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Umthetho waseCalifornia owenqabela abaqashi ukuthi bafune abasebenzi babo ukuthi baxazulule izikhalazo ezingathi sína zasemsebenzini ngasese uphambana nomthetho wenhlangano, inkantolo yokudlulisa amacala ngoLwesithathu.
Isinqumo sika-2 kuya koku-1 sephaneli lamajaji amathathu eNkantolo Yezifunda Yezi-9 Yokwedluliswa Kwamacala yase-US siphawule ukunqoba kwezomthetho kwamabhizinisi amakhulu nabaqashi, futhi kwaba nomthelela omkhulu kubasebenzi, kusho abameli bezemisebenzi.
Ngaphansi kwalokho okwaziwa ngokuthi izivumelwano zokulamula eziyisibopho, izisebenzi kudingeka zixazulule ukucwasa, ukuhlukumeza nezinye izikhalo zasemsebenzini ngezikhathi eziyimfihlo, ezivaliwe esikhundleni sokuqulwa kwecala lomphakathi. Izivumelwano ezinjalo ziye zanda eminyakeni yamuva futhi zivame ukuphoqelelwa kubasebenzi njengesimo sokuqashwa,
Abagqugquzeli balezi zivumelwano, okuhlanganisa izinhlangano zamabhizinisi kazwelonke kanye nezifundazwe, bathi bavumela isinqumo esisheshayo nesingabizi kakhulu sokulungisa izindaba zasemsebenzini futhi zisanikeza isivikelo kubasebenzi.
Abagxeki baphikisa izivumelwano ezinjalo ngamabomu ukuhlukumeza – okuhlanganisa uhlobo lokuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi emsebenzini okuqondiswe yinhlangano ye-#MeToo – futhi kwenza kube nzima kubasebenzi ukwazi ukuthi ukuphathwa kabi kwabo kukodwa noma kuyingxenye yephethini enkulu.
Umthetho waseCalifornia, eyaziwa ngokuthi AB51wayenza isigebengu icala kubaqashi ukuphoqa abasebenzi ukuthi basayine izivumelwano zokulamula ngezicelo abangazenza ngaphansi kwemithetho yezemisebenzi kahulumeni. Abagqugquzeli bamalungelo ezisebenzi bawuncoma lo mthetho, kwathi uGov. Gavin Newsom wawusayina waba umthetho ngo-2019 njengengxenye yephakethe lezikweletu athe zizovikela abasebenzi ekuhlukunyezweni ngokobulili futhi zibahlinzeke ngamaholo nezempilo.
Umthetho ofana nawo uye wavinjelwa ngokuphindaphindiwe nguGov. Jerry Brown, namaqembu ebhizinisi – kuhlanganise ne-US Chamber of Commerce, i-California Chamber of Commerce, i-National Retail Federation kanye ne-California Retailers Assn. – ngokushesha bamangalele ngalo mthetho omusha, bethi wephule amalungelo abo okulamula ngaphansi komthetho wenhlangano.
Ijaji lenkantolo yesifunda livumelana namaqembu amabhizinisi, ekhipha umyalo wokuqala ngo-2019 ukuvimba umthetho ukuthi usebenze njengoba icala labo liya phambili. Umbuso udlulise lowo myalelo kuSekethe yesi-9, futhi waqale wawina.
Nokho, lona leli thimba lamajaji amathathu elanquma ukuthi umthetho wawungase usebenze kamuva, lasekela leli cala, lacaphuna icala elingahlobene nokulamula leNkantolo Ephakeme Yase-United States. Ithimba langoLwesithathu lizihoxisile.
Ebhalela inkantolo, iJaji Lesifunda uSandra Ikuta, oqokwe uMongameli uGeorge W. Bush, wanquma ukuthi umthetho wezwe wawubekwe ngaphambi kweFederal Arbitration Act, ovikela isimo esibophezelayo semibandela yokulamula lapho kubhekene nezinselele.
