Greetings:

I've been reading a lot about models of business organization that are
not what we would call strictly "worker-ownership." I've recently
become acquainted with a concept called Sociocracy. It was developed in
The Netherlands over 30 years ago and is now being brought to the US.
Here is the website:

http://www.sociocracy.info

Cheers!
William Cerf
Brooklyn, NY

Greetings!

The current issue of In These Times has a great review of our recently
released poster book Visions of Peace and Justice. The book may be
purchased online through AK Press or if you live in San Francisco area
go to Bound Together Books or Modern Times.
-bernard (Inkworks Press)

"Activism Illustrated
Inkworks Press celebrates a quarter century of political posters, the
key to making a visual impact before the Internet's rise
By Jen Angel

Today, the first step of a rising activist group is throwing up a
website, but a generation ago the visual impact of a group was
measured by its posters.

Inkworks Press, a collectively run print shop in Berkeley, Calif., was
at the forefront of this visual culture. For its 25th anniversary,
Inkworks collected the best of its output into a book celebrating the
hundreds of political posters it has printed since its founding in
1974. The project took nearly a decade, but the result, Visions of
Peace & Justice, was released this spring. The full-color, 150-page
book reprints hundreds of posters, many as full-page illustrations."

for more go to:

http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3254/activism_illustrated/

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ZTANGI PRESS
POB 11255
BERKELEY,CA 94701

Papers written by Prof. Jorge V. Sibal
http://www.freewebs.com/jorge_sibal/publishedpapersonline.htm


Socially Sensitive Enterprise Restructuring in Asia: Country Context
and Examples (2007), E-book edited by Randall S. Schuler and Nikolai
Rogovsky, Chapter on the Philippines written by Jorge V. Sibal, Tokyo:
Asian Productivity Organization and ILO,
http://www.apo-tokyo.org/00e-books/IS-21_SociallySensitive.htm

"Training Strategies in Selected Companies: Case Study No. 3 CS
Garments, Inc" (2007), People Management Association of the
Philippines (PMAP) Newsletter,
http://www.pmap.org.ph/article/articleview/264

"Fitness in the workplace", original published in Manila Bulletin
(2007), withnews, http://www.withnews.org/

"Globalization and Changing Work and Employment Conditions in the
Philippines" (2006), Seoul: ILO, Korean Labor Institute and UNDP,
https://www.kli.re.kr/AttachFile/emate-gw/seminar/63BF8D8B5F7E13434925727D001B28\
46/8-Philippine.pdf


"Strengthening Offshoring in the Philippines: Issues and Concerns"
(2006), The UP Forum, http://www.up.edu.ph/upforum.php?i=67 ;
www.fes.org.ph/pdf/Offshoring%20in%20the%20Philippines.pdf

"International Labor Standards and the Philippine Industrial Relations
System" (2004) (ppt, pdf),
http://www3.pids.gov.ph/ris/seminars/2004_pptrtd829_sibal.pdf

"In-Company Training Strategies for Knowledge Workers: Philippines"
(2004), Training Knowledge Workers, Tokyo: Asian Productivity
Organization,
http://www.apo-tokyo.org/00e-books/IS-02_TrainingKnowledgeWorkers.htm
;
http://www.apo-tokyo.org/00e-books/IS-02_TrainingKnowledgeWorkers/00CoverTOCFore\
_TKW.pdf


"A Century of the Philippine Cooperative Movement" (1998), University
of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives (UWCC),
http://www.uwcc.wisc.edu/info/i_pages/prin.html ;
http://www.uwcc.wisc.edu/info/abroad/sibal.html

"A Century of Philippine Labor Movement" (2004), Illawara Unity
Journal, 2004, Volume 4, Number 1, Wollonggong: Australian Society for
the Study of Labour History
http://www.uow.edu.au/~morgan/graphics/unity41sibal.pdf ;
http://www.uow.edu.au/~morgan/unity.htm

"Sandaan Taon ng Kilusang Paggawa" (1998), Balitang Sentenaryo Online,
Vol. 3, No. 5, http://www.upd.edu.ph/~up100/abrilmayo/sandaan.html

"The Effects of Globalization and Economic Restructuring on Philippine
Labor Policies and the Responses of the Actors of the Philippine
Industrial Relations System" (2005), Seoul: International Society for
Labor and Social Security Law (ISLSSL) and Association of Industrial
Relations of Republic of China (AIRROC),
http://www.airroc.org.tw/ISLSSL2005/program/invited.asp

