Imigqa yamapikikhethi ezungeze iDolobha laseNew York ibigcwele izambulela njengoba izisebenzi zifuna umthunzi emazingeni okushisa angama-97-degree njengoba bemasha, becula, futhi bejabulela isonto labo lesibili lokuvalelwa ngaphandle.
ICon Edison, inkampani ehlinzeka ngogesi kuleli dolobha, yavalela abasebenzi ngaphandle ngoJulayi 1 izama ukuphoqa i-Utility Workers Local 1-2 ukuthi iguqule uhlelo lwempesheni lube u-401k amalungu athi azokhokha kancane uma ethatha umhlalaphansi.
Abaphathi bafuna futhi ukunyuswa kwezinkokhelo zokunakekelwa kwezempilo futhi banikeze iholo elincane noma bangabikho nhlobo noma ukwenyuswa kwezindleko zokuphila.
UGwendolyn Young, umsizi wehhovisi emnyangweni wezomthetho wenkampani, akakholelwa ukuthi uCon Ed udinga ukusikeka. “Ngiyazi ukuthi ezinye izinkampani ziyalahlekelwa,” kusho yena, “kodwa uCon Edison akakwazi ukucula lelo culo.”
Inyunyana ibika ukuthi i-CEO uKevin Burke yenza u-$4,800 ngehora. Wagoduka nezigidi ezingu-11 zamaRandi ngonyaka odlule, njengoba u-Con Ed eqophe u-$1 billion wemali engenayo.
UCon Edison uthe sebekhiphe abasebenzi abangu-8,500 5,000 abasebenza ngaphansi kwezinyunyana emisebenzini yabo njengesinyathelo sokuqala, sokunqanda isiteleka esizophazamisa ukusebenza kwamakhasimende. Inyunyana ithe amalungu angeke avume ukuncishiswa ilungelo lawo lokuteleka njengoba izingxoxo zimile. UCon Edison uthume abasebenzi abangabaphathi abayizi-XNUMX ukuthi bathathe imisebenzi yabo.
I-Local 1-2 igcizelela ukuthi abasebenzi bezinsiza abavaleleke ngaphandle banamakhono aphezulu futhi baqeqeshelwe ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha kanye nesevisi yekhwalithi. Bathe uCon Edison ubeka engcupheni ukuphepha kwabasebenzi esikhundleni ukuze aphishekele i-ajenda elimazayo. Kumanje izimenenja ezimbili zithunyelwe esibhedlela ngemuva kokulimala emsebenzini okuhlanganisa neyodwa eyasha ebusweni.
Inyunyana ibungabaze ukuqeqeshwa okutholwa ngabasebenzi abashintshayo, yaphawula ukuthi abanye baphuma ngqo emisebenzini yamadeski. Omele indawo uthe ukulimala kokusha kubonisa ukuthi izinyathelo zokuphepha eziyisisekelo azilandelwa.
Imibiko yokuphazamiseka kwenkonzo yasendaweni okwenzeka ngezikhathi ezithile iqhubekile ngesonto eledlule, futhi inkampani imise amaphrojekthi amaningi okufunda nokwakha amamitha. Umfelandawonye wezwe we-AFL-CIO ucela abathengi ukuthi batshele ikhomishini yezinsiza zomphakathi yaseNew York ukuthi phenya izimo ezingaphephile kubasebenzi abashintshayo kanye nokucindezela osopolitiki ukuthi balinganisele abasebenzi.
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Amalungu e-UWUA kulayini wokuqopha achaze ukumangala nokudangala ukuthi umqashi wawo uzobavalela ngaphandle ngesikhathi sokushisa okushisayo, lapho isidingo sikagesi siphezulu kanye nezinsiza zenkampani zidonsa kanzima.
“Kuyimpama ebusweni,” kusho uFrank Rodriguez, umphathi kanye nochwepheshe omkhulu oneminyaka engu-36, kulayini wendlunkulu yakwaCon Ed eManhattan.
Abasebenzi bayakufanelekela ukuthola izinzuzo zokungasebenzi ngisho nezitembu zokudla, kodwa u-Con Ed wanqamula umshwalense wabo wezempilo. Abanye bakhale ngokuthi kubanjelwe isonto lokugcina lokuhola.
Inyunyana ibisezingxoxweni ngoLwesihlanu nabaphathi nabaxazululi, kodwa izikhulu zibike ukuthi akukho nqubekela phambili.
Njengamalungu asemancane aneminyaka engaphansi kweyi-10 emsebenzini, abaphathi benkonzo yamakhasimende uMonica Figueroa kanye noLatonya Lamert bacasulwe umugqa oqinile wemvume. Bakhangwe wukusebenza kule nkampani ngenxa yezinzuzo, ikakhulukazi impesheni.
“Awukho umqondo wokulamula,” kusho uLamert. “Siliphatha kahle idolobha. Abasibuyiselanga.”
Ngokubona ukuthi izinyunyana ziyazivikela, abaqashi abafuna ukuphoqa umugqa oqinile ngesikhathi senkontileka basebenzisa ukuvala izikhala kaningi. I-Bloomberg BNA, ijenali yebhizinisi, ibike ukuthi isilinganiso sokuvala ngaphandle neziteleka sasingu-1:10 ngo-2010-11, sikhulu kuno-2000-2009 (1:18) kanye no-1990-1999 (1:25).
Ummeli wezabaSebenzi u-Bob Schwartz uphikisa ukuthi a ukuvala ngaphandle kungaba ngcono esikhundleni sezingxoxo zenyunyana kunesiteleka, ngoba amalungu angakwazi ukuqoqa izinzuzo zokungasebenzi, athole uzwelo emphakathini ngokuveza ukuthi umqashi uyenqaba ukubavumela basebenze, futhi basengozini yokuthola imiklomelo emikhulu uma umqashi etholakala ukuthi wenze imikhuba yokusebenza engafanele ngesikhathi evalelwe.
Inyunyana ilandela ama-ULPs, kanti inkampani ifuna umyalelo wokunciphisa ukuqolwa.
Ekuvaleni ngaphandle kwamuva nje, izinyunyana eziningi kuye kwadingeka zamukele ukuvunyelwa okukhulu ukuze amalungu abuyele emsebenzini. Amalungu e-UWUA Local 1-2 azi kahle izimpi zezinkontileka ezinonya ezenzeke ezweni lonke. Izishoshovu zizama ukugcina umoya uphansi futhi zigcine amalungu azo emigqeni yokuqopha ekushiseni okushubile kukaJulayi. Ingoma yabo edumile ethi “Burke is a jerk” izwakala emigwaqweni.
Inyunyana ilinganisela ukuthi bangaphezulu kuka-4,000 abantu abeze kuleli qoqo ngoLwesine olwedlule, beholwa abalandeli bezinye izinyunyana, okuhlanganisa othisha, abasebenzi baseposini, abezokuthutha nabasebenzi bezokuxhumana.
“Wawungenakuhamba,” kusho uMonica Figueroa, mayelana nesixuku endlunkulu yakwaCon Ed. Asebenza naye wavuma. “Kuwumuzwa omuhle,” kusho uLamert: “Asiziphumeleli sodwa.”
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