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23 May '12

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Global NewsManufacturing hopes rest on union-supported co-operative ventures - Australian Council of Trade Unions

Manufacturing hopes rest on union-supported co-operative ventures - Australian Council of Trade Unions: Australian unions have endorsed the International Labour Organisation’s ...

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United StatesDemocratic Worker Cooperatives: An Organizational Strategy Reconsidered for the 21st Century

Professor John Lawrence, a member of the Grassroots Economic Organizing collective, writes in Baltimore's Indypendent Reader in 2007.  During the industrial revolution in ...

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Global NewsStick to the Fundamentals and Reignite Your Passion

It’s easy for some to see negative numbers on their balance sheets, or in industry trends, and get nervous about the future.  Credit unions, like most businesses during this ...

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Global NewsAnticipate Members’ Needs to Get There First

Back in 1908, when Monsignor Pierre Hevey was setting up America’s first modern-day credit union in his Manchester, N.H. home, he probably wasn’t concerned with ...

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Global NewsYoung Leaders Needed for CU4Kids

CU4Kids recently announced that its Young Leaders for Kids Board (YL4Kids) is looking to expand! YL4Kids is seeking energetic, dedicated, and capable individuals from the credit ...

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Global NewsYoung Leaders Needed for CU4Kids

CU4Kids recently announced that its Young Leaders for Kids Board (YL4Kids) is looking to expand! YL4Kids is seeking energetic, dedicated, and capable individuals from the credit ...

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United KingdomLegislation paves way for more funds and younger members

Britain’s co-operatives are set to benefit from credit union legislation that allow under-16s to become members and provide an opportunity to raise more capital.

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Global NewsCo-op, Bencom, and Credit Union Law Changes from 08.01.12: A Summary

On 8th January 2012 most of the changes to the legislation governing co-operatives and community benefit societies first discussed in 2007 come into effect. They were enacted in ...

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Global NewsWorker-Owners of America, Unite! Gar Alperowitz in the New York Times

Gar Alperowitz of the Democracy  Collaborative contributes an op-ed to the New York Times: [S]omething different has been quietly brewing in recent decades: more and more ...

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Global NewsSurvey: CU satisfaction breaks all records - CUNA News Now

Credit unions have set an all-time American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) record, with 87% of credit union members surveyed saying they are "more satisfied than ever before" with their credit unions. The 87% score was the highest score reached in any of the ASCI's 47 industries that it surveys, and credit unions have consistently received high praise for their member service in this survey. Credit Union National Association President/CEO Bill Cheney congratulated credit union boards, ...

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