu luka-Ruth Needleman lungena odabeni olungajwayelekile olungavamile ukucatshangelwa ngokujulile olulufanele e-US, okuhlanganisa nalokho okungabizwa ngokukhululekile ngokuthi i-US Left.
Selokhu i-AFL-CIO yahlanganiswa ngo-1955, kube nokwehla okuqhubekayo (manje okusheshayo) kobulungu namandla ezinyunyana zabasebenzi.
Lokhu akukhona ukuqondana. Okokuqala, i-CIO ngokuvamile imele inyunyana yezenhlalakahle enamandla namandla abasebenzi, kanye ne-AFL Business unionism (okulungile ebhizinisini kuhle kubasebenzi).
Emashumini eminyaka andulela ukuhlanganisa, kube khona ukuhlanzwa okusebenzayo (futhi ekugcineni okuphumelele) kwabashisekeli bezinyunyana abashisekela kwesokunxele nabashisekayo yisifunda samaphoyisa (esiholwa ngu-J. Edgar Hoover), izikhulu zezombangazwe nezinkampani, nezinhloli zabasebenzi, osomathuba kanye nosomathuba.
Ngakho lapho ukuhlanganiswa ekugcineni kwenzeka, ngokuyinhloko kwakuwukuzuzisa amabhizinisi nezikhulu zezombangazwe kanye nama-sycophant azo ezinyunyana.
Ngo-1955, i-AFL-CIO yayinezinjongo ezimbili ezinkulu: 1) ukuqoka abasebenzi base-US kubaphathi bayo bonxiwankulu kanye (naba)izikhulu zabo zezombusazwe ezikhethiwe e-Duopoly;
2) ukubukela phansi inyunyana yamasosha entando yeningi ngaphandle kwase-US - ngokuvamile ngodlame - ekuhlanganeni kwayo ne-CIA kanye ne-National Security State.
I-AFL-CIO iphumelele ngendlela exakile kuyo yomibili imikhakha futhi yingakho manje isingasenamsebenzi. Wenze umsebenzi wawo kulokho osekuyi-neoliberalism yomhlaba wonke.
Ngakho-ke isiyalelo esiyinhloko sazo zonke izinyunyana zangempela zabasebenzi sisobala njengoba sinzima: kufanele sibuyisele emuva izinyunyana zethu futhi sizenze kabusha zibe izinhlangano zentando yeningi ezinamandla zesigaba sabasebenzi futhi sihlangane namanye amandla omphakathi ukuze siqhubekisele phambili uguquko lomhlaba wonke olumelene ne-neoliberalism.
Sibonga u-Ruth Needleman ngokusikhomba ngaleyo ndlela kulesi siqeshana.
UTom Johnson
Saint Paul, MN USA