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Catalyzing worker co-ops & the solidarity economy

Worker Cooperatives

Businesses that are owned and democratically controlled by their workers/employees (called "worker-owners").

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November 11, 2021

Mapping the US Solidarity City

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Professor Maliha Safri discusser her research into post-capitalist economic organizing in NYC, and how people of color are forming and participating in a majority of the postcapitalist practices we studied in NYC.

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October 28, 2021

A Failure of Cooperative Governance

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Professor Imanol Basterretxea discusses some of the governance failures that helped lead to the collapse of the Mondragon cooperative Fagor Electrodoméstico.

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October 21, 2021

Matt Cropp on Worker Co-op Basics

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Matt Cropp of the Vermont Employee Ownership Center discusses the basics of worker cooperative structure.

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October 8, 2021

Covid Couldn’t Stop Worker-Owned Co-ops

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Collaboration and democratic decision making is just part of how worker owned businesses, or co-ops, fared better than other companies during the pandemic. By and large they survived, even thrived, and today they’re less likely to experience the labor shortages many businesses face as the economy reopens.

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September 20, 2021

Selling to a Worker Coop Over Time

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Different ways to convert a business to a worker co-op over time.

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September 9, 2021

Building Cooperative Support Networks

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The Valley Alliance of Worker Co-ops is a secondary cooperative, meaning they are a cooperative made up of member co-ops.

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September 6, 2021

The Landscape of Co-op Development

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Applying the concept of rugged fitness landscapes to cooperative growth and development.

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September 2, 2021

The Best Job Ever

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Steve Manning talks about his work history before joining the Cheese Board Pizzeria worker cooperative, and the many benefits he's experienced since.

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August 30, 2021

Wings Co-op: Courier-Owned Delivery

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Wings is a new worker cooperative alternative to Deliveroo, boasting superior ethical credentials.

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August 12, 2021

Sociocracy in Worker Co-ops Roundtable

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Worker cooperative members and developers discuss the use of Sociocracy in worker co-ops, and answer questions from webinar participants.