Tag Archives: solidarity

Make USPS a Solidarity Co-op!

Posted on August 24, 2020 by John McNamara

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 →

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How Do We Change the Police?

Posted on June 1, 2020 by John McNamara

The above image comes from NPR’s Codeswitch and a show entitled “A Decade of Watching Black People Die“. A similar report from The Guardian based on 2016 numbers also notes that people of color are generally significantly more likely to … Continue reading →

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The Unnamed Co-op Value: Gritty

Posted on March 28, 2020 by John McNamara

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 →

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Co-ops in the Time of Corona

Posted on March 17, 2020 by John McNamara

A Special Message to My Readers: I don’t get a lot of comments on this site these days. That is likely my fault in my attempt to keep the bots at bay. However, I really want you to comment. I … Continue reading →

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My 2nd Birthplace: Union Cab of Madison 40 years on

Posted on October 29, 2019 by John McNamara

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 →

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Central Co-op: A Tale of Two Cities

Posted on October 12, 2019 by John McNamara

Before I start with today’s Co-op Month post, please note that I am not a member of Central Co-op, nor have I shopped there. Also, a couple of the managers are alumni of the MMCCU program at St. Mary’s University. … Continue reading →

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Labor and Co-ops: Beginnings

Posted on May 1, 2018 by John McNamara

part 2 of a series Early Unionist Movement and Co-operatives The first inception of the labor movement in the United States looked little like today’s organizations. The National Labor Union and the Knights of Labor did not seek to engage … Continue reading →

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CICOPA’s Declaration on migrants and refugees

Posted on February 9, 2017 by John McNamara

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 →

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Stand in solidarity with HOTEL BAUEN workers

Posted on January 27, 2017 by John McNamara

Appeal for international solidarity with the law of expropriation of the Hotel BAUEN voted by the Argentine Congress on November 30th, 2016 and vetoed by President Mauricio Macri After almost 14 years of struggle, the Argentine Senate passed a bill … Continue reading →

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Worker Development Brings a Better World

Posted on September 25, 2015 by John McNamara

REFLECTION NO. 276 Work is the attribute that gives a person the highest honor of being a cooperator of God in the transformation and fertilization of nature and in the resulting promotion of human well-being. That people exercise their faculty … Continue reading →

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