Umphathi jikelele wenhlangano yokudla eqhubekayo, ephilayo, ephethwe ngamalungu. Umqondisi omkhulu wesikhungo sezempilo yokuzala. Ibhodi elihlangene ekhishini lesobho lomphakathi. Abanikazi benkampani yenyama yezitshalo enezingqikithi zesocialist. Abaphathi be-punk donut chain kanye ne-queer bar. Yini abafana ngayo bonke? Imvamisa, impendulo iwukuqhunyiswa kwezinyunyana, ukubamba imihlangano yezethameli ezithunjiwe kanye nokwephula amalungelo abasebenzi.
Ukuhlela ngokumelene nabaphathi abahlukumezayo nabaxhaphazayo ekwenzeni inzuzo, izinkampani "ezingathathi hlangothi" zezombusazwe kuhlala kunzima - kodwa ukuhlela abasebenzi ezinhlanganweni ezingenzi nzuzo namabhizinisi ngesithombe "esiqhubekayo" kuza nesethi eyingqayizivele yezinselele.
Uma uthi nhlá, izinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo ezifana ne-Planned Parenthood azifani kangako nezinkampani ezifana ne-Starbucks. Enye ihlinzeka ngezinsiza ezibalulekile zokuzala kanye nokunakekelwa kwezempilo emiphakathini eyahlukene futhi ibuswa ibhodi labaqondisi elivame ukuba nabaholi bomphakathi wendawo. Omunye ungumhlinzeki weziphuzo ezijwayelekile ezine-caffeine kanye nombuso omkhulu wezinkampani zomhlaba wonke onama-CEO nabaqondisi abangathinteki. Kodwa zombili izinhlangano zisebenzisa abantu bazo abathuthukayo ukuvala ukungalingani kwamandla, ukungalingani kwezomnotho kanye nokuxhashazwa kwabasebenzi bazo "indawo efihliwe yokukhiqiza."
Thola ama-imeyili ethu amahhala
“Izinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo zinendima okufanele zilidlale kunxiwankulu futhi ziziveze njengento ehlukile, njengenye indlela,” kuphikisa uKieran Knutson, umongameli we I-Communications Workers of America Union (CWA) Local 7250 kanye nomhleli wesikhathi eside. Umkhakha ongenzi nzuzo wathuthukiswa ngeminyaka yawo-1970, ngokwengxenye ukuze unikeze izinsizakalo ezibalulekile ezindaweni ezishiywe umbuso. Njengoba umbuso uhoxa ekuhlinzekeni ngezinsizakalo ngaphansi konxiwankulu be-neoliberal, izinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo zisekelwa abaxhasi bezimali abacebile nezisekelo zagcwaliswa, zisebenzisa abasebenzi abahola kancane kanye “nomphakathi wamavolontiya” ukulawula ukungqubuzana komphakathi kanye nokunciphisa izimfuno zomphakathi zokuthi umbuso ubanikeze izinsiza. Uthe izinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo zithembele entandweni enhle yabanikeli kanye nasekuhlinzekeni okuqhubekayo kwalabo abazimisele ukusebenzela le mishini, ngokuvamile ngaphandle kwamaholo ahloniphekile noma izwi ezindaweni zabo zokusebenza. Ngokuphambene nabaqondisi kumabhodi ezinkampani, labo abasebenza emabhodini angenzi inzuzo basuswa ngokuphelele ezinqubweni zokukhiqiza, izinsizakalo ezinikezwayo, izimo zendawo yokusebenza, kanye nezimfuno zabo bobabili abasebenzi babo namakhasimende. Abaqondisi bezinkampani bangacindezelwa ngoba isiteleka noma ukwehla komnotho kuzothinta umgomo wenkampani futhi ngaleyo ndlela izinketho zesitoko, amaholo, amabhonasi kanye nesinxephezelo. Kodwa abaqondisi abangenzi nzuzo bangase baswele isikhuthazo somuntu siqu sezomnotho futhi yingakho lelo phuzu lokucindezela.
