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Ngokombiko we-CNBC, amachweba agudla ugu olusentshonalanga ye-United States abhekene nokuvalwa ngenxa yokungafiki emsebenzini ngemuva kokubhuntsha kwezingxoxo nabaphathi bechweba. Ichweba lase-Oakland, okungelinye lamachweba amatasatasa e-United States, liyeke ukusebenza ngoLwesihlanu ekuseni ngenxa yokuntuleka kwabasebenzi bemikhumbi, njengoba kulindeleke ukuthi ukumiswa komsebenzi kuqhubeke okungenani kuze kube uMgqibelo. Umthombo ongaphakathi utshele i-CNBC ukuthi lokhu kumiswa kungase kuhlasele ogwini oluseNtshonalanga ngenxa yemibhikisho mayelana nezingxoxo zamaholo phakathi kwezisebenzi ezinganele.

"NgoLwesihlanu ekuseni, izikhumulo ezimbili ezinkulu zasolwandle e-Oakland Port - i-SSA kanye ne-TraPac - bese zivaliwe," kusho u-Robert Bernardo, okhulumela i-Port of Oakland. Yize kungesona isiteleka esisemthethweni, isenzo esithathwe ngabasebenzi sokunqaba ukuya emsebenzini, kulindeleke ukuthi siphazamise ukusebenza kwamanye amachweba aseWest Coast.

Imibiko ikhomba ukuthi ichweba laseLos Angeles liphinde lamisa ukusebenza, okuhlanganisa amatheminali e-Fenix ​​Marine kanye ne-APL, kanye nePort of Hueneme. Njengamanje, isimo asizinzile, njengoba abashayeli bamaloli eLos Angeles bejikiswa.

Ukungezwani Kwezokuphathwa Kwabasebenzi Kuyanda Phakathi Kwezingxoxo Zenkontileka

I-International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), inyunyana emele abasebenzi, ikhiphe isitatimende esishubile ngoJuni 2 igxeka ukuziphatha kwezinkampani ezithwala imikhumbi kanye nama-terminal operators. I-Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), emele laba bathwali nabaqhubi ezingxoxweni, iziphindiselele ku-Twitter, isola i-ILWU ngokuphazamisa ukusebenza emachwebeni amaningi ukusuka eSouthern California kuya eWashington ngesenzo "sokuxhumanisa" sesiteleka.

I-ILWU Local 13, emele abasebenzi ababalelwa ku-12,000 eSouthern California, igxeke kabi abathwali bemikhumbi kanye nabasebenzi basesikhumulweni “ngokungahloniphi izidingo eziyisisekelo zempilo nezokuphepha kwabasebenzi.” Isitatimende asizange sicacise imininingwane ngengxabano. Iphinde yagqamisa inzuzo etholwa ngabathwali kanye nabasebenzi ngesikhathi sodlame, "efike ngezindleko ezinkulu kubasebenzi bamadokodo nemindeni yabo."

Izingxoxo phakathi kwe-ILWU kanye ne-PMA, ezaqala ngoMeyi 10, 2022, ziyaqhubeka ukuze kufinyelelwe esivumelwaneni esizohlanganisa abasebenzi basemachwebeni abangaphezu kuka-22,000 emachwebeni angama-29 asoGwini oluseNtshonalanga. Isivumelwano sangaphambilini siphelelwe yisikhathi ngoJulayi 1, 2022.

Khonamanjalo, i-PMA, emele abaphathi bechweba, isole inyunyana ngokuzibandakanya esitelekeni “esihlelekile nesiphazamisayo” esivale ukusebenza ezindaweni eziningi ezikhumulweni zezindiza eLos Angeles naseLong Beach saze saba nomthelela ekusebenzeni kude le enyakatho njengeSeattle. Nokho isitatimende se-ILWU siveza ukuthi abasebenzi basethekwini basasebenza futhi nempahla isaqhubeka.

Umqondisi omkhulu wePort of Long Beach, uMario Cordero, ukuqinisekisile ukuthi amatheminali amakhonteyina echwebeni ahlala evuliwe. “Wonke amatheminali amakhonteyina ePort of Long Beach avuliwe. Njengoba siqapha umsebenzi we-terminal, sinxusa i-PMA kanye ne-ILWU ukuthi baqhubeke nokuxoxisana ngobuqotho ukuze kufinyelelwe esivumelwaneni esinobulungiswa.”

Isitatimende se-ILWU asizange sikhulume ngokuqondile ngamaholo, kodwa sibhekisele “ezimfuneko eziyisisekelo,” okuhlanganisa ezempilo nokuphepha, kanye nenzuzo eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-500 zamarandi enziwe abathwali bemikhumbi kanye nabasebenzi bezikhungo eminyakeni emibili edlule.

"Noma yimiphi imibiko yokonakala kwezingxoxo ayilungile," kusho uMengameli we-ILWU uWillie Adams. “Sisebenza kanzima kukho, kodwa kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi abasebenza emadokweni aseWest Coast bagcine umnotho usebenza ngesikhathi sodlame futhi bakhokha ngezimpilo zabo. Ngeke samukele iphakethe lezomnotho elihlulekayo ukuqaphela imizamo yobuqhawe nokuzidela kwamalungu e-ILWU anikeze irekhodi lenzuzo embonini yemikhumbi.

Ukuvalwa komsebenzi kokugcina echwebeni lase-Oakland kwenzeka ekuqaleni kukaNovemba, lapho amakhulu abasebenzi esula ngenxa yombango wamaholo. Ukumiswa kwanoma yikuphi ukusebenza kwetheminali yamakhonteyna nakanjani kuzodala umphumela we-domino, kube nomthelela wabashayeli bamaloli ekuthatheni nasekuhliseni imithwalo.

Angaphezu kuka-2,100 amaloli adlula ezikhumulweni zechweba lase-Oakland usuku ngalunye, kodwa ngenxa yokushoda kwezisebenzi, kubikezelwa ukuthi awekho amaloli azodlula ngoMgqibelo.