Tag Archives: class

A Quick Review of “Solidarity”

Posted on January 26, 2011 by John McNamara

Recently, a post from last fall on the Theft of Labor, brought this comment:
“If the intern or the college athlete feels like they are getting an outstanding deal, is it your job to convince them otherwise?”
My spam filter held it … Continue reading →

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The Agency Dilemma in Worker Co-operatives

Posted on September 21, 2010 by John McNamara

Last week at my other blog, Breathing Lessons, I discussed the Rochdale cul-de-sac as it applies to consumer cooperatives. This week, as part of this discussion over the future of US worker cooperatives, if not the labor movement in the … Continue reading →

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Roadblocks on the Path to Mondragon: The Theft of Labor

Posted on September 20, 2010 by John McNamara

The three English countries (UK, Canada, and the United States) have, at their core, a culture that promotes and accommodates the theft of labor in a way that simply didn’t exist in Euskera (The Basque Country). Really, it is a … Continue reading →

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Mondragon in America?

Posted on September 19, 2010 by John McNamara

Can Mondragon Really Happen Here?
The Great Recession has brought renewed interest in worker cooperatives in the United States. It has also generated a lot of interest in Mondragon as an example of how to move worker coops beyond small shops … Continue reading →

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More on Food Coops

Posted on November 27, 2006 by John McNamara

One of the major critics of Co-operative grocery stores on The Daily Page in Madison goes by the name of “Dogmeat”. Here is his decision-making process for grocery shopping (he had been accused of being a plant for Whole Foods):
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