Category Archives: Co-op Blueprint
How Do We Sense Make Of It All
Photo: Aaron Chown/PA Wire from BBC News
Several years ago, in the aftermath of the protests in Wisconsin supporting labor unions, I wrote about sensemaking and how resilient cooperatives can be in adjusting to the changes in the economy and providing … Continue reading
May Day 2020: A Day of Solidarity and Support
Normally, I see May Day as the international workers holiday. It would, in my view, be an international paid holiday where nobody labors and celebrates the value of people. A number of worker co-ops close to celebrate (Rainbow Grocery Co-op … Continue reading
Posted in Co-op Blueprint, Movement, Society, worker co-ops
Tagged community, covid-19, worker co-ops
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Get Ready for the Recovery
“The old temptation of Esau, who sold his birthright for a plate of beans, is something that is something that is constantly being offered to people. Workers, with their hope and right to a new order, have the same temptation … Continue reading
Posted in Co-op Blueprint, Conversion, Movement, Pensimientos
Tagged covid-19, labor movement, succession planning
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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 a … 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 gained … Continue reading
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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The Co-op Decade and After
This month, I have posted about different co-ops every day in celebration of National Co-op Month (celebrated in Canada and the United States). I did this in conjunction with NWCDC’s daily Facebook post about the same co-op. Today, on the … Continue reading