Namuhla, i-AFL-CIO, i-Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), i-Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), i-International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) kanye ne-United Airlines bahlanganyele ukuze bandize abangaphezu kuka-300. abaphenduli bokuqala namavolontiya anekhono—okuhlanganisa abahlengikazi, odokotela, abasebenza ngogesi, onjiniyela, ababazi nabashayeli bamaloli—baya ePuerto Rico ukuze basize ngemizamo yokusiza nokwakha kabusha.
Indiza yayingenye yezindlela zokusabela esidingweni esiphuthumayo sokuthola izisebenzi ezinekhono eliphezulu ePuerto Rico ukuze zisize abantu abafuna usizo lwezokwelapha nolwesintu kanye nokusiza ngomzamo wokwakha kabusha. Ngenkathi basePuerto Rico, abasebenzi bazosebenzisana nePuerto Rico Federation of Labor kanye nedolobha laseSan Juan ngemizamo ehlukahlukene, kuhlanganise nokusiza ukuvala imigwaqo ecacile, ukunakekela iziguli zasesibhedlela, ukuletha izinto eziphuthumayo, nokubuyisela amandla nokuxhumana.
I-United Airlines inikele ngendiza engu-777-300, enye yezindiza ezinkulu nezintsha kunazo zonke emkhunjini wayo, ukuze ithumele leli thimba losizo eSan Juan ngendiza. Ngaphezu kwamakhulu ezisebenzi ezinekhono eliphezulu eziqoqwe yi-AFL-CIO, indiza ibiqhutshwa abashayeli bezindiza be-United Airlines abamele i-ALPA- kanye ne-AFA-CWA kanye nabasebenzi bezindiza abazinikela ngesikhathi sabo. Izisebenzi ze-United ezimele i-IAM nazo zizosekela indiza ephansi eNewark naseSan Juan.
Indiza isuke eNewark Liberty International Airport ngo-11 am ET futhi izofika eSan Juan Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport cishe ngo-2:45 pm ET. Indiza futhi ithutha amakhilogremu angaphezu kuka-35,000 ezinsiza zokusiza ezimeni eziphuthumayo njengokudla, amanzi kanye nezinto ezibalulekile. Inkampani yezindiza isebenzise izindiza ezingaphezu kweshumi nambili ukuya nokubuya ePuerto Rico, ithwele cishe amakhilogremu angu-740,000 wempahla ehlobene nosizo kanye nabaphumayo abangaphezu kuka-1,300.
Indiza ye-United ibuyela eNewark namhlanje kusihlwa kanye nabaphuma ePuerto Rico. Laba bagibeli banikezwa izihlalo ezinhle njengengxenye yemizamo yokusiza yabantu eqhubekayo ye-United e-Puerto Rico.
“Imindeni esebenzayo yasePuerto Rico ingabafowethu nodadewethu. Futhi lobu budlelwano obumangalisayo buzoletha abasebenzi abanamakhono phambili ukuze balethe izimpahla, banakekele izisulu futhi bakhe kabusha iPuerto Rico, ”kusho uMongameli we-AFL-CIO uRichard Trumka. “Inhlangano yethu iba sezingeni eliphezulu uma sisebenza ngokubambisana ngezikhathi zesidingo esikhulu. Kodwa siba ngcono nakakhulu uma sithola indawo esivumelana ngayo futhi sibambisene namabhizinisi nezimboni ezisombululweni zokuthuthukisa imiphakathi yethu. Lo mzamo umayelana nabantu abasebenzayo abasiza abantu abasebenzayo ngazo zonke izindlela. Ezikhathini zosizi olukhulu, izwe lethu liyahlangana, futhi sizimisele ukwenza ingxenye yethu ukusiza abantu basePuerto Rico.”
“Uma odadewethu nabafowethu bezinyunyana bebona isidingo emphakathini wethu wezwe noma wamazwe ngamazwe, asibuzi ukuthi kufanele senze kanjani, sibuza ukuthi kanjani,” kusho uMongameli Wezizwe Ngezizwe we-AFA-CWA uSara Nelson. “Namuhla kuwumphumela wamandla ethu sonke, uzwelo nokuzinikela esenzweni. Ngiyaziqhenya ngokuthi i-United yasabela obizweni lokuthwala inyunyana yabasebenzi bosizo phakathi kwemindeni esebenzayo yaseMelika ukuze inakekele odade nabafowethu ePuerto Rico. Sibumbene ekuphakamiseni abantu bakithi baseMelika. Kuyilungelo ukukhonza eqenjini lamavolontiya e-Flight Attendants and Pilots ethutha izisebenzi zosizo ezinamakhono futhi aphindele eNew York namakhulu adinga indlela ephephile yokuphuma ePuerto Rico.”
"Abafowethu baseMelika ePuerto Rico badinga usizo futhi lona umjaho wokulwa nesikhathi," kusho uCaptain Todd Insler, uSihlalo, i-ALPA United Airlines. “Abashayeli bezindiza be-ALPA be-United Airlines bahloniphekile ngokundizisa laba basebenzi abanamakhono nochwepheshe bezokwelapha eSan Juan namuhla, futhi bazoqhubeka nokweseka imizamo yokusiza abantu eya phambili. Siwashayela ihlombe la mavolontiya anesibindi anikela ngesikhathi sawo, ashiya amakhaya nemindeni yawo ngokuzinikela, futhi ephendula ucingo lokusiza. Amandla ezinyunyana ezimelwe kule ndiza aqhamuka kubasebenzi abahlangana ndawonye ukuze basizane. Ngokufanayo, amandla alo mzamo wokusiza ohlanganyelwe avela kithi sonke—abasebenzi, abaphathi nohulumeni—simi ndawonye ukuze sisize izakhamuzi zakithi ngezikhathi zazo.”
"Le ndiza ayithwali nje kuphela izinto ezidingekayo kanye nomsebenzi wezinyunyana onamakhono, kodwa futhi uthando nokusekelwa kwamalungu e-IAM angaphezu kuka-33,000 e-United azoqhubeka nokusiza abantu basePuerto Rico ukuba balulame," kusho iPhini Likamongameli Jikelele we-IAM uSito Pantoja.
“Uma imiphakathi yethu icela usizo, singahlangana sixazulule izinselelo ezinkulu ngokubiza abangcono kakhulu kithina. Siluphendule kaningi lolu cingo kulezi zinyanga ezimbalwa ezedlule, kanti nePuerto Rico iyafana,” kusho u-Oscar Munoz, oyi-CEO ye-United Airlines. “Le ndiza ifaka indlela abantu baseMelika abasebenzayo, abaholi bezinyunyana namabhizinisi abangahlangana ngayo ngenhloso yokwenza umehluko oshintsha impilo ngalesi sikhathi esibucayi. Sibonga kakhulu kubo bonke abaphenduli bokuqala, ochwepheshe abanamakhono aphezulu kanye nabasebenzi base-United abenza ngaphezu nangaphezulu ukuzosiza iPuerto Rico. "
Izinyunyana kulo lonke elaseMelika ziqhubekile nokuhlinzeka ngempahla neminye imizamo yokuzithandela ngaphezu kwendiza yanamuhla. Amalungu endizeni yanamuhla amelwe yizinyunyana ezingu-20 ezivela ezifundazweni ezingu-17.
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