"Workers' Role in Promoting Compliance to Labor Standards", Manila:
Institute for Labor Studies, DOLE,
http://www.ilsdole.gov.ph/PAPs/ResCon/rc_lcod6.htm ;
www.ilsdole.gov.ph/PDFFiles/rcon/rc_WorkersRole.PDF

"The Practices of Selected Companies in Managing Work Force Reduction,
Employee Separation and Other Post Employment Concerns" (2004), Seoul:
International Industrial Relations Association Asian Congress,
http://www.kli.re.kr/iira2004/pro/introframe_102.htm ;
http://www.kli.re.kr/iira2004/pro/papers/Sibal.pdf

"Survey and Assessment of Laws in the Informal Sector" (2001), Manila:
Philippine Journal of Development, 2001,
http://www3.pids.gov.ph/ris/pjd/pidspjd01-1prelims.pdf

Nabble is looking for a Java programmer, in case anyone here is interested.
Here are the details:

http://www.nabble.com/Java-programmer-%28telecommuting%29-p10755657.html

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Sent from the Worker Cooperative mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

----- Original Message -----

From: William Cerf

To: workerownedcoop@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 3:46 PM

Subject: [workerownedcoop] From William Cerf - Brooklyn, NY

Greetings:

I hope that some of you are going to attend the Eastern Conference on
Worker Democracy. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend due to
personal obligations that I can't put off. It should be a great event.

Yahoo groups is experiencing what I can "hit and run" SPAM. This is
where a spammer joins a group, posts their spam and then deletes
themselves and the message from the group page. They get their spam out
and we can't ban them. I'm not sure what to do about this.

Hope everyone is having a great summer.

Cheers,
William

Greetings:

I hope that some of you are going to attend the Eastern Conference on
Worker Democracy. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend due to
personal obligations that I can't put off. It should be a great event.

Yahoo groups is experiencing what I can "hit and run" SPAM. This is
where a spammer joins a group, posts their spam and then deletes
themselves and the message from the group page. They get their spam out
and we can't ban them. I'm not sure what to do about this.

Hope everyone is having a great summer.

Cheers,
William

OK, folks it is time to wake up!!! Lori, from Peoples's Food Coop in
Portland, OR posted this to the other group. I'm posting it here in
case someone might be able to help her.

> Hi All,
>
> I am looking for lawyers who has experience working with co-op
> incorporation. I am especially interested in those who have worked
> with hybrid models.
>
> Thanks for your support.
> ***********************************************
> Lori Burge
> Development Manager
>
> People's Food Cooperative
> 3029 SE 21st Avenue
> Portland Oregon, 97202
>
> 503-ORGANIC x107

Papers written by Prof. Jorge V. Sibal
http://www.freewebs.com/jorge_sibal/publishedpapersonline.htm

"Globalization and Changing Work and Employment Conditions in the
Philippines" (2006), Seoul: ILO, Korean Labor Institute and UNDP,
https://www.kli.re.kr/AttachFile/emate-gw/seminar/63BF8D8B5F7E13434925727D001B28\
46/8-Philippine.pdf


"Strengthening Offshoring in the Philippines: Issues and Concerns",
The UP Forum, http://www.up.edu.ph/upforum.php?i=67 ;
www.fes.org.ph/pdf/Offshoring%20in%20the%20Philippines.pdf

"International Labor Standards and the Philippine Industrial Relations
System" (2004) (ppt, pdf),
http://www3.pids.gov.ph/ris/seminars/2004_pptrtd829_sibal.pdf

"In-Company Training Strategies for Knowledge Workers: Philippines"
(2004), Training Knowledge Workers, Tokyo: Asian Productivity
Organization,
http://www.apo-tokyo.org/00e-books/IS-02_TrainingKnowledgeWorkers.htm
;
http://www.apo-tokyo.org/00e-books/IS-02_TrainingKnowledgeWorkers/00CoverTOCFore\
_TKW.pdf


"A Century of the Philippine Cooperative Movement" (1998), University
of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives (UWCC),
http://www.uwcc.wisc.edu/info/i_pages/prin.html ;
http://www.uwcc.wisc.edu/info/abroad/sibal.html

"A Century of Philippine Labor Movement" (2004), Illawara Unity
Journal, 2004, Volume 4, Number 1, Wollonggong: Australian Society for
the Study of Labour History
http://www.uow.edu.au/~morgan/graphics/unity41sibal.pdf ;
http://www.uow.edu.au/~morgan/unity.htm

"Sandaan Taon ng Kilusang Paggawa" (1998), Balitang Sentenaryo Online,
Vol. 3, No. 5, http://www.upd.edu.ph/~up100/abrilmayo/sandaan.html

