Chapter 328, The Trade Union Situation (7)
Although Kony temporarily retained his position in the union by virtue of the larger number of skilled workers, the differences in the union were already very obvious. The decisions made by the trade unions thereafter were completely uncoordinated with the ordinary workers: the ordinary workers ignored the decisions of the trade unions, and even those who were still members of the trade unions from ordinary workers were indifferent. In the following meetings, these committee members also showed themselves quite cold, often being late or simply absent, and even when they attended the meeting, they were also cold, basically not speaking, and did not care much about what others said.
Kony tried to bridge the differences, first by promising that the three seats now vacated would all be for ordinary workers in the later elections for union members. Truth be told, making this promise hurts Koneney, because it in itself means that the differences are open and perpetuated. In the past, when workers elected members of trade unions, they never considered whether the candidate was from an ordinary worker or a skilled worker. Now, however, the allocation of seats in the trade unions according to the origin of the workers is tantamount to acknowledging the division of the workers and fixing it in an institutional way.
But this good-natured concession by Kony did not satisfy the ordinary workers, and even provoked even greater discontent. Because in their eyes, it's not good intentions at all. Rank-and-file workers are more numerous, and they will naturally get more votes and committee seats in the election, without the need for Kony's so-called "goodwill". They even suspect that Kony's so-called "goodwill" was only to ensure that the skilled worker-turned-committee members could continue to control the union. Because he intends only to hold a by-election, not a genuine, fully democratic election. The ordinary workers, on the other hand, feel that the last incident shows that the current trade union members have no ability to lead the trade unions and safeguard the interests of the workers, so a comprehensive re-election is necessary. This is especially true when there may be traitors among the trade unionists.
But Kony felt that it might not be a good thing to hold an election at this time that ordinary workers wanted. This is not to say that he wants to maintain a balance between the representation of skilled workers and ordinary workers. Rather, he feared that the workers would elect people who had no previous experience of struggle. And then for years to come, the union's combat effectiveness suffered.
Kony tried hard to convince the rank-and-file workers, but to limited success. In order to salvage the situation, Kony made up his mind and announced to everyone tomorrow that he would resign as chairman and commissioner. Although this is also a loss for the union, I hope that this method will prevent the union from even greater losses......
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There were no street lights in the working-class neighborhoods of Paris, and it was a light rain on a night, the moon and stars were obscured by dark clouds, and the surroundings were extremely dark. Generally speaking, there is little entertainment at the workers' homes, and in addition to the fatigue of work, by this time, everyone has long been asleep. Therefore, in general, there will be no people on the street at this time. But at this moment, a group of dark shadows quietly appeared.
"Are you sure Kony is at home?" A black man asked in a whisper.
"Of course, you see, there's still a little light in that room, and only Kony will still have the light on to read at this time." The other replied in a low voice.
"Good." The black man said. He then turned to the others and said, "Go with the plan!" So a group of dark shadows approached Kony's house......
Then there was a burst of chickens and dogs, exclamations, and the screams of women. Some people are shouting "thieves", some people are shouting "murder", and some people are crying loudly. At this time, several dark shadows ran out from the direction of Kony's house, and behind them, there were some people chasing after them.
A few dark shadows seemed to be very familiar with this area, and even in the darkness they ran fast, and in a blink of an eye they ran to the Seine and got into a small boat waiting there......
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By this time, Kony's house had been lit with a lamp, and a large group of workers living nearby had gathered around it. In the darkness, only the cries of Kony's wife could be heard continuously. At this time, Pat came out of the house with a sad and angry face, and the workers immediately gathered around him and asked, "How is it?" ”
Pat shook his head, and after a while said, "Kony...... Kony is dead. ”
"What?" There was an uproar.
"Who did that?" "Are those bosses?" All sorts of voices came flooding in like a tidal wave.
"I asked Margaret about the situation," said Pat in a deep voice, "and she said that a couple of masked men rushed in at once, all with hammers in their hands, and rushed straight into Coney's room, and then ......" Pat choked up, and could barely go on.
