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 Kæru smiðir, hárgreiðslufólk og píparar! Víðir Reynisson Skoðun Inngilding – nýyrði sem enginn skilur? Miriam Petra Ómarsdóttir Awad Skoðun Að sætta sig við brot á samkomulagi eða ekki Jón Ágúst Eyjólfsson Skoðun Vantar fleiri lyftara í heilbrigðiskerfið? Ragna Sigurðardóttir Skoðun Afhendum raunverulegum eigendum hlut sinn í Íslandsbanka til jafns Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Skoðun Vilja miklu stærra bákn Hjörtur J. Guðmundsson Skoðun Geðheilbrigðismál og landsbyggðin Eydís Ásbjörnsdóttir Skoðun Er píparinn þinn skattsvikari? Kristinn Karl Brynjarsson Skoðun Kosningar og ,ehf gatið‘ Róbert Farestveit Skoðun Kæra unga móðir Jóna Þórey Pétursdóttir Skoðun Skoðun Skoðun Við erum heit, græn og orkumikil – gerum kröfur um sjálfbærni, nýsköpun og betri nýtingu auðlinda! Halla Hrund Logadóttir ,Fida Abu Libdeh skrifar Skoðun Kæru smiðir, hárgreiðslufólk og píparar! Víðir Reynisson skrifar Skoðun Vilja miklu stærra bákn Hjörtur J. Guðmundsson skrifar Skoðun Vantar fleiri lyftara í heilbrigðiskerfið? Ragna Sigurðardóttir skrifar Skoðun Inngilding – nýyrði sem enginn skilur? Miriam Petra Ómarsdóttir Awad skrifar Skoðun Að sætta sig við brot á samkomulagi eða ekki Jón Ágúst Eyjólfsson skrifar Skoðun Afhendum raunverulegum eigendum hlut sinn í Íslandsbanka til jafns Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson skrifar Skoðun Geðheilbrigðismál og landsbyggðin Eydís Ásbjörnsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Er píparinn þinn skattsvikari? Kristinn Karl Brynjarsson skrifar Skoðun Frelsi til að búa þar sem þú vilt Sæunn Gísladóttir skrifar Skoðun Kosningar og ,ehf gatið‘ Róbert Farestveit skrifar Skoðun Grípum tækifærin og sköpum bjartari framtíð Ísak Leon Júlíusson skrifar Skoðun Kæra unga móðir Jóna Þórey Pétursdóttir skrifar Skoðun Niðurskurðarhnífnum beitt á skólana Kolbrún Áslaugar Baldursdóttir skrifar Skoðun Verði þitt val, svo á jörðu sem á himni Halldóra Lillý Jóhannsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Öryggis annarra vegna… Ingunn Björnsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Verðmæti leikskólans Hólmfríður Jennýjar Árnadóttir skrifar Skoðun Íslenskur landbúnaður er ekki aðeins arfleifð heldur líka framtíð okkar Íslendinga Halla Hrund Logadóttir skrifar Skoðun Vítahringur ofbeldis og áfalla Paola Cardenas skrifar Skoðun Heilbrigð sál í hraustum líkama Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Að segja bara eitthvað Hulda María Magnúsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Litlu fyrirtækin – kerfishyggja og skattlagning Eiríkur S. Svavarsson skrifar Skoðun „Þörfin fyrir nýtt upphaf: Af hverju hrista þarf upp í stjórnmálum“ Sigurður Hólmar Jóhannesson skrifar Skoðun Reiknileikni Sambandsins Ragnar Þór Pétursson skrifar Skoðun Vegurinn heim Tinna Rún Snorradóttir skrifar Skoðun Framsókn setur heimilin í fyrsta sæti Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson skrifar Skoðun Allt mannanna verk - orkuöryggi á Íslandi Ingibjörg Isaksen skrifar Skoðun Hvert er planið? Þorleifur Hallbjörn Ingólfsson skrifar Skoðun Íslenskan heldur velli Stefán Atli Rúnarsson,Jóhann F K Arinbjarnarson skrifar Skoðun Einstaklingur á undir högg að sækja í dómsmáli við hinn sterka Jörgen Ingimar Hansson 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.
Afhendum raunverulegum eigendum hlut sinn í Íslandsbanka til jafns Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Skoðun
Skoðun Við erum heit, græn og orkumikil – gerum kröfur um sjálfbærni, nýsköpun og betri nýtingu auðlinda! Halla Hrund Logadóttir ,Fida Abu Libdeh skrifar
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Skoðun Íslenskur landbúnaður er ekki aðeins arfleifð heldur líka framtíð okkar Íslendinga Halla Hrund Logadóttir skrifar
Skoðun „Þörfin fyrir nýtt upphaf: Af hverju hrista þarf upp í stjórnmálum“ Sigurður Hólmar Jóhannesson skrifar
Skoðun Einstaklingur á undir högg að sækja í dómsmáli við hinn sterka Jörgen Ingimar Hansson skrifar
Afhendum raunverulegum eigendum hlut sinn í Íslandsbanka til jafns Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Skoðun