Ukuhlakulela isithombe esiqhubekayo nesibandakanyayo kudonse isisekelo samakhasimende athembekile, ahlukahlukene kanye nabasebenzi bezinkampani ezinkulu zomhlaba namabhizinisi amancane ngokufanayo. Kodwa uhlobo lokuhlukahluka nokufakwa ngokuvamile luhlanganisa amaholo aphansi ngaphandle kwezinzuzo, ukuxhashazwa ngokweqile ngamahora amade noma angajwayelekile, kanye nokuntuleka kwamandla emsebenzini. Abantu abavela emiphakathini encishwe amathuba, njengabantu abayizixhwanguxhwangu kanye nabantu bebala, bavame ukudonsekela ukusebenzela izinkampani ezinesithombe esithuthukayo, kodwa bathole ukuthi bahlala bebhekana nokucwaswa okufanayo kanye nokuhlukunyezwa okutholakala ezindaweni eziningi zokusebenza. Izimpawu ezithi “bonke bamukelekile lapha,” ziqondiswe kumakhasimende kanye nomphakathi, hhayi abasebenzi. Ngisho noma lezi zindawo zokusebenza zihluke kakhulu, ngokuvamile azinayo intando yeningi noma zilungile kunozakwabo abangathathi hlangothi kwezombusazwe.
Inkinga ngezinkampani ezingenzi nzuzo namabhizinisi anesithombe esithuthukayo ukuthi imibono yazo ayisebenzi kulabo abasebenza lapho. Ngaphezu kwalokho, imigomo eshiwo ngokuvamile ayinakho isigaba nokuhlaziywa kwamandla. Cela inselelo amandla omphathi "oqhubekayo" futhi ubone ukuthi baziphatha kabi ngokushesha kangakanani.
Abaphathi Abaqhubekayo Abaziphethe Kabi
"Lena akuyona intando yeningi," kusho imenenja jikelele yenhlangano yokudla okusimeme, ephilayo, ephethwe ngamalungu njengoba ixosha isisebenzi esisekela inyunyana. Isisebenzi samukele isikhundla sika-cashier ngokwengxenye ngoba sikwazile ukugqoka inkinobho yesabizwana sokuthi “bona/bona” emsebenzini, okuyinkomba yokuthi ubunikazi baso bobulili buzohlonishwa amakhasimende kanye nozakwabo. Futhi babejabule ukuthi ngemuva kokubulawa kukaGeorge Floyd, abaphathi babo basabalalisa izinkinobho zeBlack Lives Matter ukuze abasebenzi bazigqoke. Kubaphathi ku-co-op, nokho, izinkinobho zesabizwana kanye ne-BLM bekuyisinyathelo esiqonde ngqo; Imizamo yokusungula inyunyana kanye nokusakazwa kwesicelo sokuthi kukhokhelwe abasebenzi abaphambili ngesikhathi sobhubhane kwakuyizinyathelo ezikude kakhulu.
UPatricia*, oyilungu lekomidi elihlela i-co-op engakhuluma naye nge-Zoom ngoNovemba 2021, washaqeka ngempendulo yabaphathi ngesikhathi abasebenzi befaka isicelo sabo sokukhokhelwa ngengozi esidlangalaleni. Ngisho nokusekelwa okukhulu okuvela esisebenza nabo kanye nomphakathi, ngosuku olulandelayo ngemva kokumenyezelwa, “sangena endlini yokuphumula, futhi izingcezu ezidatshuliwe zohlu lwezikhalazo zazigcwele yonke indawo,” kusho yena. “Khona-ke [isisebenzi esinesikhathi eside nesishade nomqondisi wezezimali] babhala incwadi embi ngempela eyaya kubo bonke abasebenzi mayelana nendlela esasingabongi ngayo, futhi saba nenhlanhla yokuthola imisebenzi futhi kufanele sikujabulele esikutholayo. ”
Ngokufanayo, imizamo yokuhlela esikhungweni sezempilo yokuzala “yonke yaqala ngokuthi senza isicelo sokukhokha ingozi,” kuphawula uJosephine,* isisebenzi sasemtholampilo nesishoshovu senyunyana. Ngokushesha ngemva kokwethulwa kohlu lwezikhalazo, “i-CEO kanye ne-CFO bobabili bathi bazokwehliselwa umholo ngo-3% emholweni wabo. I-CEO yethu yenza u-$220,000.00 ngonyaka. Ngakho, [ukuncishiswa kweholo] kwakungekuningi kakhulu. Cishe ilingana nomholo wethu wezinyanga ezintathu zonke.” UJosephine nozakwabo bacabanga ukuthi le mali yayizosetshenziselwa ukukhokhela izingozi, kodwa “bathola ukuthi ngemva kwenyanga, bawubuyisela wonke umholo wabo,” esho. “Ngakho-ke, akwenzekanga lutho. Asazi nokuthi kwenzekeni ngaleyo mali.”
