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| − | '''Hotel Bauen''' is a worker-run<ref name=Upsidedownworld>Sammy Loren, [http://upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/28/32/ Argentina’s Worker-Run Hotel Bauen] Upside Down World</ref> hotel in [[Buenos Aires]],<ref name=Rethinkingeconomies> Alice Bryer, [http://www.rethinkingeconomies.org.uk/web/d/doc_71.pdf Beyond Bureaucracies?] ''Rethinkingeconomies.org.uk''</ref> the capital and largest city | + | '''Hotel Bauen''' is a [[Workers' self-management|worker-run]]<ref name=Upsidedownworld>Sammy Loren, [http://upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/28/32/ Argentina’s Worker-Run Hotel Bauen] Upside Down World</ref> four-star hotel<ref name=Labourstart>[http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c=65 Argentina: Solidarity with Bauen hotel workers] LabourStart</ref> in [[Buenos Aires]],<ref name=Rethinkingeconomies> Alice Bryer, [http://www.rethinkingeconomies.org.uk/web/d/doc_71.pdf Beyond Bureaucracies?] ''Rethinkingeconomies.org.uk''</ref> the capital and largest city of [[Argentina]]. It is a 20-story hotel<ref>Brian Byrnes, [http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0425/p08s01-woam.htm Argentina elects a new president on Sunday amid a five-year recession] The Christian Science Monitor</ref> established in 1978 by the Iurcovich family<ref name=Rethinkingeconomies/> with a loan from the then military dictatorship<ref name=Upsidedownworld/> During this period Hotel Bauen was a well-known meeting place for right-wing politicians. However, the Iurcovich family failed to repay the loan and the hotel was sold in 1997 to a Chilean company named, "Solari SA." Solari SA also never paid back the money owed to the government and by 2001, the owners abandoned the hotel leaving approximately 250 people unemployed. Taking control of the abandoned building, 2003 saw the workers reopen the hotel. After assuming control, profits rose and the workers managed to fulfill all legal safety requirements which had been ignored by the former [[capitalist]] owners.<ref name=Rethinkingeconomies/><ref name=Upsidedownworld/> Former low ranking staff, including cleaning people, dishwashers and receptionists, now operate the hotel democratically without a workplace hierarchy.<ref>Zack Fields, [http://campusprogress.org/features/556/diy-argentina D.I.Y. Argentina] Campus Progress</ref> |
| − | Hotel Bauen is often considered to be an example | + | Hotel Bauen is often considered to be an prime example regarding how workers can form labour-orientated kinds of social responsibility in opposition to the capitalist system.<ref name=Rethinkingeconomies/> According to receptionist Luisa Casanova, "It is more than just a hotel. Political groups and unions meet here during the week; people from the provinces arriving in Buenos Aires for their first time know to come here to find job opportunities. Bauen influences other social movements in a positive way."<ref name=Upsidedownworld/> |
| − | form labour-orientated kinds of social responsibility in opposition to the capitalist system.<ref name=Rethinkingeconomies/> According to receptionist Luisa Casanova, "It is more than just a hotel. Political groups and unions meet here during the week; people from the provinces arriving in Buenos Aires for their first time know to come here to find job opportunities. Bauen influences other social movements in a positive way."<ref name=Upsidedownworld/> | + | |
| + | Right-wing politicians have targeted the hotel and its workers in the hopes of evicting them.<ref name=Labourstart/> The Iurkovich family have claimed ownership of the hotel but their claim is disputed by the workers. Hotel clerk Diego Siles said, "The government loaned the money and no one ever paid back those loans, the hotel in reality belongs to the government." However, the government can legally side with the workers who have also said they will pay back the loan upon being granted ownership of the hotel. Casanova said, "If the government isn´t corrupt, they will side with the workers."<ref name=Upsidedownworld/> In November 2005, a petition was started, calling for the expropriation of the hotel by the Municipality of Buenos Aires. Within three days, 2700 signatures were garnered which demanded a stop the expropriation.<ref>Peter Ranis, [http://web.gc.cuny.edu/politicalscience/faculty/pranis/pubs/occupy.pdf "TO OCCUPY, TO RESIST, TO PRODUCE"]</ref> | ||
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| + | Bauen receives mutual support from other recovered businesses. When one business suffers a problem, the workers from other recovered businesses will provide assistance. In particular, FaSinPat, formerly known as, "Zanon," is a worker-run ceramic tile factory in the Neuquén Province in southern Argentina which has previously donated ceramic tiles to Hotel Bauen in exchange for free lodging.<ref>Charles Aasgaard Davis, [http://people.carleton.edu/~amontero/Charles%20Davis.pdf The Struggle of the Fábrica Sin Patrón in Neuquén, Argentina]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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| + | ==Further readings== | ||
