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Make USPS a Solidarity Co-op!
The recent fight over the post office has been dramatic and hyper partisan while also obscuring the causes of the financial problems of the post office. These problems largely result from one major decision by the Congress known as the … Continue reading
Posted in 2040, American Dream, Uncategorized, worker co-ops
Tagged conversions, Cooperatives, post office, solidarity
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The Government Will Not Save Us
Regardless of the outcome of the Iowa Caucus tonight, our salvation as a community (however you define it) and as a species will not come from politicians. It will will only come from our collective efforts to build a better … Continue reading
Posted in Human Relations, Movement
Tagged community, conversions, electoral politics, worker co-ops
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New Belgium Brewery Goes Flat
A couple of weeks ago, a tremor ran through the “employee ownership” establishment when New Belgium Brewing announced that it had sold itself to Kirin, a Japanese conglomerate with international holdings. New Belgium was a highly touted ESOP (Employee Stock … Continue reading
All Systems Go! Working Systems Co-op
In July of 2018, while the Main Street Employee Ownership Act was working its way into the Omnibus Defense Bill and NWCDC was preparing its Legacy Project aimed at raising the profile of worker ownership, I got a call from … Continue reading
Posted in Co-op Month, worker co-ops
Tagged conversions, Cooperatives, development, techcoops
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Blue Scorcher: Bread and Circles
The Blue Scorcher Bakery and Café in Astoria, Oregon is a very unique worker co-op. This worker co-op started out as The Bread Collective, a small group of bread bakers. As the collective grew in reputation, production, and staff, a … Continue reading
Posted in Co-op Month, worker co-ops
Tagged conversions, history, participatory management, sociocracy
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Black Moon Rising: The New Moon Café
Today in the National Co-op Month series, the focus is on Olympia’s second oldest active worker cooperative. The New Moon Café converted to a worker-owned organization in August, 2013. The sale was financed though member equity and the previous owner. … Continue reading
Le Voyeur–The Next Generation
Le Voyeur has been a mainstay of Olympia’s scene since 1997. “Le Voyeur offers vegan-friendly food, drunk-friendly drinks, and punk-friendly entertainment. It’s also a good spot for some Olympian people-watching, as college kids and townies mix with K Records royalty … Continue reading