U-Alex we I-Crush Bar Workers Collective, inkampani esebenzisana ne Portland, Oregon, igatsha le-Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), yayiyingxenye “yomkhankaso womshoshaphansi” ekuqaleni kuka-2020 endaweni yokucima ukoma yasendaweni lapho babeqashwe khona. Ekuqaleni, abagqugquzeli “baqala nje ukuba nemihlangano emayelana nezikhalazo zasemsebenzini futhi kancane kancane babengena. Into yokuqala enkulu esasisihlelele yona kwakuwukudla okungcono kakhulu kwamashifu.” Abaphathi abasabelanga kahle futhi "sathathwa ukudla kwethu kwashifu," basho. Ikomidi elihlelayo lethule isicelo sokuthi kubuyiselwe ukudla kwamashifu kodwa kwathi lapho sebephumelele, kusayinwa izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zabasebenzi, umnikazi weCrush Bar wasebenzisa ukuvalwa kobhubhane ukuxosha bonke abasebenzi ababambe iqhaza emkhankasweni wezinyunyana. Lapho izisebenzi zifika ngobuningi zizolanda umholo wazo wokugcina futhi zikhulume nomnikazi wazo, zasatshiswa, zathathwa izithombe, kwabizwa amaphoyisa. Umnikazi, kanye nabaphathi nabasekeli bakhe, baqhubekile “ngokusongela abantu ku-inthanethi nasekukhulumisaneni nabanye abantu,” okuhlanganisa “ukuxosha abantu kanye nabantu abangafanele,” kusho u-Alex. Iqiniso.
Lezi akuzona izehlakalo zodwa. U-Eric Artz, i-CEO ye-REI, i-co-op yabathengi ethengisa amagiya angaphandle abizayo, wabelane ngezabizwana zakhe futhi wahola ukuvuma umhlaba ngaphambili. abasebenzi be-lambasting endaweni yaseManhattan ukuze bahlele. "Asikholelwa ukuthi ukubeka inyunyana phakathi kwe-co-op nabasebenzi bayo kuyadingeka noma kunenzuzo," esho ku-imeyili elandelayo. Ngokufanayo, i- I-CEO ye-Amy's Kitchen igxeke i-Teamsters ngokumemezela ukungabi nabulungisa okuqhubekayo emsebenzini - okufaka phakathi "imishini engasebenzi kahle, ukuphuma komlilo okuvinjiwe, imithwalo yomsebenzi eholela ekulimaleni okuphindaphindwayo, nokuntuleka kwezindawo zokugezela kanye nokufinyelela emanzini ahlanzekile" - futhi kwalandela ukuduba. Muva nje, u-Amy uxoshe abasebenzi abangaphezu kuka-300 futhi bavala indawo yabo yokukhiqiza. I-No Evil Foods inikezela ngenyama ye-vegan enamagama anomsindo omkhulu, okuhlanganisa ne-chorizo ethi “El Zapatista” kanye nenkukhu ethi “Comrade Cluck”, ngaphansi kwethegi ethi “Protein for All. Ezitshalweni Esizithembayo.” Noma kunjalo, yabo abanikazi baqhube umkhankaso omkhulu wokwesabisa ngokumelene nabasebenzi abahlanganisa izinyunyana, bebamba imihlangano yabalaleli abayizithunjwa, isola inyunyana yendawo esekela abasebenzi ngenkohlakalo, bese ivala indawo yabo yokukhiqiza ngokuphelele, ixosha abasebenzi ngaphandle kokuxoshwa.
