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The Open Door Policy of Worker Co-operatives

Posted on August 22, 2011 by John McNamara

The 6th Principle of Co-operatives is called, somewhat reflexively, “Co-operation Among Co-operatives.” I have talked about this in a previous post. Today, I want to focus on it from a different perspective provided to us by the spiritual guide of … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Workers Aren’t Going Away

Posted on June 6, 2011 by John McNamara

I spent last Friday night with the Canadian Industrial Relations Association. They were holding their 48th annual meeting in Fredericton and asked me to be part of a panel about the attack on public sector unions. It was clear to … Continue reading →

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Progressives Should Embrace Co-operatives

Posted on April 11, 2011 by John McNamara

I was asked to speak to the Wisconsin Wave last Saturday. I missed my first chance, because I thought that I was supposed to speak at the part of the rally in front of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce building (a … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Co-operators Need to Vote on April 5th

Posted on April 4, 2011 by John McNamara

Tomorrow, people who live in Dane County and believe in co-operatives have 3 great reasons to vote tomorrow. The first is JoAnne Kluppenburg who is running for Supreme Court–she will provide a better balance on the court by being an … Continue reading →

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No Business As Usual–Allen Ruff on the Battle of Wisconsin

Posted on March 29, 2011 by John McNamara

The following speech was delivered by Allen Ruff on the steps of the Capitol Building in Madison WI, on March 26, 2011 at the Co-operatives for Labor Rally. In addition to being a student of mass movements, he writes at … Continue reading →

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Battle of Wisconsin

Posted on March 28, 2011 by John McNamara

There hasn’t been a lot of mainstream news out of Madison lately which might lead some to think that this battle is over–far from it. On Saturday, Union Cab led a rally calling on Co-operatives in the region to stand … Continue reading →

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Why Public Workers Need Labor Unions

Posted on March 15, 2011 by John McNamara

Yesterday, on Facebook, one of my reactionary friends argued the tired argument that public sector workers shouldn’t be unionized because they are essentially organizing against the public, the tax-payer. This argument has been thrown around a lot lately (even citing … Continue reading →

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A Wisconsin General Strike?

Posted on March 14, 2011 by John McNamara

The following is a report of sorts on the energy that I am seeing towards a General Strike. However, I need to say, that the most important thing that Wisconsin can do will be to elect JoAnne Kloppenburg to the … Continue reading →

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Sun Setting on Democracy in Wisconsin

Posted on March 9, 2011 by John McNamara

Today is a truly horrible day in Wisconsin. Without proper, legal notice, the Republican members of the Assembly and Senate convened a special committee to separate the union-busting aspects of the Budget Repair Bill into its own bill. This “nuclear … Continue reading →

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Creating a New Economy

Posted on March 7, 2011 by John McNamara

Yesterday, I talked about the potential reality that the Budget Despair Bill and the Corporatist Agenda (the 2011-13 Budget) will become a reality. We need to think about how to deal with this. Steve Herrick, from the Interpretor’s Co-operative offered … Continue reading →

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