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History of Coöperation in the United States (1888)
blog Joe Marraffino August 27, 2011 10:03 PM

History of coöperation in the United States, a collection of essays published by Johns Hopkins in 1888, is available free from Google Books to read or download.  Essays include:
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Audio from SXSW panel on Tech Cooperatives
blog Joe Marraffino March 21, 2012 02:46 AM

The audio recording is available for this year's SXSW panel Tech Cooperatives: A Better Way to Make a Living.  (Previously) Most experienced IT folks have faced the choice of freelancing versus working for an established business. Freelancing...
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Job Opportunity: Technical Support and Customer Service, Gaia Host Collective
blog Joe Marraffino March 20, 2012 07:17 PM

A new worker-owner position is available at Gaia host focusing on customer support and system administration. The work will focus primarily on supporting both technical and non-technical customers with their Domain, DNS, Web & Email...
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Now Available: This Way Out - a Guide to Starting a Worker Cooperative
blog Joe Marraffino March 20, 2012 06:51 PM

Jai Jai Noire's long-awaited This Way Out: a Guide to Starting a Worker Cooperative is out!  The 2-DVD set is available from the Mighty Small Films website for about $30, including shipping.  One of the best parts about the project is that...
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Brooklyn Yoga Cooperative Seeks Teacher / Owners
blog Joe Marraffino March 16, 2012 03:11 PM

"The Brooklyn Yoga Cooperative, a newly formed cooperatively run studio, is looking to bring on more teachers/worker owners as we look to expand our schedule.  If you or someone you know is a yoga teacher who might be interested in joining...
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Mike Leung on Worker Cooperatives and Financing
blog Joe Marraffino March 16, 2012 03:03 PM

Mike Leung, chief organizer of the proposed Worker Cooperative Federal Credit Union and Abolish Human Rentals discusses worker cooperatives and financing issues. From Jai Jai Noire

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Daily Kos: Reflections on the Worker Co-op
blog Joe Marraffino March 16, 2012 12:11 AM

From contributor Primitive Times at the Daily Kos: Worker co-ops, an idea as old as the Industrial Revolution (and really, civilization itself), have the potential of becoming a major front in the Occupy movement, not to mention the wider global...
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Collective Copies TV Ad
blog Joe Marraffino March 15, 2012 05:33 PM

Tags:  Collective Copies Marketing Videos email / post to social media

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Worker Co-operatives and Spaces of Possibility: An Investigation of Subject Space at Collective Copies
blog Joe Marraffino March 15, 2012 05:28 PM

From Janelle Cornwell. Her paper is unfortunately captive in the the ivory tower.

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Job Opening: Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy Conference Organizer
blog Joe Marraffino March 15, 2012 03:59 PM

 The Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy (ECWD; east.usworker.coop) is an educational non-profit dedicated to promoting worker cooperatives and the cooperative economy.  We aim to make the skills, information and networks necessary...
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José Orbaiceta of the Worker Co-op Federation of Argentina at the 2011 North American Worker Co-operative Conference
blog Joe Marraffino March 12, 2012 04:41 AM

From the Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation. José Orbaiceta, President of the Worker Co-op Federation of Argentina (FECOOTRA) speaks at the 2011 North American Worker Co-operative Conference in  Québec City.  Translation by Carlos...
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