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CICOPA’s Declaration on migrants and refugees
Since my last post on January 23, I had been wondering how to address some of the actions that have happened since in terms of the worker cooperative identity. Fortunately for me, my friends at the Canadian Worker Co-op Federation … Continue reading
Posted in Human Relations, Movement, World Declaration
Tagged CICOPA, Cooperatives, economics, Human Nature, social responsibiity, solidarity
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Speaking of Laws: CA AB1161
In my last year on the board of the US Federation of Worker Coops, I pushed for a 10 year plan that would, among other things, attempt to enact laws specific to worker cooperatives in at least 5 more states … Continue reading
Report from Quebec City
US Federation President Rebecca Kemble blogs from the North American Worker Cooperative Conference. http://www.progressive.org/worker_co_op_movement.html
The Guiding Light
Over the last several months, I have used this space to discuss the two core documents for worker co-operatives: The Statement on the Co-operative Identity and the CICOPA Declaration on Worker Co-operatives. Worker co-operative practitioners need to read these documents. … Continue reading
Posted in Identity Statement Series, World Declaration
Tagged CICOPA, identity statement, worker co-ops
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CICOPA: Relations with Workers’ Organizations
The final section of the World Declaration on Worker Co-operatives deals with the co-operative movement’s relations with the international labor movement. CICOPA calls upon the co-operative movement in general and worker co-operatives in particular to engage in dialogue. The statement … Continue reading
Posted in Movement, World Declaration
Tagged CICOPA, labor movement, labor unions, mondragon, steelworkers, unionism
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CICOPA: Worker Coop Relations with Employer Groups
This section of the Declaration on Worker Cooperatives (as the next one) consists of a short paragraph: “Employers’ organizations can promote the development of cooperative worker ownership as an entrepreneurial form whose first objective is the creation of sustainable and … Continue reading
Posted in Movement, World Declaration
Tagged CICOPA, development, employers, social responsibiity
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The CICOPA Declaration: Relations with Governments
Section IV of the World Declaration on Worker Cooperatives discusses the relationship between the State as well as regional and intergovernmental institutions. I should note for the USian audience that the term “State” in this sense means any sovereign nation. … Continue reading
CICOPA: Relations with the Co-operative Movement
The remaining sections of the World Declaration on Worker Cooperatives focus on the rest of the world and suggest how they and worker cooperatives should interact. The first of these include six “invitations” for the cooperative movement to consider. The … Continue reading
Internal Functioning Rules of Worker Co-operatives
Worker co-operatives, by their nature, focus on the internal dynamics. While this may sometimes devolve into navel gazing that can be dangerous to their ability to compete, the internal functioning of a worker co-operative defines it from ESOPs, partnerships and … Continue reading
CICOPA: The Basic Characteristics of a Worker Co-operative
There are six basic characteristics of worker co-operatives in the CICOPA World Declaration of Worker Co-operatives: Creating and maintaining sustainable jobs, improving the quality of life for their members, creating dignity in human work, democratic self-management, and promoting community and … Continue reading
Posted in Movement, World Declaration
Tagged CICOPA, Cleveland, mondragon, worker co-ops
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