Chapter 404

December 25, Christmas.

During the Christmas holidays in previous years, Drake chamber of Commerce often began to adjust the shipping schedule one month in advance and deploy personnel to ensure that every employee can get together with his family as much as possible.

In Lorraine's view, this belongs to the construction of corporate culture. Of course, it is more about the consideration of operating costs and talent retention.

With the expansion of the chamber of Commerce, Lorraine spent a lot of energy thinking about the mental state of employees.

He needs his employees to work 12 to 16 hours a day, six and a half days a week, the salary is not higher than the market average, he also needs to be happy and have a sense of belonging and identity with the chamber of Commerce.

It's not easy.

After all, Drake chamber of commerce is now a big business. It has three shipyards, nearly 400 exchanges, more than 200 independent warehouses and a total of more than 600 large and small merchant ships.

He also has 14 manors, 1 castle, 4 exclusive docks above Designated Size, 3 private lands with [Island] as the unit, 27 primary schools, 4 intermediate schools and 1 senior school.

Excluding the sailors, laborers and craftsmen employed temporarily, servants and housekeepers serving private people, slaves regarded as property and long-term workers who signed a deed of sale, the total number of employees of the chamber of Commerce reached 9966 at the beginning of 1784, including 2309 sailors, 575 managers and 42 partners.

Labor unions formed spontaneously.

The first trade union was born in free Boston.

In June 1782, a ship fluid designer named Danny Hoffman thought that [providing hot tea in the tea room rather than coffee is an insult to the designer's profession]. He convened eight friends and established the "Houwan tea free union" in weisges cafe.

Half a month later, his camp's old enemy, Hymel saulaust's secretary and sail designer, established the coffee death Union, with 13 founding members.

The two major trade unions had a heated debate in the second level dock, dock 5, which was not completed, and several bloody incidents of vegetables and chickens pecking each other were triggered. The next year, that is, in March 1783, they successfully brought a lawsuit in front of Carmen of the general association asset management company.

At that time, Carmen was busy cooperating with Lorraine to restart kenvi's relationship network and was ready to enter the American market after the dust settled in Paris

Coffee or tea?

She happily said that choosing drinks is the supreme power given by God to designers, and even the king is not qualified to interfere.

Haite shipyard must be responsible for this difference. The shipyard accounting office needs to formulate a new tea room budget worth 5 pounds and 11 shillings a month, and provide coffee and tea for designers to drink.

The Union won, a great victory, the victory of the workers!

[Houwan tea free trade union] and [coffee death trade union] became famous. From March to July 1783, they expanded to 152 and 133 people respectively, organized 6 gatherings, 2 strikes and 42 negotiations, and successively passed [designers do not need to squeeze public carriages, shipyards are equipped with shuttle buses], [designers' dormitories are replaced with new drawing tables and brighter kerosene lamps], [designers should wear tuxedos to work], [no smoking in docks and setting up free smoking areas] and a series of major resolutions.

The two unions, whose father died and mother married, made the capitalist Lorraine feel no less dangerous than the pirates.

He knew that promoting and controlling labor associations had become one of the most urgent issues facing the chamber of Commerce.

He played his trump card.

Acharin, who was widely sought after among seafarers, pierce, who was deeply loved among students, and Leonard, who was recognized and loved among clerks, began secretly encouraging trade unions and looking for leaders.

In the autumn of 1783, it became the trade union season of Drake chamber of Commerce. A total of 27 new trade unions were established and more than 5900 employees joined.

Lorraine controlled the three largest and six core branches. While striving to promote the establishment of the Federation of trade unions, he began to formulate Trade Union regulations and raise the authority of the controlled trade unions among employees.

Under his control, these nine trade unions have been at the forefront of the times in their struggle with capitalists, and have won 47 adjustments in favor of employees, of which 6 decisions have been promoted in the whole chamber of Commerce.

