Fróðskaparrit - 01.01.1998, Side 129

NÝTTINNAN VÍSINDI 1997
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to make suggestions to FA on changes in
agreements and wages, and to settle ques-
tions that arise between workers and em-
ployers locally. The payment of wages is
still made through a wages office.
Finally we should look at some of the
ways in which Fylking has made its mark,
and the importance of the union, not only
for the workers, but for the whole of
Tvøroyri.
There are four main ways in which Fylk-
ing has made its mark in the 75 years of its
existence; they concern wage conditions,
rights in general, the right to the ownership
of the means of production, and jobs.
It goes without saying that from the very
beginning Fylking endeavoured to secure
for its members as large a part as possible
of the proceeds deriving from whatever
work was available in Tvøroyri. But it is
worth noticing that in its activities Fylking
stresses the rights of members both with re-
gard to employers and to society as a
whole. This policy is seen for example in
the question of giving notice, meal breaks
and the length of the working day. But this
policy was most noticeable in the question
of payment of wages in cash, which in prin-
ciple was a question of the personal free-
dom of members.
The question of the right to own the
means of production was taken up in
earnest by Fylking with the ownership of
Isvirkið and AT, and it is still on their agen-
đa, even although the economic possibility
of carrying out such policies is limited.
This is in line with Fylking’s endeavours
over the years to pressure the authorities at
times in order to get work programmes
fyrsta degi royndi at tryggja limunum so
stóran part sum gjørligt av ágóðanum av tí
arbeiði, ið var til taks á Tvøroyri.
Tað er áhugavert, at Fylking í sínurn
virksemi eisini leggur stóran dent á rættindi
limanna mótvegis arbeiðsgevarunum og
samfelagnum sum heild. Hesin politikkur
sýnir seg eitt nú í spurningum um uppsagn-
ir, um mattíðir og um arbeiðsdagin. Men
týðuligast kemur hesin politikkur til sjónd-
ar í spurninginum um kontanta lønarrind-
an, sum meginregluliga var ein spurningur
um persónliga frælsi limanna.
Spurningurin um ognarrættin til vinnu-
tólini kom av álvara á skránna hjá Fylking
við ísvirkinum og við AT, og hesin spurn-
ingur er framvegis á skránni, hóast fíggjar-
ligu møguleikarnir at inna hesa hugsjón í
verki eru avmarkaðir. Hetta hongur so alt
aftur saman við, at Fylking øll árini so av
og á roynir at ávirka landsmyndugleikarnar
at seta arbeiði í gongd fyri at tryggja limir-
nar ímóti vinnuloysi.
Skulu vit meta um tann týdning, Fylking
hevur havt fyri samfelagið á Tvøroyri hesi
árini síðan 1915, kunnu vit hóskandi taka
støði í endamálsorðingini í lóg felagsins frá
1915. Tað var at røkja áhugamál arbeiðar-
anna og at tryggja eina sømiliga løn. Hetta
er ein spurningur, sum hin einstaki limurin
best sjálvur kann døma um, tí talan er um at
røkka einum máli, sum flytur seg undan
alla tíðina. Spyrja vit hinvegin, hvussu
støðan hjá tí arbeiðandi fólkinum í Føroy-
um hevði verið, um hvørki Fylking ella
onnur fakfeløg vóru til, so munnu vit øll
vera samd um svarið.
Søgan um Fylking og fakfelagsrørsluna í
Føroyum er ein partur av søguni um menn-