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The Unnamed Co-op Value: Gritty
Calvin Coolidge, the US President that symbolized the 1920s, has been credited with this statement: “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; … Continue reading
Posted in American Dream, worker co-ops
Tagged covid-19, gritty, perseverance, self-help, self-responsibility, solidarity, values
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My 2nd Birthplace: Union Cab of Madison 40 years on
I am a bit glad that this post came so late in the month. I needed some time to get back in the practice of blogging before taking tackling this–so many thoughts and emotions run though my mind that this … Continue reading
Posted in Co-op Month, Management, worker co-ops
Tagged Democracy, self-responsibility, solidarity, taxicabs, union cab, worker coops
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PT Shipwrights: They Saw, They Conquered
Just a short write up today to acknowledge one of the oldest functioning worker co-ops in Washington: The Port Townsend Shipwrights Cooperative. They started out this journey (or voyage) in 1981 with 8 shipwrights and a ship’s saw. The Co-op … Continue reading
Posted in Co-op Month, worker co-ops
Tagged history, Ownership, self-help, self-responsibility
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Co-ops in the Miracle Mile
One of the more interesting projects that I have had the pleasure of working on over the last couple years is in southern Idaho. The town of Buhl is about 50 miles from the Nevada border along the Snake River. … Continue reading
Posted in Co-op Month, Education
Tagged development, farming, permaculture, self-help, self-responsibility, sociocracy
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Twisted Strait Fibers: a PNW Original
One of the first groups that I started working with after moving to the Pacific Northwest was the PNW Fiber Web Cooperative. The project began as a effort to build resources for the animal fiber producers and fiber artists on … Continue reading
Posted in Co-op Month
Tagged development, fiber arts, Ownership, producers, self-responsibility
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Capital Homecare-18 months in
On March 3, 2018, the workers of Capital Homecare Cooperative received their Agency license from the State of Washington. In Washington, home care (not to be confused with home healthcare) is heavily regulated. Just to get licensed (which also means … Continue reading
Posted in Co-op Month, worker co-ops
Tagged Cooperatives, human dignity, Ownership, self-responsibility
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The “We” Generation
Here we are. The next two years will seem to bring to life the ancient curse, “May you live in interesting times.” The need for mutual self-help and self-reliance along with solidarity will be at the forefront for many of … Continue reading
Posted in Movement
Tagged American Dream, Human Nature, labor movement, labor unions, pendulum, principles, self-responsibility, social responsibiity
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The People’s Ride: A Co-op Response to Uber
I haven’t been a fan of the “sharing economy” primairlity because it really isn’t about sharing, it is about extraction. Uber, Lyft, AirBnB, TaskRabbit aren’t sharing anything, they are providing a technological interface for people to do menial jobs and … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Movement, Worker Rights
Tagged development, federation, innovation, self-responsibility, worker co-ops
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Co-operation Isn’t For Everyone. . . (initially)
REFLECTION NO. 538 The radicalism of the cooperative proposal, in face of development, appealing to the economic, personal, communal and integral concourse of its believers, faces the alternative of success or complete failure. Cooperativism requires people with a strong spirit, … Continue reading
Posted in Human Relations, Movement, Pensimientos, Reflections
Tagged cuba, Ownership, pope francis, radcialism, reflections, self-responsibility, values
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Teamwork vs. Collaboration
One of my weekly “must-reads” includes the Monday Morning Memo from the “Wizard of Ads” marketing guru Roy H. Williams. His weekly thoughts offer insight into the world of advertising and the human condition. Often illuminating, the Wizard delves into … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Management
Tagged committees, leadership, self-responsibility, teams
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