Economic Subjectivity
Rather than living in a world that continues to be rooted in values of competition and self-interest, we need to foster an alternative economic subjectivity that values community, compassion, and cooperation.
Oakland Council Considers Worker Co-op Ordinance
At 1:30pm on Tuesday, September 27th, please join the Sustainable Economies Law Center, Network of Bay Area Worker Cooperatives, Democracy at Work Institute, Project Equity, US Federation of Worker Cooperatives, Arizmendi Association of Cooperatives, ICA Group, and more as we advocate for the passage of the Oakland Worker Cooperative Incentives for Growth Ordinance! RSVP BELOW!...
Co-op Owners Now Have Their Own Social Networking Site
LinkedIn is the site for job-hunters, OKCupid is for singles looking for love and now a new website is catering to New York City's co-op dwellers.
Financing Worker Co-op Startups in Minnesota
Startup funding for worker cooperatives can come from myriad sources. The hitch is that there just aren’t that many worker cooperatives existing here in Minnesota or elsewhere to define predictable, proven resources. According to the United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives, “Worker cooperatives are business entities that are owned and controlled by their members, the people who work in them”. Though Minnesota is a leader in member/producer cooperatives, only about 1% off all cooperatives that exist nationwide are worker cooperatives.
