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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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Beyond the Bottom Line Documentary: A dozen worker-owned companies that are changing the way America does business.

blog Joe Marraffino April 23, 2013 03:46 PM

Beyond the Bottom Line is a 30 minute documentary from Headlamp Pictures about a little known twist on the American Dream – businesses in which workers own the stock, reap the profits and decide for themselves how the company runs. It is the story...
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Job Opening: WAGES Cooperative Developer in Oakland
blog Joe Marraffino April 23, 2013 03:10 PM

AttachmentSize WAGES Co-op Developer.pdf76.59 KB WAGES (Women’s Action to Gain Economic Security) incubates and supports green cooperatives. Our mission is to build worker-owned green businesses that create healthy, dignified jobs for low-income...
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Think Outside the Boss: Workshop on Starting a Worker Cooperative
blog Joe Marraffino March 29, 2013 05:12 PM

"The East Bay Community Law Center and The Sustainable Economy Law Center teamed up in Richmond, CA, on April 14, 2012 for a free workshop on how to start a worker cooperative. The event included break out groups at the end, with face-to-face...
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Co-op Law: a collaborative legal resource library

blog Joe Marraffino March 26, 2013 06:16 PM

Co-op Law is a collaborative legal resource library created by the Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC) and the Green-Collar Communities Clinic (GC3).  The Wiki was created to provide a forum for sharing, organizing, and making sense of...
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Call for Workshop Proposals: 2013 Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy
blog Joe Marraffino February 19, 2013 04:17 AM

"This year’s Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy will be held July 26-28 on the campus of Drexel University in Philadelphia. We're in the process of recruiting presenters and proposals for panels, caucuses, or other sessions, and we'd love...
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2013 New York City Cooperative Development Project: RFP Now Available
blog Joe Marraffino February 19, 2013 04:05 AM

AttachmentSize RFP2013.pdf136.75 KB "The Center for Family Life is pleased to announce that proposals for the 2013 New York City Cooperative Development Project are now being accepted. The submission deadline is February 25, 2013. Through the...
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Job Opportunity: Cooperative Developer Position at The Center For Family Life
blog Joe Marraffino February 19, 2013 04:00 AM

AttachmentSize center for family life seeks another co-op developer.pdf105.55 KB This job announcement was re-circulated in mid-February by the Center For Family Life.
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We The Owners Documentary Trailer
blog Joe Marraffino February 19, 2013 03:31 AM

"What does it mean to be an owner? In We the Owners: Employees Expanding the American Dream, employee owners from New Belgium Brewing, Namasté Solar and DPR Construction answer this important question. Successfully thriving in the global economy of...
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October News from the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives
blog Joe Marraffino October 18, 2012 05:54 PM

Tags:  USFWC News email / post to social media

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Arizmendi Bakery San Rafael Members on Making Contact Radio Show
blog Joe Marraffino October 14, 2012 03:51 AM

Worker-owners of Arizmendi Bakery in San Rafael, CA, talk to the radio show Making Contact. One of the most challenging parts of forming a worker owned business is that there aren’t a lot of models to follow. In some parts of the United States,...
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