Worker Cooperatives

A BRIEF HISTORY OF COOPERATIVES IN THE PITTSBURGH AREA

michaeljohnson — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:24:43 -0400

A BRIEF HISTORY OF COOPERATIVES IN THE PITTSBURGH AREA By John Curl At the time of its incorporation in 1817, Pittsburgh was already a manufacturing center, with a population of around 6,000, supplying the western region with artisanal products almost entirely made by home industry. It had become a manufacturing center during the war of 1812, when the supply of British-made goods have been cut off in the region. In 1817 most manufacturing was still done by independent self-employed artisans using hand tools. But their livelihood was already threatened by the growth of a new system that was making their economy obsolete: factories and wage labor.

An Outline History of Cooperatives in the Bay Area and California

michaeljohnson — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:04:08 -0400

John Curl's history of the Bay Area Cooperative movement is eye-opening. It leaves you amazed that this country is so rich in cooperativism yet we only learn of it through John's heroic efforts. It brings to mind the saying: You need to know where you've been to know where you're going. My hope is that this history further opens up and extends our vision and our work.

John Curl's Outline History of Cooperatives in the San Francisco Bay Area and California

ajowa — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:08:36 -0400

Download Curl's History of the Bay Area Cooperative Movement here.

GEO will also post his fabulous history of the Pittsburgh area and the Pennsylvania history written for the Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy in a booklet in 2009.

Develop Your Organization's Democratic Capacity - Training Intensive Aug. 9, 2010 as part of the Worker Co-op Conference

ajowa — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:15:56 -0400

The U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives is offering an intensive training session for organizations who want to make their internal processes more democratic and participatory.

Melissa Hoover's description follows:

Intensive Training: Developing Democratic Capacity
Monday 8/9/2010

Sign up for anti-racism training at the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives conference in Berkeley

ajowa — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:22:35 -0400

Anti-Racism in the Workplace two-day training, August 9th & 10th, 2010, UC Berkeley.

The U.S. Federation for Worker Cooperatives has organized an intensive 2-day workshop as part of the conference. Here's how conference co-organizer, kiran nigam, bills it:

Supportive wisdom from a reflective champion of worker co-ops and a cooperative economy

michaeljohnson — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:48:14 -0400

Nancy Folbre teaches economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She posts regularly on the NY Times blog, Economix. I discovered her when she posted two blogs on worker cooperatives--The Case for Worker Co-ops and Workers of the World, Incorporate.

The exciting Association of Cooperative Educators conference in Cleveland July 27-30!

ajowa — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 12:22:07 -0400

On the scene our "woman at conference" reporting from Cleveland, OH, home of the Evergreen Cooperatives.

Co-op Studies Go Global: The Master in Management - Cooperatives and Credit Unions

jim — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:22:49 -0400

Permanent link to this article: http://geo.coop/node/448

In Memoriam: John Logue - Workers Academician

jim — Tue, 25 May 2010 02:10:18 -0400

Permanent link to this article: http://geo.coop/node/444

Education about Co-operatives in Canada

jim — Tue, 25 May 2010 00:58:53 -0400

Permanent link to this article: http://geo.coop/node/443