Umphathi we-ejensi yokuhlinzeka abantu abangenamakhaya, I-Central City Concern, yayinesibindi ngokwanele ukucela ivoti elithi "cha" kwinyunyana ngevidiyo; amamayela ambalwa ukusuka, the I-Community Alliance of Tenants yaqasha “inkampani yabameli ebizayo, edume kabi ebhidliza izinyunyana,” ngokwenyunyana. Ngenkathi abasebenzi abasanda kuhlanganiswa yinyunyana ye-Voodoo Donut enetimu yepunk bephuma esitelekeni sezokuphepha phakathi negagasi lokushisa elibi kakhulu kwinkumbulo yakamuva, abaphathi babaxosha bonke. Abasebenzi nge I-Donut Workers United, futhi i IWW lobulungu, babe uqashwe kabusha kuphela ngemva komkhankaso wengcindezi kanye neBhodi Likazwelonke Lezobudlelwano Bezabasebenzi likhiphe isinqumo esiphikisana nomqashi. Lezi zibonelo, njengalesi esimayelana nabasebenzi be-Crush Bar, zonke zivela e-Portland, e-Oregon. Kepha abaphathi abathuthukayo bayakwenqaba ukuhlela abasebenzi ezweni lonke, futhi ukuziphatha okunjalo kuvame ukuqinisa imikhankaso yezinyunyana zabasebenzi.
Abaphathi Bangabahleli (futhi abasibo) Abahleli Abangcono Kakhulu
Njengoba noma yiliphi ilungu lenyunyana lizonitshela, baphathi kungaba njalo abahleli abangcono kakhulu. Kodwa nakuba izitatimende ezidukisayo - futhi ezingase zibe ngekho emthethweni - ezimelene nabasebenzi kanye neziphikisana nenyunyana ezivela kubaphathi abangasebenzi njengoHoward Schultz noJeff Bezos zingakhuthaza abasebenzi ukuthi bahlele noma bakhulise imikhankaso yabo, kuyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu uma kuziwa endabeni. ezingenzi-nzuzo kanye nabaphathi okuthiwa "abaqhubekayo".
Lapho abaphathi nabaphathi bezinkampani zokudla, izikhungo zezempilo zokuzala kanye nezindawo zokuphuza utshwala kunikeza amathuba okuthuthuka kubantu ababencishwe amathuba - okuhlanganisa abantu bebala, abesifazane, abantu be-LGBTQ+, abokufika, abantu abampofu nabasebenzayo - babonakala behambisana nenqubekelaphambili. amanani, noma ngabe ukhawulela la mathuba. Uma abaphathi nabaphathi behlinzeka ngezikhala eziphephile zokugqoka isabizwana kanye nezinkinobho ze-BLM noma bevumela abasebenzi ukuthi baveze obala mayelana nobunikazi babo bobulili, kungenzeka, ikakhulukazi emadolobheni amancane, ukuthi lena ngenye yezindawo ezimbalwa zokusebenza ezingaqinisekisa ubunikazi babasebenzi. Kodwa ngokuvamile yizona kanye lezi zisebenzi ezihlelayo; umzamo wezinyunyana oholwa ezitolo ze-Starbucks ezweni lonke, isibonelo, uholwa ngu "abasebenzi abasebasha, abesifazane kanye nezixhwanguxhwangu."
Kodwa-ke, ukubiza amaphoyisa ngabantu abangabangasebenzi noma ukunganaki inkambiso kazwelonke yokuklomelisa abasebenzi bezokunakekelwa kwezempilo okuyingozi ngesikhathi sodlame kuwukuziphatha okuphambana nomgomo wezinhlangano eziningi ezingenzi nzuzo kanye namabhizinisi athuthukayo. Ukubona umphathi enza izinto eziphikisana nomgomo, izinjongo, izinhloso kanye nepolitiki eqhubekayo yenhlangano noma yenkampani kukhanyisa abasebenzi futhi kungabakhuthaza esenzweni. Okuhlangenwe nakho kwabo ngamandla kuyafundisa; ukujeziswa, ukuphindiselwa, ukuqanjelwa amanga nokuphathwa kabi umqashi okungenzeka babelane naye ngezindinganiso kanye nobunikazi bezombangazwe kuyithuba lokubona ukuthi inhlangano noma inkampani - kanye nomphakathi we-neoliberal wonkana - usebenza kanjani empeleni. Umphumela ungaba ukuzibophezela okuvuselelwe ekuhlanganiseni izinyunyana, intando yeningi emsebenzini kanye noguquko olukhulu.