"The Effects of Globalization and Economic Restructuring on Philippine
Labor Policies and the Responses of the Actors of the Philippine
Industrial Relations System" (2005), Seoul: International Society for
Labor and Social Security Law (ISLSSL) and Association of Industrial
Relations of Republic of China (AIRROC),
http://www.airroc.org.tw/ISLSSL2005/program/invited.asp

"Workers' Role in Promoting Compliance to Labor Standards", Manila:
Institute for Labor Studies, DOLE,
http://www.ilsdole.gov.ph/PAPs/ResCon/rc_lcod6.htm

"The Practices of Selected Companies in Managing Work Force Reduction,
Employee Separation and Other Post Employment Concerns" (2004), Seoul:
International Industrial Relations Association Asian Congress,
http://www.kli.re.kr/iira2004/pro/introframe_102.htm ;
http://www.kli.re.kr/iira2004/pro/papers/Sibal.pdf

"Survey and Assessment of Laws in the Informal Sector" (2001), Manila:
Philippine Journal of Development, 2001,
http://www3.pids.gov.ph/ris/pjd/pidspjd01-1prelims.pdf

Primordial Blooms: Recent Prints by Eni Sibal
April 19 to-May 23, 2007, Stairway Gallery, Kamuning, Quezon City

Primordial Blooms presents Eni Sibal's explorations on the parallelism
between printmaking and gardening through the use of pressed flower
techniques. Her recent works are crafted by integrating traditional
and contemporary printmaking processes specifically digital and
collagraph print techniques. Finely crafted and exquisitely designed,
her prints foreground her fascination with flower arranging and
gardening; synthesis and repetition. Through juxtaposition and
layering of various floral motifs, Eni creates a collection of prints
that exhibit a compositional harmony reflective of her deep sense of
inner tranquility and penchant for detail. Eni explains that "the
synthesis achieved by combining two differently produced (digital and
intaglio) print of the same image results in a richer and more dynamic
monoprint in terms of its composition." An emerging printmaker, Eni
Sibal is a graduate of the University of the Philippines Diliman
College of Fine Arts. Primordial Blooms, her first one woman
exhibition, opens on the 19th of April 2007 at the Stairway Gallery,
Kamuning, Quezon City.  The show will run until the 21st of May 2007.
For more information, please visit www.stairwaygallery.com or call
(632) 920 1375. Gallery hours are from Monday thru Saturday, 10am to 6pm.

Hello,

Bellow is a mail I got from a former student of mine who is software
developer for MFIs and for SACCOs in Kenya.
He is looking to develop his company after being distinguished, among
others, bu WOCCU. I hope you will find interest in his request, or
you may direct it to the appropriate address.
This information is available as well on my website here:
<http://www.coopgalor.com/realization/
Michael.html#Letter_sent_by_Michael_to_me_-_12.4.07>

I wish he could be develop his project so important the developing
world, and which is done by  the people of these countries by
themselves.

Best regards

Zvi

Shalom Zvi
   I am sending this mail to inform you about my progress in my
professional assignments, and the situation I have arrived today,
when I am unable to put forward my success and my abilities in
continuing to extension of my software.

I hope that some people around the world who have the means would
join me in this enterprise, which contains a great deal of future
development to my firm and to those who will join me.
Here is the information I would like to ask you to spread around to
help me to be known to future investors who may join me in this very
important occasion:

Dear future partners,

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to you.

I am a Kenyan citizen by the name Michael Onyango Magani, a Shalom
club member having been at the Institute of Histadrut – Kefar Sava in
1998 for a course in Economic and financial Planning for rural
Development Through Computer Usage, and is a Software Developer for
microfinance and Banking by profession.

Having Combined Knowledge gathered from my Computer Programming and
that of the Institute, I produced a Software that was reviewed by
World bank’s CGAP in 2005.

The software is called SML VISION 2003 & SASA-PRO VISION 2003 and Now
I have produced 2007.

Recently the World Council Of Credit Union (WOCCU) wanted a Software
to be used by all Kenyan Sacco’s and SML VISION 2003 and SASA-PRO
VISION 2003 was found to be suitable for the project except the
Company is not having Enough support for the country wide
implementation and Hence was put as number One in Group B. There are
Four Firms in Group A.

This project is to start in April this year. I am required to get and
train enough support, Have Office and Branches with Telephone lines
as soon as possible for me to be awarded the project which is
sponsored by Melinda & Gates Foundation and is a Multi-million project.

