(en) DAF, Meydan #24 - Maltepe University Hospital Health
Workers in Resistance (tr) [machine translation]
While working in Istanbul Maltepe University Hospital in Maltepe Revolutionary Health
because they are members of the trade union dismissed 98 health workers to return to work
and set up tents in front of hospital building contractors against the impositions of
resistance began to. We talked to two months is keeping a close vigil in front of the
hospital while waiting Maltepe University Hospital ?ehriban rock and the working
conditions of the workers and the resistance process in the hospital with joy Sahin. ----
Square Newspaper: Hello, primarily Getting to know you a little. At Maltepe University
Hospital has never organized such a stance. How did you develop this of organization? ----
?ehriban Kaya: I ?ehriban Rock. Maltepe University Hospital 9 years working in the Faculty
of Medicine. Diet got a job as a hostess. We were getting a salary minimum wage level.
Become very difficult to live with this salary.
We become unable to meet even our basic needs. Everyone started doing extra work. It began
talks with managers thinking whether this time. We could not get a positive response from
them. Of course we were not organized, we did not do anything on an individual basis. For
years it kept that way. But all or say, he inventions necessity arises, we also began to
unionize should our needs. Made hikes workplace problems we encountered, we must work, our
work environment and our hours, we started discussions with friends on problems like.
As every hospital, and you'll be staying here in overtime. How are paid overtime wages?
We normally get overtime wages in hours. There are no two hundred percent here as
elsewhere. We worked 13 hours the past weekend, for example. When complaints after leaving
a friend's work has been reduced by adjusting the 8 hours. But the difference between us
in a very funny way reflect it. Our friends for years operated in this way, some 150
pounds, some are sent to the given 300 pounds. There was fear us because we are in
business unorganized subject. Here they make he signed the papers do not know what all.
Some even signed a blank paper. As a result, the moment was reduced by adjusting working
hours to 8 hours. As for hours, so as in workplaces where unions are organized on weekends
twice, do not double the cost of the feast.
So you did your job you do not work are built?
For Sure. I got a job as a hostess diet. As many of my friends here, I would handle more
than two hospitals. The two hospitals also have a kitchen, there are patients. We wash in
the dishwasher, we've done the stewardess; We made the personellig, we did the cleaning,
we did the cooking. So we do our job without any kind. If we are told "Our system is such,
you will if you agree; You do not go. "We're also forced.
The lack of hike in salary subject to the bargain.
Of course. Made time for nothing. We have not seen already, even if they bring resetting
equivalent to hike tax month. This time not even once we get our hands. We started with
the union to discuss all issues. Hospital management, we realized we needed this
challenge. It's a secret we can not work already, everything was clear. Seeing this,
employers were afraid of us being organized. Unions said before a friend about our future,
then lay our three friends. We have continued to be union members subject. A few days
later alk??l? inputs and outputs have protested against this situation. Two days later,
all of us (94 people) were dismissed.
Friends with their first release, and you have dismissed 94 other workers on what grounds?
They dismiss because we are unionized, but the reasons are different. First they said
"excess workers". However, in that section, we only worked a friend. They understand that
hold this excuse, "poor performance" they showed. Then they took us in and lead as they
never say anything. According to the information we received later, uymus low performance
ours! Let's work for years, minimum wage, get our performance awards, get our document;
After poor performance! About us Our performance was very good. We bland people quietly.
But when "We are human, we do not get along!" He began to make a sound, that's when our
performance what so hikmetse- fell.
The performance of high performance so far suddenly workers is low. "We dismissed because
of union contractors will run the system." They said subject.
Was that which they said: "We are not the union, we enjoy because of poor performance. We
closed a section completely to focus on health. "We are workers, we know already that way.
They say they Subcontractor system bringing focus to health. This is a big lie! They keep
calling us back from the subcontractor shamelessly. Subcontractor is meant slavery. Means
the absence of precarious work environment and no future.
?ehriban rock from Maltepe University Hospital insurgents
Resistance Going back to the days in the beginning; that's how it has an impact on the
removal of the workers friends? Resistance How did the decision to start?