U-Ikuta ubhale ukuthi igunya lomthetho wenhlangano “linweba emithethweni yezwe ebandlulula ukwakhiwa kwezivumelwano zokulamula,” okuzofaka nomthetho wase-California.
I-Ikuta yajoyinwa iJaji Lesifunda uWilliam Fletcher, uMongameli uClinton owayeqokwe ngaphambili owayenqumele abasebenzi esinqumweni sokuqala sesigungu ecaleni. UFletcher akazange abhale kuleli cala noma achaze ngokushintsha kwakhe umqondo.
IJaji Lesifunda Le-10 u-Carlos Lucero, omunye oqokwe uClinton owaqokwa ngokukhethekile ukuthi ahlale kuphaneli yesi-9 Sesekethe, wenqabile.
Abameli bezinhlangano zamabhizinisi abaphikisana nomthetho kahulumeni basincomile isinqumo.
“Siyajabula ukuthi iSekethe Yesishiyagalolunye yaqinisekisa inqubomgomo eqinile evuna ukulamula,” kusho ummeli uJennifer Dickey. “Umthetho waseCalifornia ubufuna ukubalekela leyo nqubomgomo futhi, ngokwenza kanjalo, ngabe wenqabela abaqashi nabasebenzi ngokufanayo izinzuzo zokulamula.”
Abameli bezabasebenzi basigxekile lesi sinqumo.
“Uma izinkampani zingaphoqa abasebenzi ukuthi baxazulule izimangalo zabo, abaningi babo bayazi ukuthi abasoze bathweswa icala ngokwephula kwabo amalungelo abasebenzi,” kusho uShannon Liss-Riordan, ummeli wamalungelo abasebenzi oseke wamangalela amacala amaningi okulamula. isimo. “IsiShayamthetho saseCalifornia sizame izindlela eziningi ezahlukene zokulungisa lesi simo, kanti iSekethe yesi-9 manje isiwunqabile umzamo wabo wakamuva wokubuyisela ubulungiswa kubasebenzi.”
U-Lorena Gonzalez, owabhala i-AB51 njengowesifazane waseCalifornia futhi manje osebenza njengenhloko ye-California Labour Federation, uthe abameli bezabasebenzi eCalifornia bazoqhubeka nokusebenzela ukuvikela amalungelo abasebenzi – okuhlanganisa nokuphakamisa ukukhathazeka ngezivumelwano zokulamula nokucela iCongress ukuthi izibambe. phakathi.
“Leli akulona nje ithuluzi lokufihla abalingisi ababi, ukulamula bekulokhu kusetshenziswa umlando ukuze kufihlwe abantu abacwasa ngokwebala, ngokobulili abaphethe kanye nokugcina abasebenzi baqonde ukuthi bayingxenye yalo lonke uhlelo lokucwasa,” kusho uGonzalez. “Sesazi manje kunanini ngaphambili ukuthi abasebenzi bahlukunyezwa ngokwebiwa kwamaholo, imikhuba engekho emthethweni emsebenzini, ngabaqashi abaphula umthetho ngokungagwegwesi.”
Akukacaci ukuthi kuzokwenzekani ecaleni elilandelayo.
California Atty. Ihhovisi lika-Gen. Rob Bonta, obemele umbuso kuleli cala, lingafaka isicelo sokuthi leli cala lithethwe yiphaneli yamajaji angu-11 “en banc” amajaji wesi-9, noma lingafuna ukuba lithathwe Inkantolo Ephakeme yase-US.
NgoLwesithathu, ihhovisi likaBonta lithe “libuyekeza isinqumo futhi licubungula izinyathelo ezilandelayo,” futhi “lizoqhubeka nokusebenzela ukuvikela imithetho eklanyelwe ukuvikela abasebenzi kanye nokuqinisekisa ukusebenza kahle kwemisebenzi nebhizinisi.”
Intatheli yeLos Angeles Times uMargot Roosevelt ufake isandla kulo mbhalo.