Due to this I require a business Partner that can race about US$
300,000.00 to US$ 450,000.00

The Cost of The Software for Sacco’s below 500 Members is US$ 8,000
Per Sacco and it increases with Membership to about US$ 280,000 per
Sacco. Saccos with Banking pays for banking software SASA-PRO VISION
2007 separate at US$ 8,000 to US$ 300,000. and Separate payments for
ATM and other facilities.

The software is unique because it is fully integrated. Loans, Cash
paid, Refunds, Deceased Refunds, Loan Off-sets, Dividends payments
etc are all integrated into accounting Cashbook, GL, TB, and Balance
Sheet with no repeat in entry.

Also, for SASA-PRO VISION 2007, the foreign Currency is converted
instantly at When a Teller pays or Receives, This means That a Teller
Can receive any Currency whose rate is set by the Manager.

You can refer to www.cgap.org/technology

My email address is rclkenya@...

Looking forward for your reply,

Yours Faithfully

Michael O. Magani,
Regional Computers Ltd,
P.O. Box 59409
00200 – Nairobi- Kenya.
Cell: +254 722 910 813

Employer - Employee Social Partnership

PHILIPPINE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SOCIETY*

in cooperation with

CENTER FOR LABOR EDUCATION ADVOCACY, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, INC., UP
SCHOOL OF LABOR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Diliman, Quezon City 1101 Philippines
Tel/Fax Nos. 920-7717

Dear HR/IR Practitioners:

Greetings!

CBAs, LMCs, TQMs are some of the mechanisms where employers and
workers get together to address their many concerns ranging from day
to day activities to the realization of long term needs, vision,
mission and goals of the organization and its members.

While such mechanisms have proven their effectiveness, there is always
the imperative to seek new and more effective mechanisms to further
enhance the capabilities and realize the potentials of both employers
and workers as the prime driving force of Philippine competitiveness,
decent work and economic development.  We would like to present
another mechanism, one that may transcend current mechanisms and usher
in a new era in Philippine Industrial Relations. We call this
mechanism "Firm Level Social Partnership".

The seminar fee of NINE HUNDRED PESOS (P900.00) per participant covers
snacks and learning materials. Payment should be made to UP SOLAIR
Foundation - the Center for Labor Education, Advocacy, Research and
Development, Inc. (CLEARED, Inc.) on or before the conduct of the
seminar. For details and confirmation, please call Fina or Eric at
920-7717; Jerowin at 928-9206.

See us on 18 April 2007, 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm, Isabelo De Los Reyes
Auditorium, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, Bonifacio Hall,
University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.

Very truly yours,

(Ms.) NOLY T. CAYABYAB                       DEAN JORGE V. SIBAL
   PIRS President                             UP SOLAIR




Programme

12:30 pm – 1:20 pm
Registration
PIRS Secretariat

1:20 pm – 1:25 pm
Invocation / National Anthem
Ms. Irma Hernandez, PIRS Trustee and HR Manager, Boysen Phils.

1:25 pm – 1:50 pm
Opening Remarks / Social Partnerships Definition
Dean Jorge V. Sibal, Dean, UP SOLAIR

1:50 pm – 1:55 pm
Introduction of the Speakers
Prof. Rolando  Santos, Asst.VP, GMA Network

PART 1
Firm Level Social Partnership:
Harnessing the Collective Strength
of the Filipino Employer and Labor

1:55 pm – 2:25 pm
PELSPI Experience
Mr. Wilson Tiu
Executive Director

2:25 pm – 2:55 pm
Labor Federation Experience
Mr. Allan Montaño
President, FFW, PELSPI

2:55 pm – 3:10 pm
Break

PART 2
Firm Level Social Partnerships in Action

3:10 pm – 3:30 pm
Unionized Firm Experience
Mr. Dexter Mendoza
Vice President, HR GMA Network Inc.

3:30 pm – 4:40 pm
Unionized-plus Firm Experience
Mr. Ruben A. Sapitula
Vice President and Head HR Administration
Meralco


PART 3
International Perspective

4:40 pm – 5:10 pm
International Social Partnership
Dr. Gert Gust, President, ILAPI

5:10 pm – 5:25 pm
Open Forum / Moderator
Mr. Florante San Jose
Trustee

5:25-5:30 pm- Closing Message
Closing Message
Ms. Noli T. Cayabyab, PIRS President & VP, CSR, Ramcar Group

Master of Ceremonies
Mr. Joseph Matthew Sobrevega
Trustee, PIRS & IR Manager, Toyota Motor Philippines

A CALL FOR PAPERS

FOR THE 2ND ASIA-PACIFIC CONGRESS

ON THE THEME:

