Sociedad Cosmopolita de Resistencia y Colocación de Obreros Panaderos explained

Sociedad Cosmopolita de Resistencia y Colocación de Obreros Panaderos
Native Name Lang:es
Founder:Ettore Mattei
Founding Location:Buenos Aires
Type:Trade union

The was a trade union for bakers in Argentina. It was founded in 1887 by Italian anarchist labor organizer .

Establishment

The was founded in Buenos Aires on August 4, 1887, by Italian anarchist labor organizer Ettore Mattei. The statutes for the union were drafted by Errico Malatesta, another Italian anarchist. It was the first bakers' union in Argentina, and the country's first society based around the principles of solidarity and resistance;[1] members utilized direct action and the labor strike.[2] August 4, the date of the union's establishment, was declared National Bakers' Day by the National Congress of Argentina in 1957.

Activity

In January 1888, less than six months after the establishment of the,[3] members of the union made the decision to organize a strike. Their goals were to improve working conditions; specific demands included weekly paychecks, a 30% increase in pay, elimination of night working and the provision of of bread per day.[4] The strike lasted 10 days before succeeding, and inspired the creation of other anarchist labor unions. During the strike, the anarchists in the union renamed many baked goods with names that are still in use today,[5] often alluding to actions against the state or satirizing religion and government. Examples include the and the . Pastries overall were termed .[6]

In 1901, the bakers held another strike, this time demanding daily pay in place of free meals within the bakery, as well as the addition of one worker to each baking crew. The strike, during which workers used sabotage, was completely successful.[7]

El Obrero Panadero

From 1894 to 1930, the union disseminated its own publication, titled . The newspaper's chief editor was the union's founder, Ettore Mattei.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-08-04 . Día Nacional del Panadero en Argentina: ¿por qué se celebra el 4 de agosto? . National Baker's Day in Argentina: why is it celebrated on August 4? . 2022-03-25 . . es.
  2. Web site: 2021-08-04 . ¿Por qué se festeja este miércoles el Día Nacional del Panadero? . Why is National Baker's Day celebrated this Wednesday? . 2022-03-25 . . es.
  3. Web site: 2017-08-03 . Día del Panadero: la historia de origen anarquista que hoy cumple 130 años . Baker's Day: the anarchist origin story that turns 130 today . 2022-03-25 . . es.
  4. Web site: Bravo . Eduardo . July 20, 2021 . Los panaderos anarquistas que dieron nombre a los dulces argentinos . The anarchist bakers who gave their name to Argentine sweets . 2022-03-25 . . es-ES.
  5. Web site: King . Elizabeth . 2017-03-23 . How Argentina's Baked Goods Reveal Its Political Past . 2022-03-25 . . en.
  6. Web site: Pignatelli . Adrián . 4 August 2020 . Cañoncitos, bolas de fraile y vigilantes: los mensajes anarquistas que encierran las facturas . Little cannons, friar balls and vigilantes: the anarchist messages contained in the pastries . 2022-03-25 . . es-ES.
  7. Web site: 6 August 2014 . Entre facturas y la primera sociedad de resistencia . Between invoices and the first resistance society . 2022-03-25 . El Patagonico.
  8. Web site: Marinelli . Maria . 2020-08-04 . Día Nacional del Obrero Panadero: orígenes de la jornada . National Day of the Bakery Worker: origins of the day . 2022-03-25 . . es-AR.