Hello cooperators. Happy new year. If any of you have the time I would appreciate comment on the below "index" of online cooperatives, collectives, and the...
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does anybody out there have any info. on coop unionization. or know of coops that have successfully unionized. some of our local coop workers in albuquerque,...
Hello, I found this listserve through a search. Could someone give me a little introduction to the group? Is this group affiliated with any organization? Is...
I found this group a few years ago. Then the moderators shut the group down because of off-topic posts and moved to the workercoop Yahoo group, which is a...
Greetings a group of us are in the process of forming a worker cooperative, the Hazelnut Permaculture Cooperative, or intent is to build a permaculture ...
Bob, Is Thunder Bay in Minnesota? Harlan Greetings a group of us are in the process of forming a worker cooperative, the Hazelnut Permaculture Cooperative, or...
Karl, I am familiar with the Geo Newsletter. I did a Google search on "National Worker Ownership Federation" and the two hits I got that mentioned that effort...
The following (from the GEO Newsletter) is an example of what we may be able to do in the Eugene/Springfield area or in your particular locale: The Madison...
tHE FOLLOWING ARTICLE (FROM THE geo nEWSLETTER http://www.geonewsletter.org/ ) SPEAKS FOR ITSELF: Cooperatives as a form of Socially Responsible Business by...
This is the first time I hear about permaculture. I did a little digging and I think I figured out what it's about. I'm going to retire in 10 to 15 years and...
Greetings, we could help. Permaculture design follows a code of ethics and principles that apply anywhere. Email me privately for further discussion if you...
Hello, I am a member of a worker owned co-operative resturant cafe in Kingston, Ont. We have been having trouble finding people who are interested in more than...
All Members, Can you re-assure me that this is genuine? Jeff Filsell, South Australia ... http://personals.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Personals New people, new...
I'm not sure what you mean by "genuine". I did erase the posting and I did ban the person who posted it because chain email pyramid schemes are illegal,...
I'm curious as to what folks think about unionizing cooperatives? Push to unionize co-op continues Brattleboro Reformer Brattleboro, Vermont 1/6/04 ...
I am an attorney in practice in the San Francisco Bay Area for over fifteen years. For most of that time I have specialized in forming and advising workers...
Mike Morin asks: << I'm curious as to what folks think about unionizing cooperatives? >> Theoretically, a workers' co-op wouldn't need a union because it would...
I am part of a coop that has been in business 2 years, am a co- founder, and board member. The board has not changed since we started and we have issues. I...
I'm not an expert on co-op's but it sounds like it's time to clean house. In my own business, as I mentioned in an earlier post, none of our other members so...
The cooperative has 13 people, and 11 are members. There 6 people on the board. It was a whitepaper vote which requires a unanimous vote to pass. Otherwise...
Again, look to your state laws. For example, partnerships and LLC's traditionally have duty of loyalty and duty of care clauses in their regulations (aka...
... are ... thing ... Jennifer, Not to be too critical, but I thought Canada had a model health-care system accessible to all citizens? One way to create...
Mike, I just checked out www.yahoogroups.com/group/Reg_Coop_Comm_Dev and became a member. It seems like a real dynamic group. Thanks for the reference. Chris...
Thank you for your help on this. I greatly appreciate the time and energy you have taken for me. You bring up some interesting ideas and points. We are a...
Your way is much better on taxes (the company can deduct the expenses) and is more standard for companies that understand the importance of benefits. Your way...