"REVISIONING GLOBALIZATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF
COOPERATIVES, TRADE UNIONS AND PEOPLE'S ECONOMIES"
May 15-16, 2008; UPSOLAIR Auditorium


For details, visit our website for the 2008 Asia-Pacific Congress:

        http://2008asiapacificcongress.bravehost.com


Most sincerely,

Rosa Mercado
Conference Coordinator


AN INVITATION

Laying the tracks of a moving train…

The problem is, there is no stopping or turning back. Globalization is
running like a loose train along tracks we have not built, in
directions we have not charted. It is creating deep patterns and
structures that challenge and put to rest our old ways of relating,
thinking and doing. The world of work and economy as we know it has
been redefined by prime
movers, shaken to its very foundation while the players in this drama
are struggling to make sense of it all, trying to grapple with the
parts as they
unfold.

We have conceived this 2nd Asia-Pacific Congress to deal with this
dilemma of globalization. Either we sit back and take the train ride
to nowhere or we help
lay down the tracks of this train as it moves along.

"Revisioning Globalization". This is our clarion call in this 2nd
Asia-Pacific Congress. Cooperatives, trade unions, grassroots
initiatives and people's economies are being called upon to put their
acts, heads and hearts together, to rewrite the script as it happens
and re-create the parts they have always dreamed of.

We invite concerned individuals and parties to take part in this
Congress as a participant or paper presenter. Either way, you will
have an indispensable role to play as we summon our determination to
rethink and re-envision globalization.

Let your voice be heard!
Let your presence be counted!

A CALL FOR PAPERS

FOR THE 2ND ASIA-PACIFIC CONGRESS

ON THE THEME:

"REVISIONING GLOBALIZATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF
COOPERATIVES, TRADE UNIONS AND PEOPLE'S ECONOMIES"
May 15-16, 2008; UPSOLAIR Auditorium

People's economies all over the world are putting a new perspective to
globalization. This perspective considers the total development of
human beings; relies on the collective strength and resources of
ordinary people to meet their economic, psychological and social
needs; instills a new set of values, discipline and practices and acts
responsibly and
consciously to protect and preserve their environment, history and
culture.

This 2nd Asia-Pacific Congress seeks to redefine and rewrite the
script of globalization from the perspective of cooperatives, trade
unions, grassroots economies and initiatives, known collectively as
people's economies or more popularly, solidarity economies. The new
perspective entails a new way of looking at things, one that is based
on shared values
and meaning; democratic empowerment and participation; broad social
ownership and economic equity; ecological sustainability and community
well-being; responsible
production and conscientious consumption and the use of capital and
labour to further the goal of social and economic justice.

The call-for-papers challenges leaders and advocates from the ranks of
cooperatives, trade unions and grassroots activists, to rethink
globalization in novel and creative ways and help build the economic
infrastructure of the future.

Congress Objectives:

1. To come up with alternative strategies and tools of analysis that
would re-envision development in local areas and in the region by
taking into account its various dimensions: political, social,
economic, cultural, ecological and ethical.

2. To highlight initiatives on alternative ways of arranging
production and economic activities hinged on social justice, equity,
democracy and solidarity.

3. To chronicle and share best ideas, experiences and practices in the
field of enterprise development; and workplace management, techniques
and processes.

4. To identify platforms and strategies on how people's economies
could influence the discourse on revisioning globalization.

5. To serve as a venue to formally link economic solidarity efforts
into coherent relationships of mutual recognition and support.

6. To develop and strengthen greater unity and cooperation among
cooperatives, trade unions and people's economies in the Asia-Pacific
Region through an understanding and appreciation of a new perspective
in globalization which focuses on the total development of individuals.

SUGGESTED TOPICS WHICH MAY BE INTEGRATED OR TREATED SEPARATELY:

Track 1: FORMS AND INITIATIVES ON ECONOMIC SOLIDARITY
• Fair Trade and Sustainable Development
• Cooperatives and People's Enterprises as Alternative Forms of
Economic Arrangements
• Other Forms of Asset Management, Social Ownership and Economic
Interventions
• Enterprise Development in Worker's Cooperatives/ Labor Enterprises

Track 2: LINKING COMPETITIVENESS TO THE HUMANIZATION
OF WORK
• Emerging and/or Current Trends and Techniques in Work Organization
and Work Processes
• Productivity, Competitiveness and Labour Standards
• Values, Ethics and Social Responsibility
• Enabling Legal and Policy Environment to Humanize Work
• Administration, Governance and Human Resource Management
• Alternative Forms of Managing Conflict at the Workplace

