Worker co-ops
Worker co-ops
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SectorEmployees take over 51-year old enterprise in Australia as worker co-op
Sydney engineering company C-MAC Industries went through succession process to become one of the country’s first worker co-ops.
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BusinessNew website created to raise awareness of employee ownership as a business option
TransfertoCoops.eu offers guidance for company owners and employees in a bid to boost the model across the EU
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AgricultureInnovation in Costa Rica: co-ops using agricultural waste for cosmetics and snacks
After overproduction hit prices, Frutalcoop and Cooperoguata are producing topping, energy bars, soaps and body lotions
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Regional OrganisationsCo-operative Congress hears inspirational co-op stories of a more human way of working
Rosie Wilkinson, from Leeds Bread Co-op, Mark Hooper from Indycube and Jenny Carlyle from Suma told Congress about their co-ops
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Banking and InsuranceCo-op model as a vehicle of transformation in local government
The Co-op Party has set out six steps to building community wealth, based on the Cleveland Model in the USA
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EqualityThe gig economy – an opportunity for co-ops and trade unions to work together?
Co-op Congress heard from John Park from Community Union and Sarah de Heusch of co-op gig platform SMart
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BusinessHow can the growth of employee ownership be supported?
A national inquiry is being carried out to assess the size and impact of the sector, and to find ways to help it grow
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TechnologyCoTech: where co-ops and technology meet
CoTech aims to make tech fairer and more efficient through co-operating, collaborating and sharing skills
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BusinessActor Michael Sheen on co-ops and building a fairer economy
The award-winning stage and screen star has branched out into social activism and attended Co-operative Congress, where he spoke to the News about his desire for change
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EconomyThe Eighth Day workers co-op secures Fair Tax Mark
The worker-owned vegetarian health food store and café has been recognised for paying the right amount of corporation tax at the right time and in the right place