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December 12, 2019

Under the "Community Eye"

Description of a process for addressing situations when members fail to keep community agreements.

December 5, 2019

Sociocracy: The Worker Co-op Operating System

The benefits of using sociocracy in worker cooperatives.

November 29, 2019

Embracing the Worker Co-op Model in Indie Games

Members of worker-owned cooperative indie game studios talk about the benefits of the co-op model and their experiences with the ups and downs of worker-ownership, at a 2019 GDC panel.

November 25, 2019

Do housing co-ops decommodify housing?

The differences between market-rate housing cooperatives, limited-equity housing cooperatives, and zero-equity co-ops.

November 14, 2019

The Cheese Board Collective

A video about the Cheeseboard worker cooperative bakery in Berkeley, California, USA.

November 7, 2019

Integrative Consent

How to use Loomio to facilitate consent-based decision making in collaborative groups.

October 31, 2019

Long Live Union Cab!

John McNamara reflects on his 26 years as a worker-owner at Union Cab.

October 28, 2019

Prospective Future of Platform Cooperatives

A summary of the research findings on platform cooperatives reported on at the Reshaping Work Barcelona conference in 2019.

October 24, 2019

Democracy is Hard Work

A study of worker-owners at the Mondragon grocery co-op, Eroski, finds that members are less satisfied with their jobs than non-members. Why?

October 21, 2019

Central Co-op: A Tale of Two Cities

Central Co-op in Seattle converted to a solidarity (multi-stakeholder) model that includes a new membership class for staff.