Track 3: REINVIGORATING SOCIAL MOVEMENTS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE:
THE TRADE UNION – COOPERATIVE NEXUS

• The Unionism and Cooperativism Continuum: Linking Cooperatives and
Trade Unions at the Workplace
• Social Movement Unionism and the Role of Trade Unions and Cooperatives
• Best Practices in the Trade Union –Cooperative Partnership
• Local, Regional and Global Solidarity and Cooperation

Date of Congress: May 15-16, 2008

Venue: UP SOLAIR Auditorium

Convenors: Center for Labor and Grassroots Initiatives, University of
the  Philippines School of Labor and Industrial Relations (CLGI-UP
SOLAIR) and UNIApro

Guidelines for Submission:

Deadline for Submission of Abstracts:
August 15, 2007
Notification for Acceptance of Abstracts:
September 15, 2007
Deadline for Submission of Full Papers:
January 15, 2008

Preferred communication is via email. Send your papers to Ms. Rosa C.
Mercado, Congress Coordinator at rcmercado@up. edu.ph or
rcmercado2000@ yahoo.com. For
more information please visit the Congress website at:
www.solair.upd.edu.ph

Abstracts should not be more than one page or 500 words, accompanied
by a half-page biographical note, the author's organizational
affiliation and mailing (email and airmail) address. Full papers
should be from ten to twenty pages, MS Word file format, Font
Times New Roman, size 12, double space.

Congress Fee

- Foreign Participants: US $150
- Local Participants: Php 5,800

(Please make payments payable to our School's Foundation, CLEARED, Inc.

For Reservations and Inquiry: Please call congress secretariat: Mayet,
Nattie, or Fina at tel. nos. (+632) 9286396; telefax (+632) 9207717;
(+632) 9207693; 9818500 local 4069, 4074, 4078

Congress Organizing Committee (COC):

Marie E. Aganon, Ph.D.
Director, CLGI and Chair, COC

Jorge V. Sibal
Dean, UP SOLAIR

Rene E. Ofreneo, Ph.D., Melisa R. Serrano, Virginia A. Teodosio,
Ph.D., Christopher Ng
Isagani F. Yuzon, Ph.D., Jose P. Umali, Jr.

Rosa C. Mercado, Congress Coordinator

Greetings!

"ADVANCE SUPERVISORY SKILLS & SOCIAL COMPLIANCE PROGRAM"

  Intended for Supervisors, candidate Supervisors and Managers

Date   :          April 19 - 20, 2007
Venue :        UP SOLAIR, Bonifacio Hall, E. Jacinto St.,
                         Diliman, Quezon City, tel/fax- 9207717, 9289206,
email  :         seminars@...
Seminar Fee: P4,500.00/participant

For more details: See or Download printable version-
http://www.cleared.com.ph/downloads/supervisory%20skills.pdf

Regards,


Jorge V. Sibal

Philippine Industrial Relations Society, Inc. in cooperation with CLEARED,
Inc.

invites you to

"Employer Labor Experience" April 18, 2007, 1-5 p.m. SOLAIR
Auditorium

CBAs, LMCs, TQMs are some of the mechanisms where employers and
workers get together to address their may concerns ranging from day
to day activities to the realization of long term needs, vision,
mission and goals of the organization and its members. While such
mechanisms have proven their effectiveness, there is always the
imperative to seek new and more effective mechanisms to further
enhance the capabilities and realize the potentials of both employers
and workers as the prime driving force of Philippine competitiveness,
decent work and economic development.

We would like to present new practices that may transcend
current mechanisms and usher in new era in Philippine Industrial
Relations. We call this mechanism "Firm Level Social Partnership".

Seminar Fee: 900 pesos, in cash or in check payable to CLEARED, INC.

Noly T. Cayabyab
President, PIRS

2nd Annual UP SOLAIR Job Fair on Friday and Saturday, March 9 -10 9am
- 4pm


Hi, people.

I just would like to inform you that there will be a
JOB FAIR on March 9 - 10, 2007 from 9am - 4pm in the
SOLAIR Auditorium. There are 27 companies who joined
the fair (just to name  a few, we have JOLLIBEE,
RAMCAR, TELETECH, PRIME MERIDIAN, BUSINESS WORLD,
HOTEL SOGO , ABSCBN, etc.) I hope you inform your
families and friends who might be interested to apply
and give their resumes. (You can also bring your own
resume in case you might want to change jobs or
careers). The activity is sponsored by the UP
Industrial Relations Society (UP IRSOC). This is open
to the public. Thank you.

