Emuva ngosuku, abasebenzi basefekthri e-Chicago-based Republic Windows and Doors babevele batshelwe ukuthi benzeni. Kwakungeyona into engavamile lokho. Abasebenzi kungenzeka babone izindlela zokuthuthukisa inqubo yokukhiqiza, kodwa eRiphabhulikhi umphathi wabo wayengenasithakazelo, kusho owayeyisisebenzi u-Armando Robles.
“Noma yini efunwa ngabaphathi siyayenza. Besingathi, 'Bheka, lena indlela engcono,' bese bathi, 'Cha, sithi kufanele ukwenze ngale ndlela.' Noma benza iphutha bavele baqhubeke,” kuchaza uRobles.
Izinto zihluke kakhulu namuhla. Abasebenzi balokho manje okubizwa ngokuthi i-New Era Windows and Doors nabo bangabanikazi. Futhi imibono yabo ibalulekile. Noma yimuphi wabo angaphakamisa intuthuko, futhi uma ekwazi ukukholisa iningi labasebenza nabo, izinto zingashintsha ngokushesha.
“Uma senza iphutha, siyakhuluma sodwa futhi sithole ikhambi,” kusho uRobles lapho ngivakashele ifektri ngasekupheleni kuka-September. “Sizama ukwenzela wonke umuntu okungcono kakhulu. Sisebenza kanzima ngoba siyazisebenzela. Kodwa kujabulisa kakhulu. Sisebenza ngothando.”
Kwakuwuhambo olude lokuya ekubeni umfelandawonye wabasebenzi, futhi kwakungelona uhambo olwaluhlelwe muntu. Ngo-2008, abanikazi beRiphabhulikhi bavala ifekthri futhi bayeka abasebenzi ngaphandle kwesaziso esidingekayo sezinsuku ezingama-60. Abasebenzi bangene efemini benqaba ukuphuma kuze kube bakhokhelwa lokho abebekukweleta. Indaba yangena ezweni lonke. Ingcindezi evela kwinyunyana, izishoshovu zendawo, ngisho noMongameli Obama iholele ekunqobeni. Izisebenzi zakhokhelwa, futhi esikhundleni sokuvala, ifektri yathengiselwa iSerious Materials eseCalifornia.
Abasebenzi bawugcina umsebenzi wabo, nakuba ulwazi lwabashintsha kakhulu. Abanye bavakashela e-Argentina lapho bethola khona ukuthi ezinye izisebenzi ezibhekene nesimo esifanayo zazike zadla amafekthri azo futhi zagcina zingabanikazi bezisebenzi.
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Ngakho uRobles nasebenza nabo bazilungiselela lapho, eminyakeni emithathu kamuva, i-Serious Materials imemezela ukuthi izovala futhi iqede imboni. Izisebenzi zaphinde zahlala. Ngomkhankaso wokufaka izicelo ezweni lonke, ukwesekwa okuvela ku-United Electrical Workers, uxhaso lwezimali lwe-The Working World (inhlangano esiza ukusungula amadlelandawonye abasebenzi), ukwesekwa yinhlangano yendawo ye-Occupy, kanye nenkumbulo yomsebenzi wangaphambili kusekusha ezingqondweni zamandla aseChicago. elite, umbhikisho waphenduka waba ukuthenga.
I-New Era Windows and Doors Cooperative ibilokhu isebenza kusukela ngo-2013. Akubanga lula, kodwa abanikazi bezisebenzi bafunde ndawonye indlela yokuqhuba amabhizinisi abo. Kwabe sekuba nemihlangano: “Kwakunzima ukwenza izinqumo ndawonye,” kusho uRobles. "Kodwa kumnandi, ngoba ekugcineni kosuku kuhlomule wonke umuntu."
Ukuthengisa kunesizotha, kodwa kuyakhula. Ngonyaka odlule le nkampani idayise amafasitela abiza cishe isigamu sesigidi. Kulo nyaka, balindele ukuthi inani lizoba phezulu kakhulu. Kunabasebenzi abangama-23, nabasebenzi ababili abanethemba lokuthi uRobles bazokhetha ukuba ngabanikazi bezisebenzi.
Umbono wakhe owokuthi i-New Era isize ukusungula amanye ama-cooperatives. Esikhundleni sokwanda ngokuqasha abashayeli, isibonelo, angathanda ukubona inkampani isiza ukuqala umfelandawonye wabashayeli.
Ihlala kanjani le nkampani iphila kuyilapho abanye abanikazi behlulekile? Abanikazi bezisebenzi benza izinqumo ezinqala mayelana nokuthi iyiphi imishini abangayikhipha ukuze bonge imali. Futhi benza ukuthengisa okuningi ngezwi lomlomo.
“Okuhle ukuthi asinaso isikhulu esiphezulu esenza izigidi zamarandi,” kusho uRobles, “ngakho sinekhono lokuncintisana nemboni.” Futhi, akudingeki benze inzuzo enkulu ukuze bagcine abatshalizimali bejabule; kufanele nje benze okwanele ukuze bakhokhe izindleko futhi bakhokhe izikweletu zabo.
Le modeli yebhizinisi isuselwe kokuthi "kwanele." Iholo elanele kanye nezinzuzo zokuphila ngesithunzi. Yanele imishini edingekayo, kodwa hhayi uhlobo olubiza kakhulu. Amathuba okuthi abanikazi bezisebenzi basebenzise amakhono abo aphelele, bangadedelwa emsebenzini ophindaphindwayo kuyilapho abambalwa benza zonke izinqumo nemali eningi. Isakhiwo sabo sokuhola esilinganayo sidala amathuba okuthi abantu abaningi babe nokwanele ukuze baphile futhi bachume; esikhundleni sokugcina abanye onqenqemeni lobumpofu kuyilapho abanye bechuma.
Yilokhu amandla endawo abukeka ngayo: izinkampani ezifana ne-New Era Windows kanye ne-Doors zidala uzinzo oluza nokuqashwa kwabantu endaweni, ngaphandle kwezimali eziqagelayo, ezidinga ukuthi uma kunezinkampani ezihweba esidlangalaleni, imisebenzi eminingi ithuthelwe ezindaweni ezihola kancane. . Laba banikazi bezisebenzi bagxila kumanani, okuhlanganisa ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi abanye babe ngabanikazi bezisebenzi, kanye nokubaluleka kokukhiqiza imikhiqizo ehlakaniphile yemvelo. Le nkampani izishaya isifuba ngokudayisa amawindi nezicabha ezonga amandla, futhi izenze ngendlela oyifisayo isimo sezulu nendawo yekhasimende.
Uma lokhu kanye nezinye izinkampani ezigxile endaweni zingaphila ezinqubweni zikahulumeni ezivuna izinkampani ezinkulu kunamabhizinisi endawo, zingasiza ukubeka isisekelo sokuzalwa kabusha okubandakanyayo nokusimeme komphakathi wethu.
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