After a while, Pat finally relented, and he continued in a mournful tone: "The fellows killed Kony with a hammer, and then rushed out again. Did you catch up with what you just chased? ”
"Didn't catch up." Someone replied, "They run faster than rats!" Ran to the river and disappeared. ”
"As soon as I got closer, one of them threw a hammer at me. I picked up the hammer back. Someone shouted.
"Take it and see!" Pat immediately shouted. So one of the workers stepped forward and handed Pat a hammer, and by the lantern they had in their hands, he could see that the hammer was still stained with blood.
"This is the hammer we use when we work in the processing workshop of our factory." Someone recognized the hammer at a glance.
At this time, Pat seemed to gradually calm down. He continued: "If the lights are blind like this, those guys didn't run the wrong way?" ”
"Nope. They took the shortest run, crossed the alleyway next to Simon's house, went straight to the river, and then disappeared. The pursuer replied.
"The alley next to Simon's house is not easy to walk during the day, and it is so narrow at night that ordinary people can't see it at all." Pat exclaimed, "These people must be familiar with this place. ”
"Yes, yes!"
"It must be like this!"
People are agreeing with this statement. Someone even shouted: "These guys have covered their faces, maybe they are our acquaintances!" ”
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After daybreak, the police also came, and after looking at the scene and questioning several witnesses, the officers came to almost the same conclusion: "This is done by an acquaintance!" After the gangsters rushed in, they did not hesitate at all, and rushed directly into the victim's room, which shows that they are familiar with the structure of the house and the living habits of the victim. When they escaped, they were able to take a shortcut and run to the river in one fell swoop. ”
In such a situation, everyone's heart is full of suspicion. Many people began to suspect that it was not necessarily the capitalists who committed the attack, but perhaps the opposition in the trade unions. Pat even had a direct argument with the ordinary workers' committee members over this, and even started his fist.
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Blackwater France Branch.
Bob is leading the wrap-up meeting of the last operation.
"Our operation was very successful, and we can say that we have achieved 100 per cent of the goals we have to achieve." Bob said, "There are several reasons for this:
First of all, we are well prepared before we act. In order to ensure that the action is smooth, we have contacted the bridge and road planning department of the guò government in advance to carry out a detailed mapping of the target area and grasp the first-hand information. This allowed us to build a simulated site in the training site in a one-to-one manner with a high level of simulation.
Secondly, we train seriously and are close to actual combat. The team conducted high-intensity training in the simulated field for half a month, running more than 8,000 meters in these areas every day. Before we act, we can even run blindfolded. This is such a high-intensity training close to actual combat, which guarantees our success. Therefore, in the future, we must continue to implement Mr. MacDonald's instruction that training must be 'strict, difficult, proceeding from actual combat, and persisting in training with a large amount of exercise,' and continue to do a good job in our training.
The third point is our solidarity and cooperation, our intelligence officers, our combatants, our responders can all cooperate with each other and work together. Everyone did their part, and we won. ”
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A week later, the trade union of MacDonald Steel France held an election of members, and the members of the committee who were ordinary workers suddenly occupied about 70 percent. This incident, coupled with the unknown cause of Kone's death, exploded on the side of the skilled workers. At Pat's instigation, several members of the Skilled Workers' side announced their withdrawal from the union, and then together they formed a new union called the "McDonald Steel France Skilled Workers' Union". The biggest danger in MacDonald Steel France was the dissolution of the union.
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"Ordinary workers have a much lower position in the market than skilled workers, and now that we have managed to split them out of the union, it will be very beneficial for us to further reduce costs in the future. In the future, we can further depress the wages of ordinary workers to a level comparable to the European average. From this, we can also take a little bit out and raise the wages of skilled workers, on the one hand, this will make our friends more stable in the skilled workers' union, and on the other hand, it can further pit skilled workers against ordinary workers. In order to encourage this dichotomy, I have invented a new term to describe our skilled workers. Let's call it 'middle class.'" At the family's summary meeting, Scrooge said.