Andy Nisperos
UP Industrial Relations Association
UP SOLAIR Student Council


Noted:

Jorge V. Sibal
Dean
UP SOLAIR

P.S. The JOB FAIR is not exclusive to HR practitioners
and UP graduates. The companies welcome graduates of
different degrees and schools. One company does not
even require a college diploma for its applicants.

A CALL FOR PAPERS
   FOR THE 2ND ASIA-PACIFIC CONGRESS

   ON THE THEME:

   "RREVISIONING GLOBALIZATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF
   COOPERATIVES, TRADE UNIONS AND PEOPLE'S ECONOMIES�Ebr />   May 17-
18, 2008; UPSOLAIR Auditorium

   People's economies all over the world are putting a new
perspective to globalization.  This perspective considers the total
development of human beings; relies on the collective strength and
resources of ordinary people to meet their economic, psychological
and social needs; instills a new set of values, discipline and
practices and acts responsibly and consciously to protect and
preserve their environment, history and culture.

   This 2nd Asia-Pacific Congress seeks to redefine and rewrite the
script of globalization from the perspective of cooperatives, trade
unions, grassroots economies and initiatives, known collectively as
people's economies or more popularly, solidarity economies.  The new
perspective entails a new way of looking at things, one that is
based on shared values and meaning; democratic empowerment and
participation; broad social ownership and economic equity;
ecological sustainability and community well-being; responsible
production and conscientious consumption and the use of capital and
labour to further the goal of social and economic justice.

   The call-for-papers challenges leaders and advocates from the
ranks of cooperatives, trade unions and grassroots activists, to
rethink globalization in novel and creative ways and help build the
economic infrastructure of the future.

   Conference Objectives:


    To come up with alternative strategies and tools of analysis that
would re-envision development in local areas and in the region by
taking into account its various dimensions: political, social,
economic, cultural, ecological and ethical.


    To highlight initiatives on alternative ways of arranging
production and economic activities that are hinged on social
justice, equity, democracy and solidarity.


    To chronicle and share best ideas, experiences and practices in
the field of enterprise development; and workplace management,
techniques and processes.


    To identify platforms and strategies on how people's economies
could influence the discourse on revisioning globalization.


    To serve as a venue to formally link economic solidarity efforts
into coherent relationships of mutual recognition and support.


    To develop and strengthen greater unity and cooperation among
cooperatives, trade unions and people's economies in the Asia-
Pacific Region through an understanding and appreciation of a new
perspective in globalization which focuses on the total development
of individuals.


   SUGGESTED TOPICS WHICH MAY BE INTEGRATED OR TREATED SEPARATELY:


   Track 1:  FORMS AND INITIATIVES ON ECONOMIC SOLIDARITY


    Fair  Trade and Sustainable Development
    Cooperatives and People's Enterprises as Alternative Forms of
Economic Arrangements
    Other Forms of Asset Management, Social Ownership and Economic
Interventions
    Enterprise Development in Worker's Cooperatives/Labor Enterprises


   Track 2:  LINKING COMPETITIVENESS TO THE HUMANIZATION OF WORK


    Emerging and/or Current Trends and Techniques in Work
Organization and Work Processes
    Productivity, Competitiveness and Labour Standards
    Values, Ethics and Social Responsibility
    Enabling Legal and Policy Environment to Humanize Work
    Administration, Governance and Human Resource Management
    Alternative Forms of Managing Conflict at the Workplace

   Track 3:  REINVIGORATING SOCIAL MOVEMENTS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE: THE
TRADE UNION �ECOOPERATIVE NEXUS


    The Unionism and Cooperativism Continuum:  Linking Cooperatives
and Trade Unions at the Workplace
    Social Movement Unionism and the Role of Trade Unions and
Cooperatives
    Best Practices in the Trade Union -Cooperative Partnership
    Local, Regional and Global Solidarity and Cooperation


   Date of Congress:    May 17-18, 2008
   Venue:                      UP SOLAIR Auditorium
   Convenors:               Center for Labor and Grassroots
Initiatives, University of
                                     the Philippines�ESchool of Labor
and Industrial Relations
                                     (CLGI-UPSOLAIR) and UNIApro

   Guidelines for Submission:

   Deadline for Submission of Abstracts:                    August
15, 2007
   Notification for Acceptance of Abstracts:               September
15, 2007
   Deadline for Submission of Full Papers:                 January
15, 2008

   Preferred communication is via email.  Send your papers to Ms.
Rosa C. Mercado, Conference Coordinator at rcmercado@... or
rcmercado2000@....