Ngokuvamile, abaphathi basebenzisa “ukuphatha okuphakathi” ukuze banciphise umkhankaso wokuhlanganisa izinyunyana, kuphawula uJosephine. “Bekunzima ngoba usebenza eduze futhi ubesekwa kakhulu ngesikhathi kuqala lokhu kuhlanganiswa kwezinyunyana,” kusho yena, bese “sibhekene nokuziphindiselela okunzima okuvela kubo, obekulimaza futhi kulimaza.”
Ngenxa yokusabela kwabaphathi esicelweni senkokhelo yengozi esibonelweni se-food co-op, ukuhlela kwawa, futhi inyunyana yantengantenga. Lapha abagqugquzeli bebengesabi nje ukuziphindiselela noma ukulahlekelwa umsebenzi, kodwa bebephinde beklolodelwe wumphakathi, balahlekelwe yisikhundla emphakathini, ukuthikameza kabi isikhungo abakholelwa kuso, nokucasula abaphathi abebedla nabo isidlo sasemini yize belawula ukusebenza kwabo. izimpilo. Ngokuhlonza abaphathi be-co-op nomsebenzi wabo, abagqugquzeli abakwazanga ukubhekana nokuhlukana kwamandla ayisisekelo, banwebe ngaphezu kwekomidi labo elihlelayo, futhi baqinisekise ngisho namalungu abo aqinile ukuthi athathe isinyathelo.
Akumangalisi. Inganekwane eyisisekelo yezinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo nepolitiki eqhubekayo ukuzidela kwemishini namalungu. Lokhu ukulandisa okuvame ukuba nzima ukukuchitha, kungasaphathwa ukunqotshwa.
OkweMishini namaLungu
Njengesithombe senkampani ethuthukayo, inkokhiso yenhlangano engenzi nzuzo ingaba namandla. Abasebenzi badonswa emisebenzini yabo yemishini kanye namalungu. Lapho ukuziphatha okubi komphathi kanye nokuzenzisa kudalulwa, umsebenzi usabambe izintambo.
“Uma sikhuluma ngomqashi njenge [isikhungo sezempilo yokuzala] ukhuluma ngabasebenzi abakhona ukuze benze lo msebenzi,” kusho uJosephine. "Ukududuzwa ebesikuthola kozakwethu bekusaba ngokubonakala bengaseyona ingxenye yemishini." Ukwesaba okuvame ukuba khona phakathi nomkhankaso wokuhlanganisa izinyunyana kuhlanganiswe nokwesaba ukuthi ukuhlela kuzolimaza umgomo. Ukwengeza, abasebenzi besikhathi eside - ikakhulukazi labo asebekhulile, abamhlophe, abaqondile, ama-cisgender nabanelungelo lezomnotho - bangaba abaholi bezenhlalakahle abaphikisana ngokuhlanganyela futhi bavimbele abasebenza nabo ekuhleleni.