1、 Employees have the freedom to arrange their work and rest time freely. The originally fixed half day holiday per week is cancelled, and employees enjoy two days of free leave per month with pay;

2、 Employees have the responsibility to take care of their families. In principle, they work no more than 14 hours a day, do not work overtime without reason, and work overtime voluntarily and receive double remuneration;

3、 Employees have the right to be recognized. On their birthday each year, they should receive additional holidays of the same nature as Christmas with pay;

4、 Female employees have the freedom to give birth. Their first two children after marriage should receive 15 days of paid leave and up to 30 days of unpaid leave. They shall not be dismissed during pregnancy; male employees have 15 days of paid paternity leave for their first child after marriage;

5、 The long-term workers in the chamber of commerce industry should abolish the deed of sale and let them choose their life freely to show their difference from slaves;

6、 The trade union should be respected. The trade union with more than 100 members and elected the Council should get its own office. The members of the Council should serve the members in the office for no less than 24 hours a month with pay.

These six resolutions have made the trade union controlled by Lorraine a leader among employees. Trade unions and trade unions have begun to move and merge, and the opportunity to establish a federation of trade unions has emerged.

Lorraine set aside an open space in Miami, where six worker communities, a worker's Square and the Drake Federation of trade unions will be built.

In the next stage, he plans to put the Federation of trade unions on the agenda and establish an independent budget, staffing and administrative allocation to support the off-duty operation of the Federation of trade unions.

This is a big issue. The trade unions need to work harder. They need to organize at least 4 strikes, 10 rallies and 10 to 20 people dismissed in 1785 before Lorraine can make every effort to agree.

Then, the Federation of trade unions can bring out the regulations on the operation of trade unions that have been discussed for one year and five months.

Employees affected by the liberal atmosphere in North America will settle down happily. Of course, that's later.

At this stage, controlled trade unions no longer simply act as an obstacle to capital management. Lorraine and partners began to learn to use them. They made communication easier and made many things that were impossible or difficult to do a reality.

Today's Christmas overtime is a good case.

The general flagship Seamen's Union is one of the most well-developed trade unions in the whole chamber of Commerce, with 517 members, including all sailors on board, some dockers in special berths of Luxi wharf and some designers and shipbuilders of Haite boatman No. 1 dock. There are 12 directors, basically all seamen on board, those with a length of about or more, Help Lorraine and his team command the best sailors on the ship.

Barto was originally their head, but with Barto's promotion to a partner, it took them only two days to select a new leader, a vice sailor named edre.

Lorraine told Bator when Stavanger set sail that valkiri would be at sea this Christmas.

The trade union immediately played the role of a communication bridge and persuaded every sailor to voluntarily apply for giving up the festival.

They won a special Christmas allowance of ￡ 3 per sailor. Karen was in charge of negotiating with Bator.

Karen is a good capitalist who really thinks of workers. With a big hand, he raised the allowance to ￡ 5

The sailors were elated by the result. Lorraine declined to comment, and Carmen sneered.

Last night, the ship held a Christmas Eve Buffet. Karen was drowned by the sailors three times. At night, he fell into the sea from the side and broke his arm.

The sailors were elated by the result. Lorraine declined to comment, and Carmen sneered.

But the sailors' mood did show amazing health. Pierce said more than once that he would hurry to form the secret service formation Seamen's Union.

He received more than 80 petitions at Christmas, all of which were in the hope that the fleet would find a wharf nearby. Even if they miss Christmas Eve, the sailors also want to spend Christmas on shore

In other words, how long will it take to float at sea?

Pierce looked at Lorraine's back sadly: "brother... Governor, five days..."

"Can't wait? Still can't hold the sailors?" Lorraine smiled back.

Pierce's shoulder suddenly collapsed: "all of them, but mainly sailors, they don't want money..."

"So I told you very early to see your identity as a capitalist. Prestige will not always be useful. You will need workers to speak for you."

"Yes..."

Look, pierce has a little feeling. Lorraine knocks him on the head.

"In Cape Town, I asked Eddie to get off the ship and the xiangyanghua, which carried the prisoners, would wait for him at the dock. He would invite someone who was crucial to our next operation. When he came, we could start."

Before he could speak, the watchman's cry came from the ship.

"Lieutenant, southwest ship shadow, sign to confirm the xiangyanghua, and receive the listing application."

"Allowed to be listed." Lorraine replied simply, "connect the xiangyanghua with valkiri."

"Commander's order, the xiangyanghua is connected to the side. The starboard side is cleared within 10 minutes. The Stormtrooper team is on alert and on standby. Execute!"