New York taxi drivers launch fundraiser for platform co-op

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The co-op hopes to boost driver income “by returning profits to drivers and establish basic employment rights for workers in the sector” as well as save drivers’ money through a credit union partnership as an alternative to “predatory vehicle financing”.

It will also offer a route back into work for drivers who have been delisted by Uber and Lyft. The co-op accused the platforms of doing this “without due process based on specious and often racially biased customer complaints”.

Uber and Lyft have been contacted by Co-op News for a response to these allegations.

In the longer term, the co-ops says it will “fight for a just, green transition to electric vehicles through a Green New Deal” for the taxi sector.

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Center for Community Land Trust Innovation is Hiring

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The Center for Community Land Trust (CLT) Innovation seeks to hire a Communications Manager as a full-time employee. This is a fully remote position, with the expectation of international travel at least once per year. Qualified candidates who would prefer a three-quarter time position will also be considered, with compensation and benefits prorated accordingly. This is a bilingual position, with full professional fluency required in both Spanish and English. Additionally, all applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

To apply, please submit a detailed letter of interest, resume (with references), and two writing samples (one each in Spanish and English) to our Coordinator, Greg Rosenberg

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July 31, 2023, 12:00 pm

Four ways that being a Worker-Owned Cooperative makes your Company Best for the World

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PV Squared, a Best for Workers B Corp, is an accredited solar energy design and installation company based in Greenfield, Massachusetts. PV Squared was founded in 2002 with a very particular mission—to create living wage careers as part of a business that would be committed to the local community. After a major manufacturing facility in the area had moved overseas, leaving many jobless. Since the goal was to create a company that served their community, PV Squared was founded as a worker coop.
Worker owned coops are, as you may have guessed, owned by their workers. PV Squared is entirely owned and directed by its employees, who also have a share of the profits. As a coop, PV Squared is driven by a mission to improve the lives of their workers, their community and the environment. We spoke to Andy Toomajian about how PV Squared’s democratic workplace has helped make his company Best for the World. He picked out four key benefits.