Category Archives: worker co-ops

Labor Unions and Co-ops, part 5

Posted on May 23, 2018 by John McNamara

There and Back Again: Unions and Worker Co-operatives
In October 2009, the United Steelworkers and Mondragón Co-operative held a joint press conference to announce a partnership to create worker-owned unionized factories in the United States (Witherell, 2013). This marked the first … Continue reading →

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Capital Homecare Cooperative

Posted on April 17, 2018 by John McNamara

I’ve been working with a group of caregivers and community members in Olympia for almost four years now. Through a number of starts and stops, they have been working towards creating a home care cooperative in Olympia, Washington.
 
The co-op incorporated … Continue reading →

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