United Taxi Cooperative is built on a history of labor organizing by UTWSD, formed a decade ago to break the medallion system in San Diego so driver-workers could drive and earn for themselves. But over the past decade, UTWSD has had to switch focus to the survival of the taxi business, decimated by Uber and Lyft.
The German-language Latin America news portal amerika21 reports that the establishment of a solidarity sector is intended to promote small domestic companies in Colombia. These companies include coffee producers, food vendors, artists and small businesses in the construction sector. The Colombian government has already initiated solidarity-based associations of micro-businesses in eleven regions, with a total of 33 of these projects planned.
Organizers are excited about Northwest D.C.’s Baldwin House, planned as both an affordable housing cooperative and a mutual aid hub. The tenant association reached a compromise allowing some residents to stay, assigning their TOPA rights to a group that will convert their building into a limited equity cooperative intended to remain permanently affordable. As part of the agreement, other tenants will take buyouts from the newly formed nonprofit and move out.
I call it the 24-month window. We’ve had 24 folks that we’ve seen in 10 years. Farming is not how they view themselves in the long term. That’s fine. But we now know that to keep this political commitment it requires a lot of rotational labor, which means you are kind of starting over every two or three years with another crew.
Wisconsin will receive nearly $1.1 Billion from the federal government from the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program to finance deployment of broadband internet services to underserved areas of the state. University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension cooperative and local government specialists will describe how cooperatives are created, how broadband services might be successfully deployed by developing member-owned broadband distribution cooperatives, and discuss potential financial partnerships with local units of government.
If you’ve ever thought about starting your own business, one local group has a question for you: “Can I interest you in a worker co-op?”
Workers at Seattle-based PCC Community Markets ratified a two-year deal Tuesday that brings sizable raises for some, leaves others at just above minimum wage and buys time for the struggling retailer’s turnaround.
The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) has started engaging with the United Nations on a roadmap for next year’s International Year of Cooperatives.
As part of this, ICA director-general Jeroen Douglas and director of policy Joseph Njuguna met with UN representatives at the organisation’s New York HQ on 29-30 January.
The government’s preferred approach to spur economic growth through the different priority pillars – agriculture, medium small and micro-enterprises, affordable housing, digital and creative economy and health – is by way of cooperatives, which have been designated as enablers.
Whether you’re cooperating with your neighbors, starting a multi-farm co-op, or contributing to the industry-wide initiative to protect the Emerald Triangle from industrial farm consolidation, the CAN Academy provides you with training, resources and mentorship for effective cooperation.
February 27: Join us for an Academy Preview at the Crisp Lounge in Eureka. The worker-owners from the CAN cooperative will preview their 5-week online Academy with snacks, good company, and inspiration for a cooperative cannabis future. All are welcome