They have to notify us with any written document, did not say anything. She comes in the
morning to start the day with friends. "You all get out," they say, "There you have it
removed." They do not say anything in the night running friends, they are running. They
say they dismissed them in the morning. Of course everyone in shock, remained baffled. But
when we begin to unionization, some of the things we take into consideration, we could
imagine it. So they bring in at least 5- 10 people were thinking. Us so many workers
suddenly surprised removal. Never without notice, people suddenly winter day the streets
are left in the middle. This is definitely something people made ??without replacement
workers. "We have your rights," he said, but because our salaries are very low, our
compensation nothing if the given conditions of life considered. Because everyone has a
loan. Everyone goes to the head of the rents received. Urban transformation can not be
found because the rental house already. They know that people have to fight these reasons.
On the other hand, where the friends never organized such an experience before. So thanks,
tried for years because it is a job. TA until the cup is overflowing. "Enough" until a
situation to say. The problem is not a person, everyone's problem. Anyone suffering from
lead a cat-and-dog life, but nobody did anything. When such a resistance, everyone is
starting to talk their problems. We talked remedies; We talked that we must fight, we
talked about the importance of unity. We had no other choice. As long as the working class
unity is not really as long as the fight, never wins anything. I use mine constantly have
a word; never offered us anything on the tin tray. That's why we need to fight. We started
our resistance a press release. We have decided to set up our tent with the union.
Let's talk a little bit about where the resistance to the environment, how life takes a
resistance in the tent?
7/24 open our tent. Nights 6 days a week alternating male colleagues they stay, one day a
week as well as women we are staying. Facilities are all trying to come extent. Some of
the children is going on, is going out of business. In such cases, sometimes we are able
to fire, but everyone is trying to be here.
Of course, there are insurgents among workers with children; patients who have.
Yup. Four wife also have a friend who is in the opposition. We have a friend who has one
baby. Cancer patients who are our friends. But nobody gone leaving here. Formerly negative
people facing such a situation, now they say "They were really justified." This resistance
has got to realize that there is nothing without a fight.
So that any forward action do you think events?
So this weekend we are making in our meeting with the union. We're talking about what
happens after a week there. We have collected 30 thousand signatures with an international
solidarity campaign in recent days. That we communicate to the rector, but have not yet
received the answer would evaluate.
How to approach the resistance of the workers and other hospital Maltepe people?
So far our biggest supporters already Maltepe people. Different institutions, political
parties, comes a number of support. I think this support not to call too. Everyone needs
to be ownership of this resistance.
Because today is our own, tomorrow everyone's head. If we win tomorrow, everyone will have
won. On the other hand Maltepe Forum with us. Our food is met by the Maltepe Municipality.
When visiting for public support, it comes absolutely hands full. As did your friends.
Support, rather than solidarity.
Hi, I to know you a little. What problems did you encounter as you? How do you evaluate
the removal process work?
Sevcan Sahin: I Sevcan hawk. I was at Maltepe University Hospital nursing staff. I started
to work as a caregiver but they yaptiriyor all works. Because we have two female staff at
night. As my friend, looking here and gynecology. Emergency patients are waiting for
instance. You do need care, they're going to call the floor, doing the cleaning. We also
want additional staff "What are you doing at night?", "If you try to come to your
business, if there came to the door, come in." They say. Then we were unionized, that's
why we removed.
Is there anything you want to add?
?ehriban Kaya: I want to say once again following the. The unity of the working class is
very important, especially in this period. We need to realize the power of labor, this is
the only way. We want to live as human beings, we want to leave our children a dignified
life, we need to organize to resist. How do they know the power of the bosses money, we
need to know the workers in our labor force.
Least because labor, capital is nothing. I also need to know that our capital is also
supposed to share and see themselves as employers. Without waiting for someone
unintentionally. Because our right we will not someone else; we will take it.
Square Thank you for the interview in the newspaper. We'll always be there on behalf of
class solidarity.
We thank you for coming here. Us, we thank you for your ownership of this resistance.
Interview: Serhat Yasar & Dilan Yaman
In this interview, Square has been published in the Journal of Number 24.
http://meydangazetesi.org/gundem/2015/02/maltepe-universitesi-hastanesi-saglik-iscileri-direniste/
