1. Umuyobozi mukuru wa UPS, Carol Tomé, yagize ati: “Twashyize hamwe kugira ngo twuzuze amasezerano ku ngingo y’ingenzi ku buyobozi bw’ishyirahamwe ry’igihugu ry’abaterankunga, abakozi ba UPS, UPS n’abakiriya.” (Mu by’ukuri ubu, hari amahirwe menshi ko imyigaragambyo izirindwa, kandi imyigaragambyo iracyashoboka. Biteganijwe ko inzira yo kwemeza abanyamuryango b’ishyirahamwe izamara ibyumweru birenga bitatu. Ibisubizo by’amajwi y’abanyamuryango b’ishyirahamwe bishobora gutuma imyigaragambyo iba, ariko niba imyigaragambyo ibaye icyo gihe Mu mpera za Kanama, ntabwo ari umuburo wa mbere wo ku ya 1 Kanama. Hari impungenge ko ibura ry’abashoferi b’amakamyo rishobora gutangira vuba mu cyumweru gitaha kandi rigahagarika imiyoboro y’ibikoresho bya Amerika, bigatwara amamiliyari y’amadolari.)
2. Carol Tomé yagize ati: “Aya masezerano azakomeza guha abashoferi b’amakamyo bakora amasaha yose n’ay’igihe gito ba UPS amafaranga n’ibindi byiza, ariko kandi agakomeza kuba ingirakamaro kugira ngo dukomeze guhangana, dukorere abakiriya kandi dukomeze ubucuruzi bukomeye.”
3. Sean M. O'Brien, umuyobozi mukuru wa Teamsters, umuryango w’igihugu w’abatwara amakamyo, yavuze mu itangazo ko amasezerano y’imyaka itanu y’agateganyo “ashyiraho umurongo ngenderwaho mushya w’abakozi kandi akazamura urwego rw’abakozi bose.” “Twahinduye imikino.” amategeko, duharanira amanywa n’ijoro kugira ngo abanyamuryango bacu batsinde amasezerano yacu meza ahemba imishahara myinshi, agahemba abanyamuryango bacu ku bw’umurimo wabo, kandi nta mananiza asaba.”
4. Mbere y'ibi, abatwara imodoka nto za UPS bakoraga igihe cyose babonaga indishyi y'amafaranga angana na $145.000 ku mwaka. Ibi birimo kwishyura amafaranga y'ubwishingizi bw'ubuzima, kugeza ku byumweru birindwi by'ikiruhuko cyishyurwa, hamwe n'iminsi mikuru yishyurwa n'amategeko, ikiruhuko cy'uburwayi n'iminsi mikuru y'inyongera. Byongeye kandi, hari amafaranga ya pansiyo n'ay'ishuri.
5. Teamsters yavuze ko amasezerano mashya y’agateganyo azazamura imishahara y’abakozi bakora amasaha yose n’ay’igihe gito ku madolari 2.75 ku isaha mu 2023 kandi yiyongereho $7.50 ku isaha mu gihe cy’amasezerano, cyangwa arenga $15.000 ku mwaka. Amasezerano azashyiraho umushahara fatizo w’igihe gito ungana na $21 ku isaha, aho abakozi benshi bakora amasaha make bahembwa menshi. Umushahara ntarengwa w’abashoferi b’amakamyo bakora amasaha yose ya UPS uzazamuka ukagera kuri $49 ku isaha! Teamsters yavuze ko aya masezerano azakuraho kandi gahunda y’imishahara y’abakozi bamwe na bamwe kandi atange akazi gashya ka UPS k’igihe cyose ku banyamuryango b’ishyirahamwe ry’abakozi.
5. Abasesenguzi b'Abanyamerika bavuze ko ayo masezerano “ari meza kuri UPS, inganda zitwara imizigo, urujya n'uruza rw'abakozi n'abafite imizigo.” Ariko “abohereza imizigo bagomba gushaka ibisobanuro birambuye ku masezerano kugira ngo bumve uburyo aya masezerano mashya azagira ingaruka ku kiguzi cyabo, n'uburyo amaherezo azagira ingaruka ku izamuka rusange ry'ibiciro bya UPS muri 2024.”
