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Monthly Archives: November 2019
Willy St: Co-op for Consumers, Union for the Workers
Beatrix Potter ( who with her husband Sidney Webb led the Fabian Socialists (predecessors to the Labour Party in the UK) generally opposed the notion of worker co-ops. The argument went something along the lines that all humans share the … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Worker Rights
Tagged consumer coops, fabians, labor unions, unionism, willy street
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Sociocracy: The Worker Co-op Operating System
Over the last couple of years, I have had the incredible opportunity to work with Sociocracy For All (SoFA). This organization has worked diligently to bring the concepts of sociocracy out of the “best kept secret” category and into the … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Management, worker co-ops
Tagged Management, participatory management, sociocracy, union cab
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The Worker Co-op Movement in 2040: Revisited
Ten years ago, when I was blogging much more regularly, I wrote a series on envisioning the worker co-op movement in 2040. You can read them here. As the Co-op Decade comes to a conclusion over the next couple of … Continue reading
Posted in 2040, Co-op Blueprint, Movement, Pensimientos, worker co-ops
Tagged 2040, co-op cities, the future, worker co-ops
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The Quest for Capital
The final goal for the Blueprint for a Co-operative Decade focused on capital (although in a lot of ways, the other goals also touched upon capital as well). The goal states, “Secure reliable co-operative capital while guaranteeing member control”. Starting … Continue reading
The Legal Framework
The 4th goal of the Blueprint for a Cooperative Decade has also showed significant advancement since 2010. This goal states, “ensure supportive legal framework for cooperative growth”. At the state level, the spread of Limited Cooperative Association (LCA) acts have … Continue reading
Centering the Co-op Identity
The third goal of The Blueprint for a Co-operative Decade engages the Co-op Identity. Specifically, the goal states, “Build the co-operative message and secure the co-operative identity.” The authors comment, “Co-operatives need a more sharply articulated message so that people … Continue reading
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Sustainability-Coops Leading the Way
In the 2013 Blueprint for a Co-operative Decade, the ICA authors make the following case: “Quite simply, a co-operative is a collective pursuit of sustainability. Co-operatives seek to ‘optimise’ outcomes for a range of stakeholders, without seeking to ‘maximise’ the … Continue reading
Posted in Co-op Blueprint, Movement
Tagged dawi, Education, innovation, mondragon, nwcdc, oly food coop, sustainability, unioincoops, union cab
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Participation Reward
In the Blueprint for a Co-op Decade, one of the five pillars is “participation” with the stated goal: ““Elevate participation within membership and governance to a new level”. I am not sure how this will be measured or even if … Continue reading
Posted in Co-op Blueprint, Governance
Tagged co-op decade, participation, participatory management
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