Abasebenzi ezinhlanganweni ezingenzi nzuzo namabhizinisi anesithombe esithuthukayo “bayizisebenzi zangempela ezinokukhathazeka nezikhalazo zangempela futhi banelungelo lokuziveza,” kusho u-Knutson. “Kodwa akubona bonke abantu abaziyo abavele babonakale. Imvamisa, kuba nohlobo oluthile lwenkinga lapho abasebenzi bevele benele ngokwanele, futhi bengasakwazi ukuqhubeka. ” Inselele yokuhlela iwukubhekana nembangela yezinkinga: okungukuthi, igebe phakathi kwenjongo eshiwo kanye nekhono lenhlangano lokunakekela amalungu, amakhasimende, kanye nabathengi abahola kancane kanye nokuntuleka kwentando yeningi emsebenzini. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, abagqugquzeli kufanele bavimbele le nkinga ekudicileleni phansi futhi bavimbele abasebenzi ekuhleleni. Lokhu, ngokuka-Knutson, kuqala “ngokwakha amasiko obumbano angewona ngempela u-'P' wezepolitiki, kodwa ngokuyisisekelo indlela ophatha ngayo abantu, indlela olindele ukuphathwa ngayo, kanye nohlobo lwemikhuba oyimelelayo usemsebenzini. Futhi ngicabanga ukuthi labo bayawenza umehluko futhi bahlakulele uhlobo lwesiko elizungezile okungenye yezindlela zokubhekana nalo. ”
Isiko lokubumbana kuyindlela yokuthi amalungu “aphile umgomo,” asebenze njengesisekelo sokuqhubeka nokuhlela, ukumelana nokucindezelwa futhi asinde kungakhathaliseki umphumela womkhankaso wokuhlela. Kanye nabalandeli bomphakathi, amalungu eCrush Bar Workers Collective akwazile ukuhlinzeka ngamabhokisi okudla kubasebenzi abaxoshiwe kanye nemali yokuqasha kanye nezinye izindleko. Ngenkathi inyunyana ye-food co-op intengantenga, kusasele isiko lokubumbana phakathi kwabasebenzi abasebenza nabo abasaqashiwe nalabo asebedlulele phambili. Kodwa kunesixwayiso esibalulekile, ikakhulukazi uma kucatshangelwa abasebenzi kulezi zimboni: ubumbano nokusizana kufanele kudlulele ngalé kwamaqembu obungane nezinkundla zokuxhumana kubo bonke osebenza nabo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukusizana kuqinisa ubudlelwano futhi kwakha amandla ekufuneni imvume kumphathi ngesikhathi esifushane kuyilapho kuqhubeka futhi kwandisa imizabalazo esikhathini eside.
Ngesinxephezelo Esilungile Nesifanele
Umgomo wezinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo udlulela ngale kwesayithi lokusebenza kumalungu, amaklayenti, abathengi nabasekeli emphakathini omkhulu. Amalungu omphakathi kanye nezishoshovu bangaba "umnyango we-PR ongakhokhelwa" wabaphathi, kusho u-Knutson. "Abaphathi bethula abasebenzi njengabanobugovu: ukuthi ababoni umgomo wenhlangano engenzi nzuzo, babona kuphela izidingo zabo zobugovu mayelana nezinzuzo noma amaholo nanoma yini lapho kufanele bacabange ngesithombe esikhulu." Ngoba ukuphikisana namandla omphathi kudlulela ngalé kwendawo yokusebenza, kufanele kanjalo nokuhlela kwethu nezinhlelo zobumbano.
Izinkampani ezingenzi inzuzo namabhizinisi anama-progressive veneers ngokuvamile adinga ukuhlinzekwa okuqhubekayo kwezisebenzi ezihola kancane ukuze zenze imisebenzi enamazinga aphezulu omholo, ukuguquguquka okuncane kanye nokufaka okuncane. Ngaphezu kwethonya lemishini namalungu abanalo ngaphezu kwezisebenzi, ukusebenza endaweni engenzi nzuzo, indawo yobumnandi edumile kanye nenkampani yamapunk efana neVoodoo Donuts udumo. Kodwa awukwazi ukudla udumo noma ukhokhe irenti ngakho - futhi ukuvelela akukuniki ukulawula ngosuku lokusebenza.
Laba basebenzi bahlela ukuzofuna amaholo okuphila kanye nezwi emsebenzini. Njengesazi sabasebenzi uRobert Ovetz muva nje kubonisiwe:
Ngenxa yokuthi umsebenzi uxhumene kakhulu nomsebenzi, abasebenzi bathole impumelelo ethile idlula nje izindaba zamaholo kanye nezinzuzo. Baphendula ngempumelelo ukulandisa kwabaphathi. Kunokuba isimangalo sabaphathi sokuthi amaholo aphezulu asongela umsebenzi, amaholo angcono nezimo zokusebenza zisiza abasebenzi ukuthi benze umsebenzi wokusiza abanye ngokuzisiza bona. Umsebenzi ongenzi nzuzo akusafanele usho ukwenza amaholo asezingeni lobumpofu kuyilapho usiza amakhasimende ampofu.
