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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.

Citations

Christina A. Clamp, Ajowa Nzinga Ifateyo (2012).  Introduction: The International Year of the Cooperative.  Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO).  https://geo.coop/story/introduction-international-year-cooperative

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Charles Gould, Director General, International Co-operative Alliance (2012).  2012 – Not Business As Usual.  Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO).  https://geo.coop/story/2012-%E2%80%93-not-business-usual

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Peter Frank (2012).  Will the U.S. Government Legislate Cooperative Development?.  Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO).  https://geo.coop/story/will-us-government-legislate-cooperative-development

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Micha Josephy, Cooperative Fund of New England (2012).  SBA Recognizes Worker Cooperatives as Small Businesses.  Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO).  https://geo.coop/story/sba-recognizes-worker-cooperatives-small-businesses

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Andrea Cumpston (Director of Communications and Marketing, National Cooperative Business Association) (2012).  Marketing Your Cooperative.  Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO).  https://geo.coop/story/marketing-your-cooperative