For a Unified Efling, Lead by Workers Sæþór Benjamín Randalsson skrifar 15. febrúar 2022 08:00 I have wanted to participate in a union ever since I began working in my home country, the USA. As a worker in the USA, I had to negotiate contracts by myself, and watch as salaries, benefits, and free time declined due to right-wing and neoliberal governments and the unchecked power of capital. I longed for the collective bargaining power of the pre-McCarthy era. I first met Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir in 2020 when I showed up with other Efling members at Iðnó to make a sign and march into City Hall on strike. It was invigorating, like living a history book. Not only was inspiring, it also brought meaningful concrete results. In the negotiations with Reykjavík City, Efling members gained a far better contract due to strong leadership and member unity than would otherwise have been obtained. In the last weeks, there has been one breathless hit piece after the other in the media from the perspective of the opponents of the B-list. Curiously, these are largely the staff of Efling and other unions – if they are not nameless, that is. But what I haven’t seen is an interview with a member of the union itself, a dues-paying working class person. I’ve also seen in these articles an implied condescension, removing the agency of the working class members that endorse Sólveig Anna repeatedly. Unfortunately, we live in a class based society. Workers need a leadership that understands the nature of class division, that can pull in more people to participate, and who understands how to make bold demands and then achieve them. Sólveig Anna is not the only person on earth with these skills, but she is the only one running for chair of Efling. I have seen with my own eyes what can be achieved with capable and passionate leadership with unified mass backing. The Battle List, which I am proud to be part of, wants to continue to build our union in this direction: firm leadership closely followed by active rank-and-file members. I stand with Sólveig Anna, her agenda, and I’m proud to be part of the Battle List! Sæþór Benjamín Randalsson is an Efling member and is running for the Battle List (the B-list) along with Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir. Viltu birta grein á Vísi? Sendu okkur póst. Senda grein Ólga innan Eflingar Stéttarfélög Mest lesið Þegar móðir mín kvaddi okkur fyrir einu ári síðan í dag Gísli Hvanndal Jakobsson Skoðun Þegar ómennskan vitnar í lög Bubbi Morthens Skoðun Líf án ótta og gjöfin í andlegri vakningu Birna Guðný Björnsdóttir Skoðun Góðan daginn, ég ætla að fá … ENGLISH PLEASE! Ólafur Guðsteinn Kristjánsson Skoðun Þessi stórskrítnu norm í óbarnvænu samfélagi Sólveig María Svavarsdóttir Skoðun Álit Einhverfupaunksins um ABA meðferð og kennslu á Íslandi Sigrún Ósk Stefánsdóttir Skoðun Um vaxtahækkanir og verð á hveiti Haukur Skúlason Skoðun Samkennd samfélags Guðrún Karls Helgudóttir Skoðun Kenningar úr gildi svo að kirkjan þarf að komast á annað stig Matthildur Björnsdóttir Skoðun Þeir borga sem nota! Tómas Kristjánsson Skoðun Skoðun Skoðun Framlengjum séreignarleiðina til að vernda heimilin Vilhjálmur Hilmarsson skrifar Skoðun Líf án ótta og gjöfin í andlegri vakningu Birna Guðný Björnsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Kenningar úr gildi svo að kirkjan þarf að komast á annað stig Matthildur Björnsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Dansaðu vindur Berglind Ósk Guðmundsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Þessi stórskrítnu norm í óbarnvænu samfélagi Sólveig María Svavarsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Um vaxtahækkanir og verð á hveiti Haukur Skúlason skrifar Skoðun Öryggi byggir á mönnun og launum Jórunn Frímannsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Álit Einhverfupaunksins um ABA meðferð og kennslu á Íslandi Sigrún Ósk Stefánsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Mammon hefur náð lífeyrissjóðum á sitt band Halla Signý Kristjánsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Forgangsorkan verður ekki skert Tinna Traustadóttir skrifar Skoðun Umhyggja - hvað er það? Árný Ingvarsdóttir skrifar