6. UPS yakiraga amapaki miliyoni 20.8 ku munsi umwaka ushize, kandi nubwo FedEx, ikigo gishinzwe amaposita muri Amerika, na serivisi yo gutanga ibicuruzwa ya Amazon ifite ubushobozi bwo kuyatwara, bake ni bo bizera ko amapaki yose ashobora gukemurwa n’aya mahitamo mu gihe habaye imyigaragambyo. Ibibazo byagaragaye mu masezerano birimo icyuma gikonjesha amakamyo yo gutwara ibicuruzwa, ubusabe bwo kongererwa imishahara cyane, cyane cyane ku bakozi bakora amasaha make, no kuziba icyuho cy’imishahara hagati y’ibyiciro bibiri bitandukanye by’abakozi muri UPS.
7. Nk’uko byatangajwe n’umuyobozi w’ishyirahamwe ry’abakozi, Sean M. O'Brien, impande zombi zari zariyemeje mbere ku kigero cya 95% by’amasezerano, ariko ibiganiro byarangiye ku ya 5 Nyakanga bitewe n’ibibazo by’ubukungu. Mu biganiro byo kuwa kabiri, byibanze ku mushahara n’ibindi bigenerwa abashoferi bakora amasaha make, bagizwe n’abarenga kimwe cya kabiri cy’abashoferi b’amakamyo bo muri iyo sosiyete. Nyuma y’uko ibiganiro byongeye gusubukurwa kuwa kabiri mu gitondo, impande zombi zahise zumvikanwaho by’ibanze.
8. Ndetse n'imyigaragambyo y'igihe gito ishobora gushyira UPS mu kaga ko gutakaza abakiriya mu gihe kirekire, kuko abatwara ibicuruzwa bakomeye benshi bashobora gusinya amasezerano y'igihe kirekire n'abanywanyi ba UPS nka FedEx kugira ngo bakomeze gutanga ibicuruzwa.
9. Imyigaragambyo iracyashoboka, kandi ubwoba bw'imyigaragambyo ntiburarangira. Abatwara amakamyo benshi baracyafite uburakari bw'uko abanyamuryango bashobora gutora batemera amasezerano nubwo bongererwa imishahara n'ibindi bitego ku meza.
10. Bamwe mu bagize Teamsters bishimiye ko batagomba kujya mu myigaragambyo. UPS ntiyigeze igira imyigaragambyo kuva mu 1997, bityo abenshi mu bashoferi b'amakamyo 340.000 ba UPS ntibigeze bajya mu myigaragambyo igihe bari muri iyo kompanyi. Bamwe mu bashoferi ba UPS nka Carl Morton babajijwe bavuga ko yishimiye cyane amakuru y'amasezerano. Iyo bibaho, yari yiteguye kujya mu myigaragambyo, ariko yizeye ko bitazaba. Yagize ati: "Byari nk'ihumure ry'ako kanya," nk'uko yabibwiye itangazamakuru mu cyumba cy'ihuriro ry'abakozi i Philadelphia. "Biratangaje. Mu minota mike ishize, twatekerezaga ko bigiye kujya mu myigaragambyo, none ubu byararangiye."
11. Nubwo amasezerano ashyigikiwe n'ubuyobozi bw'ishyirahamwe, haracyari ingero nyinshi z'amajwi y'abanyamuryango bemejwe n'itsinda ry'abaterankunga yananiranye. Rimwe muri ayo majwi ryabaye muri iki cyumweru ubwo 57% by'ishyirahamwe ry'abapilote rya FedEx batoye kwanga amasezerano y'agateganyo yari kongera umushahara wabo ho 30%. Bitewe n'amategeko agenga abakozi areba abapilote b'indege, iri shyirahamwe ntiryemerewe guhagarika akazi mu gihe gito nubwo hatabayeho gutora. Ariko ayo mategeko ntareba abatwara amakamyo ya UPS.
12. Ishyirahamwe ry’abakozi Teamsters ryavuze ko amasezerano azatwara UPS andi mafaranga agera kuri miliyari 30 z’amadolari mu gihe cy’imyaka itanu y’amasezerano. UPS yanze kugira icyo ivuga ku igenamigambi, ariko ivuga ko izasobanura neza igenamigambi ryayo mu gihe izaba itangaje inyungu z’igihembwe cya kabiri ku ya 8 Kanama.
Igihe cyo kohereza: Kanama-04-2023

