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 Bob Marley og íslenskar kosningar Gísli Hvanndal Jakobsson Skoðun Ég var barnið sem vildi ekki taka í höndina á kennaranum sínum Fida Abu Libdeh Skoðun Kjaftæði Elliði Vignisson Skoðun Vitsmunaleg vanstilling í boði ungra Sjálfstæðiskvenna Erna Mist Skoðun Falleinkunn fyrrum forseta Vilhjálmur Þorsteinsson,Viktor Orri Valgarðsson Skoðun Fólk eða fífl? Anna Gunndís Guðmundsdóttir Skoðun Ólögleg meðvirkni lækna Teitur Ari Theodórsson Skoðun Hvert er „útlendingavandamálið“? Karen Kjartansdóttir Skoðun Verklausi milljónakennarinn Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir Skoðun Dálkur Kristrúnar í bak Dags B. var ekki mistök, heldur vísvitandi niðrun Ole Anton Bieltvedt Skoðun Skoðun Skoðun Vill íslenska þjóðin halda í einmenninguna? Matthildur Björnsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Inngilding eða „aðskilnaður“? Jasmina Vajzović Crnac skrifar Skoðun Vonin má aldrei deyja Guðmunda G. Guðmundsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Ég var barnið sem vildi ekki taka í höndina á kennaranum sínum Fida Abu Libdeh skrifar Skoðun Um áhrif niðurskurðar á fjárlögum 2025 til kvikmyndagerðar og lista Steingrímur Dúi Másson skrifar Skoðun Bob Marley og íslenskar kosningar Gísli Hvanndal Jakobsson skrifar Skoðun Fólk eða fífl? Anna Gunndís Guðmundsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Eru til lausnir við mönnunarvanda heilsugæslunnar? Gunnlaugur Már Briem skrifar Skoðun Er eitthvað mál að handtaka börn? Elsa Bára Traustadóttir skrifar Skoðun Er ferðaþjónusta útlendingavandamál? Halla Signý Kristjánsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Íslenska kerfið framleiðir afbrotamenn Ágústa Ágústsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Ekki fokka þessu upp! Gunnar Dan Wiium skrifar Skoðun Kosningaloforð og hvað svo? Björn Snæbjörnsson skrifar Skoðun Fólk, fjárfestingar og framfarir Baldur Thorlacius skrifar Skoðun Húsnæðis- og skipulagsmál Anna Sofía Kristjánsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Falleinkunn fyrrum forseta Vilhjálmur Þorsteinsson,Viktor Orri Valgarðsson skrifar Skoðun Séreignarsparnaður nauðsynlegur valkostur til að létta greiðslubyrði Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Skattlögð þegar við þénum, eigum og eyðum Aron H. Steinsson skrifar Skoðun Kjaftæði Elliði Vignisson skrifar Skoðun Vitsmunaleg vanstilling í boði ungra Sjálfstæðiskvenna Erna Mist skrifar Skoðun Lítið gert úr áhyggjum íbúa Ölfuss og annarra landsmanna Ása Berglind Hjálmarsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Kyrrstöðuna verður að rjúfa! Lausn fyrir verðandi innviðaráðherra Sigþór Sigurðsson skrifar Skoðun Íslenskan og menningararfurinn Sólveig Dagmar Þórisdóttir skrifar Skoðun Mannúðlegri úrræði Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Læknar á landsbyggðinni Sigurjón Þórðarson skrifar Skoðun Íslensk verðtrygging á mannamáli! Elín Íris Fanndal Jónasdóttir skrifar Skoðun Varðhundar kerfisins Lára Herborg Ólafsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Mótum stefnu um iðn- og tæknimenntun á Íslandi Kristján Þórður Snæbjarnarson skrifar Skoðun Stýrir gervigreind málflutningi stjórnmálamanna og semur stefnur stjórnmálaflokkanna? Tómas Ellert Tómasson skrifar Skoðun Kolkrabbinn og fjármálafjötrar Íslands Ágústa Árnadóttir 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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