   Abstracts should not be more than one page or 500 words,
accompanied by a half-page biographical note, the author's
organizational affiliation and mailing (email and airmail) address.
Full papers should be from ten to twenty pages, MS Word file format,
Font Times New Roman, size 12, double space.

Dear friends and colleagues in the IR and HRM professions,

We are pleased to announce the following certificate courses of the
University of the Philippines School of Labor and Industrial Relations
for the IR and HR practitioners and professionals as part of our
continuing education and training program for 2007
<http://www.freewebs.com/upcertificate/index.htm >:

Certificate Courses (for IR/HR professionals and practitioners)

1. Course in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Development
(CIR-HRD)
http://www.freewebs.com/upcertificate/courseinirhrd.htm
	      (12 Saturdays starting March 24 to June 9, 2007)
	      Registration Fee:  (P 20,000.00 per participant)

2. Management Development Program (for cooperatives, NGOs, trade
unions and government)
http://www.freewebs.com/upcertificate/mgtdevprogrammdp.htm
    (12 Fridays starting March 23 to June 15, 2007)
	     (Registration Fee:  P18,000.00 per participant)

For details and inquiries, please call or fax us at tel. 9207693,
9207717 or email us at solair@... , jvsibal@... , website:
http://solair.upd.edu.ph or http://www.freewebs.com/upsolair
Thank you very much.

Dean Jorge V. Sibal

Can the guy who runs this group contact me when he
gets chance. Thank you

Scott

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Hello,



A new paper is now ready to be downloaded.

Tnuva - the Marketing Cooperative: Demutualization or Revival. (2006)

It tells the actual story of the Marketing cooperative Tnuva, and the
development it goes through now. The major components of what we can
learn are:

The story of the selling of Tnuva is interesting and attractive. It
contains very interesting findings:

- First of all, Tnuva is a very large cooperative. It is one of the
largest economic enterprise of Israel, and among the largest
cooperatives in the world. This is another proof that a cooperative
can operate successfully in a capitalistic environment.

- The story of Tnuva shows us once again the importance of the fact
that a cooperative can't exist if the members, at least the majority,
have no more interest in the services it renders, for which they have
created the cooperative.

- Tnuva is a good example that members understand, finally, that the
cooperative belongs to them entirely, practically. And this is in
contrary to the prevailing approach of the ICA.

- The registrar of cooperatives has finally understood, contrary to
his position in the past, that the approach of the ICA concerning the
ownership of the members on their cooperative is wrong, and has
adapted the approach that the cooperative belongs entirely to the
members individually.

- The Tnuva case shows that when there exists a group of members, who
find financial interest alive and clear in their cooperative, they
will do anything in their capacities against the demutualization, and
will be active to make their cooperative living in the framework of
the cooperative, and to look and to find the solution which will
combine their will with will of the members who wish to quit the
cooperative and to get their real value share in the cooperative equity.



It can be downloaded here:



28.  Tnuva - the Marketing Cooperative: Demutualization or Revival.
(2006)
Tnuva23_12_06.pdf
http://www.coopgalor.com/i_publications.html#CoopTypology

"'There's class warfare, all right,' Mr. Buffett said, 'but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning.'

(11/26/06 issue of New York Times, located at http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/26/business/yourmoney/26every.html?ex=1322197200&en=0cf877b05b918674&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss  .)

 

And they have been winning for centuries or even millenia.

Hi Ross,


I agree with you in principle, and I'm not saying some people might not need help in setting a business up, but there's no sense coddling them with donations.  They need to learn to run a viable enterprise.  And why does the SoCal co-op movement need to be limited to the most impoverished?  I think helping only a small group of people as charity gives the illusion of change without risking the real thing.


The wealthy try to stay on top as much as they can, but I'm starting to think those of us in the middle classes are undermining our own freedom when we shop at wal-mart or refuse to take responsibility for our own destinies by taking regular jobs and keeping our heads down.  It's easy to blame the rich, but we have them outnumbered.

 

As for the educational system, isn't it the case that public schools are better at preparing people for typical jobs where people simply take orders and do what they're told by a superior than they do to prepare people to be entrepreneurs who take charge of their own destiny? 

 

The public schools are ailing and out of date, but they've never really offered a complete education.  It's traditionally been the parents who have taught their kids how to be members of the aristocracy or the proletariat.   


Michael

"Even though I agreed with him, I warned that whenever someone tried to raise the issue, he or she was accused of fomenting class warfare.

"'There's class warfare, all right,' Mr. Buffett said, 'but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning.'

FYI.

Ross S. Heckmann

Arcadia, California

 

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