| + | *[http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=20070818020531354 Hotel Bauen's Workers Face Eviction] Infoshop News | ||
| + | *[http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=2007080106523491 Worker-controlled Hotel Bauen under eviction threat] Infoshop News | ||
| + | *[http://www.iww.org/en/node/3573 Worker Self-management threatened at the HOTEL BAUEN in Buenos Aires] Industrial Workers of the World | ||
| + | *Marie Trigona, [http://lists.ou.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A3=ind0507&L=OURMEDIA-L&E=0&P=10830&B=--&T=text%2Fhtml&XSS=3 BAUEN Hotel: Struggle, culture and work] | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.bauenhotel.com.ar/ Cooperative Website of Hotel Bauen] | ||
[[Category:Economy]] | [[Category:Economy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:49, 31 October 2008
Hotel Bauen is a worker-run[1] four-star hotel[2] in Buenos Aires,[3] the capital and largest city of Argentina. It is a 20-story hotel[4] established in 1978 by the Iurcovich family[3] with a loan from the then military dictatorship[1] During this period Hotel Bauen was a well-known meeting place for right-wing politicians. However, the Iurcovich family failed to repay the loan and the hotel was sold in 1997 to a Chilean company named, "Solari SA." Solari SA also never paid back the money owed to the government and by 2001, the owners abandoned the hotel leaving approximately 250 people unemployed. Taking control of the abandoned building, 2003 saw the workers reopen the hotel. After assuming control, profits rose and the workers managed to fulfill all legal safety requirements which had been ignored by the former capitalist owners.[3][1] Former low ranking staff, including cleaning people, dishwashers and receptionists, now operate the hotel democratically without a workplace hierarchy.[5]
Hotel Bauen is often considered to be an prime example regarding how workers can form labour-orientated kinds of social responsibility in opposition to the capitalist system.[3] According to receptionist Luisa Casanova, "It is more than just a hotel. Political groups and unions meet here during the week; people from the provinces arriving in Buenos Aires for their first time know to come here to find job opportunities. Bauen influences other social movements in a positive way."[1]
Right-wing politicians have targeted the hotel and its workers in the hopes of evicting them.[2] The Iurkovich family have claimed ownership of the hotel but their claim is disputed by the workers. Hotel clerk Diego Siles said, "The government loaned the money and no one ever paid back those loans, the hotel in reality belongs to the government." However, the government can legally side with the workers who have also said they will pay back the loan upon being granted ownership of the hotel. Casanova said, "If the government isn´t corrupt, they will side with the workers."[1] In November 2005, a petition was started, calling for the expropriation of the hotel by the Municipality of Buenos Aires. Within three days, 2700 signatures were garnered which demanded a stop the expropriation.[6]
Bauen receives mutual support from other recovered businesses. When one business suffers a problem, the workers from other recovered businesses will provide assistance. In particular, FaSinPat, formerly known as, "Zanon," is a worker-run ceramic tile factory in the Neuquén Province in southern Argentina which has previously donated ceramic tiles to Hotel Bauen in exchange for free lodging.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Sammy Loren, Argentina’s Worker-Run Hotel Bauen Upside Down World
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Argentina: Solidarity with Bauen hotel workers LabourStart
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Alice Bryer, Beyond Bureaucracies? Rethinkingeconomies.org.uk
- ↑ Brian Byrnes, Argentina elects a new president on Sunday amid a five-year recession The Christian Science Monitor
- ↑ Zack Fields, D.I.Y. Argentina Campus Progress
- ↑ Peter Ranis, "TO OCCUPY, TO RESIST, TO PRODUCE"
- ↑ Charles Aasgaard Davis, The Struggle of the Fábrica Sin Patrón in Neuquén, Argentina
Further readings[edit]
- Hotel Bauen's Workers Face Eviction Infoshop News
- Worker-controlled Hotel Bauen under eviction threat Infoshop News
- Worker Self-management threatened at the HOTEL BAUEN in Buenos Aires Industrial Workers of the World
- Marie Trigona, BAUEN Hotel: Struggle, culture and work