Emikhankasweni yokuhlela esafufusa neyesikhathi esizayo kule mikhakha, ukukhipha abasebenzi ebuphofini ngesinxephezelo esifanelekile kubalulekile kodwa akwanele. “Izinhlangano eziningi ezithuthukayo zitshalwe kakhulu ku-neoliberalism, kunxiwankulu, ngisho nalapho zisebenzisa ulimi zisho okuhlukile,” kusho owayengumhleli wezabasebenzi nenyunyana ezinze enyuvesi uKiana. “Kunezinhlaka ezinhle kakhulu zokwenza abantu bazizwe bezwakala kuyilapho kungekho okwenziwayo. Uma-ke unomsindo omkhulu noma uphumela obala, yilapho-ke uzoqala khona ukucasuka futhi uxoshwe.”
Ngaphezu kwalokho, abaphathi nabaphathi basebenzisa ulimi lokwehlukahlukana, ukulingana nokufakwa phansi ukuze babukele phansi ukuhlangana kwezinyunyana kanye nentando yeningi emsebenzini. Esinye isisebenzi sangixoxela ngendlela umphathi waso ohola kakhulu azama ngayo ukuhlazisa iningi labasebenzi abamhlophe, abahola kancane ngokuthi “ungasithathaphi isibindi sokucela ukwenyuselwa imali kowesifazane webala.” Omunye walandisa ngendaba yokuthi umphathi womtholampilo omhlophe wakufihla kanjani ukuxhashazwa okumelene nokucwaswa kwabantu abathandanayo nokuzonda izitabane ngokuthi “ukwehlukahlukana kuhlanganisa nabesifazane abadala abamhlophe, besinye isizukulwane.” Futhi i-co-op yokudla okubhekiselwe kuyo ngenhla inikele ngezimali ezinkulu “Ezimbangela Ezimnyama” ezingacacisiwe kuyilapho ithi ayikwazi ukukhokha ngaphezu kwamaholo amancane. Umphathi we-Crush Bar "uxabane [abasebenzi] ne-Black Lives Matter ngale ndlela engenangqondo nexakayo," kusho u-Alex. "Kwakunobuthi futhi kukhohlisayo futhi kungalungile neze." Muva nje umongameli we-Planned Parenthood League yaseMassachusetts - owathi ngo-2020 wenza u-$308,191 mathupha futhi unabaqondisi abayi-10 abenza imali engaphezu kuka-$100,000 emalini yakhe yokuhola - wabanga lokho Roe'ukuketuka kwakusho ukuthi abasebenzi akufanele bahlangane. Banemali, hhayi eyabasebenzi babo.
“Ngingagcizelela ukuthi abaphathi bazophatha,” kusho uPatricia. “Akunandaba ukuthi bondla abantu abangenamakhaya, akusho lutho ukuthi bahlenga imidlwane noma bavikela imifula. Ukuphatha ukuphatha. Kusenamandla aguquguqukayo ongeke waphonselwa inselelo nguwe uwedwa, lokho ungakwenza kuphela ngenyunyana nozakwenu osebenza nabo. "
Izindlela zokushintsha amandla okusebenza emsebenzini zihlanganisa imihlangano yokuphatha abasebenzi, imikhandlu yabasebenzi, ukunikeza abasebenzi izwi emabhodini ezinkampani, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abasebenzi bakhona emihlanganweni yebhodi engenzi nzuzo, izinhlaka zamaholo ezivundlile (okunciphisa igebe phakathi kwabahola kancane nabakhokhelwa kakhulu), ukubeka obala mayelana nezezimali. kanye nezinqumo zohlelo, okokufaka kwabasebenzi kubambiswano oluyisisekelo kanye nezibonelelo zomuntu ngamunye, ubunikazi besitoko sesisebenzi, nokushintshela kumodeli wokubambisana kwabasebenzi. Zonke lezi zinyathelo ziqala ngokuhlela nokuholela enhlanganweni yeningi neyentando yeningi yasemsebenzini.
