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How Worker Cooperatives Work

GEO Associate Member, Joe Maraffino recently presented a session "How Worker Cooperatives Work" at the 2012 Upstate (NY) Cooperative Convention (Building Our Economic Future). People are much more familiar with consumer co-ops, credit unions, and the like so Joe introduced worker co-ops. Click Read More for the slide show.

Credit Union Lending Cap Increase Needs Your Support

The National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) is asking members and all friends of cooperatives to demonstrate their support of S. 2231, which will enable credit unions to support economic growth through increased small business lending. The bill is in the US Senate, and critical action on this bill could come in the next few weeks. It’s important that members of the Senate hear from the cooperative community about the importance of voting in favor of this legislation.

April 12, 2012

Cooperatives and Workers-Owned Enterprises as Transformative Strategies

Is the time right for worker-owned enterprises to socialize or nationalize traditional businesses to create a more humane economic system?

April 12, 2012

New 2012 Resources

GEO 12: International Year of the Cooperative

The United Nations has declared 2012 to be the "International Year of the Cooperative." This issue of GEO explores the significance of this declaration, ways that it connects with broader cooperative movement strategies, and other dimensions of building a stronger global cooperative/solidarity economy movement.

April 15, 2012

On Human Morality