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 Lífsskoðunarfélagið Farsæld tekur upp slitinn þráð siðmenntunar Svanur Sigurbjörnsson Skoðun Landbúnaðarrúnk Hlédís Sveinsdóttir Skoðun Eru Bændasamtökin á móti valdeflingu bænda? Ólafur Stephensen Skoðun Hefur þú skoðanir? Jóhannes Óli Sveinsson Skoðun Framtíðarsýn í samgöngumálum er mosavaxin Sigurður Páll Jónsson Skoðun Opið bréf til Miðflokksmanna Snorri Másson Skoðun Er lægsta verðið alltaf hagstæðast? Karen Ósk Nielsen Björnsdóttir Skoðun Ruben Amorim og sveigjanleiki – hugleiðingar sálfræðings Andri Hrafn Sigurðsson Skoðun Landsbyggðin án háskóla? Ketill Sigurður Jóelsson Skoðun Reykjavíkurmódel á kvennaári Sóley Tómasdóttir Skoðun Skoðun Skoðun Lífsskoðunarfélagið Farsæld tekur upp slitinn þráð siðmenntunar Svanur Sigurbjörnsson skrifar Skoðun Ruben Amorim og sveigjanleiki – hugleiðingar sálfræðings Andri Hrafn Sigurðsson skrifar Skoðun Framtíðarsýn í samgöngumálum er mosavaxin Sigurður Páll Jónsson skrifar Skoðun Fimmta iðnbyltingin krefst svara – strax Sigvaldi Einarsson skrifar Skoðun Hefur þú skoðanir? Jóhannes Óli Sveinsson skrifar Skoðun Er hurð bara hurð? Sölvi Breiðfjörð skrifar Skoðun Reykjavíkurmódel á kvennaári Sóley Tómasdóttir skrifar Skoðun Ekki er allt sem sýnist Valerio Gargiulo skrifar Skoðun Sýndu þér umhyggju – Komdu í skimun Ágúst Ingi Ágústsson skrifar Skoðun Eru Bændasamtökin á móti valdeflingu bænda? Ólafur Stephensen skrifar Skoðun Er lægsta verðið alltaf hagstæðast? Karen Ósk Nielsen Björnsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Landbúnaðarrúnk Hlédís Sveinsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Jesús who? Atli Þórðarson skrifar Skoðun Opið bréf til Miðflokksmanna Snorri Másson skrifar Skoðun Lesskilningur eða lesblinda??? Jóhannes Jóhannesson skrifar Skoðun Henti Íslandi undir strætisvagninn Hjörtur J. Guðmundsson skrifar Skoðun Forvarnateymi grunnskóla – góð hugmynd sem má ekki sofna Eydís Ásbjörnsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Opnum Tröllaskagann Helgi Jóhannsson skrifar Skoðun Ávinningur af endurhæfingu – aukum lífsgæðin Ólafur H. Jóhannsson skrifar Skoðun Hefur þú heyrt þetta áður? Stefnir Húni Kristjánsson skrifar Skoðun Hringekja verðtryggingar og hárra vaxta Benedikt Gíslason skrifar Skoðun Áfram gakk – með kerfisgalla í bakpokanum Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Til þeirra sem fagna Doktornum! Kristján Freyr Halldórsson skrifar Skoðun Skuldin við úthverfin Jóhanna Dýrunn Jónsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Málgögn og gervigreind Steinþór Steingrímsson,Einar Freyr Sigurðsson,Helga Hilmisdóttir skrifar Skoðun Réttlæti hins sterka. Gildra dómarans Jörgen Ingimar Hansson skrifar Skoðun Einelti er dauðans alvara Kolbrún Áslaugar Baldursdóttir skrifar Skoðun Hafa íslenskir neytendur sama rétt og evrópskir? Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir,Ragnar Þór Ingólfsson skrifar Skoðun Sótt að réttindum kvenna — núna Svandís Svavarsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Afnám tilfærslu milli skattþrepa Breki Pálsson 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.
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