I'm forwarding this message from Diana Leafe Christian, the editor of Communities Magazine. For those of you who don't know, COMMUNITIES is a quarterly...
What would be the size limit for a knowledge worker co-op -- like a co-op of software engineers, accountants or any kind of work done by what Robert Reich...
I haven't been in a coop (yet) but from what I've read, group dynamics don't really kick in until about 5 people are together, and up to about 12 can work out...
Few points to add here: - In most countries coop. legislation, there exists a legal minimum number of members, so one should consults the act in his country or...
Hello: I would like to the worker ownership movement to explore how we could use US government programs to secure funding for training of new worker-owners....
Kimberly A. Zeuli and Robert Cropp, "Cooperatives: Principles and Practices in the 21st Century (located at http://s142412519.onlinehome.us/uw/pdfs/A1457.PDF...
Thank you, Ross for the information. I think it would be good to have these sources put into the LINKS section of the two chatrooms. I also hope that others...
Mondragon is a huge network of worker cooperatives (and secondary co-ops) in the Basque region of Spain, and most of their cooperatives have many many more...
check out this for more info on microenterprises: http://fieldus.org/home/index.html In general, I would look at economic development organizations and...
Then, how can you explain the fact that no workers cooperative in your country is really owned by the members, neither by legislation, nor by cooperative...
I explain it by saying the word "stock." Not much more to it than that. I've heard you rant about this before and I have no idea where you're getting your...
Instead of attacking me personally, you may try to understand what I am speaking about. My questions were very simple to understand, and the fact is, I ...
Zvi, You are making a big generalization here. And one that I don't agree with. I know of at least ONE workers coop that *IS* actually owned by its members......
David, Thank you for your mail and the explanations given there. I think that you confirm what I am trying to raise, with the case study of your cooperative....
I really don't think that was a personal attack, just an observation, but whatever. The simple fact is that most if not all worker cooperatives in the U.S....
Thank you for bringing me these explanations and clarifications. Still, I would like to learn more from you about the workers cooperatives in the U.S., and I...
Hey Zvi, In response to your two questions below, I can't speak to any other coops but my own but here's what we do..... 1. distribution of all net proceeds at...
Hello David, Thanks for your description and answers. I wish all cooperatives in the world would follow your example. I have read few sources about Workers...
I want to thank Kristopher Warren for his efforts to share resources with us. I have taken the liberty of creating a folding in the LINKS section of the...
That's closer to how we're set up, we're partly co-op, that's part of how I envision we'd work if we were fully co-op. . RMP Cooperative Enterprises LLC RMP...
Everyone, I'm creating a web site to advocate worker-owned cooperatives and I have some questions: 1) Since the workers are owners, and not employees, how does...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Westmill-coop This is a group dedicated mainly to energy co-ops, with a useful links section, also check out the 'files' section,...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Westmill-coop This is a group dedicated mainly to energy co-ops, with a useful links section, also check out the 'files' section,...
Worker Co-op is categorized under: Politics & Activism > Groups & Associations I think it should be put under: Work and Career IMO, worker co-ops are not...
If worker co-ops is placed under Work and Career, does it make sense that they further classify them by vocation? Eg. Worker Co-ops -- Visiting Nurses Worker...
Dear Workeownedcoops and supporters, Below is the url for an exciting new website that, if it bears scrutiny of its true benefit to the coops it pledges to...
I checked out this website and am very excited. It appears that most of the companies featured are from Argentina; a country that interests me a great deal....
It Isn't, it's community owned, a wind farm doesn't need that many workers, so community ownership is a way of keeping ownership of a large project within the...
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