Inyunyana kanye Nentando Yeningi Yasemsebenzini
Wonke umkhankaso wokuhlela uza nesethi yawo yezinselelo, ikakhulukazi kulabo abasebenza ezinkampanini ezingenzi inzuzo kanye namabhizinisi “athuthukayo”. Abasebenzi babhekene nabaphathi abayizixhwanguxhwangu, amaholo aphansi, ukuntuleka kwezinzuzo, kanye nokwenqatshwa kwebhalansi eqhubekayo yokuphila komsebenzi kanye nokulawula inqubo nomkhiqizo wosuku lwabo lokusebenza. Imizamo yakamuva yokuhlela kule mikhakha imele ukubala osekunesikhathi eside kuza. Izinkampani ezingenzi nzuzo azikwazi ukusho ipolitiki eqhubekayo futhi amabhizinisi awakwazi ukucasha ngemuva kombono oqhubekayo ngaphandle kokubhekana nezinselele ezilethwa ukuhlanganiswa kwezinyunyana kanye nentando yeningi yasemsebenzini.
Ukuhlela kumayelana nokudala ubudlelwano obusha kanye nobudlelwano bamandla emsebenzini kanye nasezimbonini nasemiphakathini laba basebenzi abayingxenye yayo. “Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi ubudlelwano bakho osebenza nabo kanye nendlela enizizwa ngayo ngomunye nomunye iyona nto ebaluleke kakhulu, ngaphezu kwemigomo yokuwina, phezu kombono wangaphandle, noma yini enjalo,” kusho u-Alex. Ngaphandle kwalezi zibopho, izimfuno zezimo zokusebenza ezingcono ngeke zibe namandla adingekayo ukuze kuphumelele, amandla awakwazi ukwakhiwa, futhi ukuhlela ngeke kuqhubeke.
“Ngakhumbula, ngisaqala e-co-op, ngizwa ukuthi bekunemizamo yenyunyana ngaphambi kwalokhu,” kusho uPatricia. “Ngakho-ke, nakuba lo mkhankaso ubhuntshile, wonke umuntu obambe iqhaza wafunda okuningi futhi [sabona] izinguquko endleleni abaphathi abenza ngayo. Ukubumbana ku-co-op kuthule; lezi zinhlangano azifi.”
Konke ukuhlela kuza nezingozi, futhi lokho kuyiqiniso ngale mikhakha. Kube nokuqubuka kwe ezingenzi-nzuzo futhi amabhizinisi amancane ezivale esikhundleni sokwabelana amandla nabasebenzi abahlangene. Kukhona nezinsongo ezizayo zezombangazwe nezomnotho ezibhekene nesigaba sabasebenzi kanye nesobunxele e-United States. Umsebenzi wethu uwukuhlela kanye nokwenza intando yeningi izindawo zethu zokusebenza sibe sigwema izingibe zezizukulwane zangaphambili. "Kunengozi yokudonswa emcabangweni wokuphatha ibhizinisi ngonxiwankulu, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi uhlangothi oluhle lwalo wukucabanga okuthile okuhlukile nokusikhulisa emandleni, nakuba kusezingeni elincane," kusho uKnutson. "Futhi ngicabanga ukuthi konke lokho kuyakufanelekela."
Isisho esivamile siwukuthi "akukho ukusetshenziswa kokuziphatha ngaphansi kwe-capitalism." Kulokhu kufanele sengeze ngokuthi azikho izindawo zokusebenza ezilungile, kungaba - ezingcono kuphela, ezinezivumelwano zokuxoxisana ngokuhlanganyela noma ezihlelwe izinyunyana zobumbano ngamandla phansi esitolo.
* Kulesi sihloko amagama amaningana nezindawo zokusebenza kushintshiwe. Labo okukhulunywe nabo bakhathazekile ngokuphindisela ezindaweni zamanje noma zesikhathi esizayo zokuqashwa futhi bafuna ukuvikela imikhankaso yokuhlela eqhubekayo.
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