Skoðun „Við höfðum öll rangt fyrir okkur“ Hjörtur J. Guðmundsson skrifar Skoðun Akureyrarbær greiðir götu kvennaathvarfs á Akureyri eins og kostur er Ásthildur Sturludóttir skrifar Skoðun Þegar móðir mín kvaddi okkur fyrir einu ári síðan í dag Gísli Hvanndal Jakobsson skrifar Skoðun Íþróttahreyfingin og gerviverktaka Ástþór Jón Ragnheiðarson skrifar Skoðun Tölum um tilfinningar Amanda Ásdís Jóhannsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Óttinn við íslensku rafkrónuna Birna Guðný Björnsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Áskorun til Sjúkratrygginga Íslands – hugsum í lausnum Björn Bjarki Þorsteinsson skrifar Skoðun Afnemum launamisrétti Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson skrifar Skoðun Hvað hefur Ísland gert? Katla Þorvaldsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Viðhorf almennings og neytenda til sjálfbærnimála fyrirtækja og stofnana skiptir miklu máli Soffía Sigurgeirsdóttir,Trausti Haraldsson skrifar Skoðun Ýmislegt um rafmagnsbíla og reiðhjól Valur Elli Valsson skrifar Skoðun Taugatýpísk forréttindi Mamiko Dís Ragnarsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Hver er ég og hvert er ég að fara? Ellý Tómasdóttir skrifar Skoðun Þeir borga sem nota! Tómas Kristjánsson skrifar Skoðun Að hjálpa fólki að standa á eigin fótum Jón Þór Kristjánsson skrifar Skoðun Samkennd samfélags Guðrún Karls Helgudóttir skrifar Skoðun „Heimferða- og fylgdadeild“ Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson skrifar Skoðun Til varnar mennsku kúgarans Hans Alexander Margrétarson Hansen skrifar Skoðun Þegar ómennskan vitnar í lög Bubbi Morthens skrifar Sjá meira
I have wanted to participate in a union ever since I began working in my home country, the USA. As a worker in the USA, I had to negotiate contracts by myself, and watch as salaries, benefits, and free time declined due to right-wing and neoliberal governments and the unchecked power of capital. I longed for the collective bargaining power of the pre-McCarthy era. I first met Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir in 2020 when I showed up with other Efling members at Iðnó to make a sign and march into City Hall on strike. It was invigorating, like living a history book. Not only was inspiring, it also brought meaningful concrete results. In the negotiations with Reykjavík City, Efling members gained a far better contract due to strong leadership and member unity than would otherwise have been obtained. In the last weeks, there has been one breathless hit piece after the other in the media from the perspective of the opponents of the B-list. Curiously, these are largely the staff of Efling and other unions – if they are not nameless, that is. But what I haven’t seen is an interview with a member of the union itself, a dues-paying working class person. I’ve also seen in these articles an implied condescension, removing the agency of the working class members that endorse Sólveig Anna repeatedly. Unfortunately, we live in a class based society. Workers need a leadership that understands the nature of class division, that can pull in more people to participate, and who understands how to make bold demands and then achieve them. Sólveig Anna is not the only person on earth with these skills, but she is the only one running for chair of Efling. I have seen with my own eyes what can be achieved with capable and passionate leadership with unified mass backing. The Battle List, which I am proud to be part of, wants to continue to build our union in this direction: firm leadership closely followed by active rank-and-file members. I stand with Sólveig Anna, her agenda, and I’m proud to be part of the Battle List! Sæþór Benjamín Randalsson is an Efling member and is running for the Battle List (the B-list) along with Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir.
Skoðun Álit Einhverfupaunksins um ABA meðferð og kennslu á Íslandi Sigrún Ósk Stefánsdóttir skrifar
Skoðun Akureyrarbær greiðir götu kvennaathvarfs á Akureyri eins og kostur er Ásthildur Sturludóttir skrifar
Skoðun Viðhorf almennings og neytenda til sjálfbærnimála fyrirtækja og stofnana skiptir miklu máli Soffía Sigurgeirsdóttir,Trausti Haraldsson skrifar