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Canada
Canada
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DemocracyMembers of MEC meet to plan next steps in their fight for co-op ideals
Campaign leaders thanked supporters for their passion and commitment and set out three possible course of action
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Business
Judge quashes attempt to halt sale of Mountain Equipment Co-op
The Canadian retailer had been struggling financially and announced its sale to a US private investment firm last month
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Business
Sale of leading Canadian co-op MEC prompts campaign to save it
Nearly 70,000 people have signed a petition to scrap a deal selling Mountain Equipment Co-op to US private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management
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AgricultureCo-ops and adversity: Examples from Australia
Melina Morrison of apex body BCCM looks to examples in Canada and from Australia's past to show how co-ops can help people through times of crisis
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BusinessGlobal commerce platform for co-ops prepares for pilot project
US apex body NCBA CLUSA has partnered with Direct Global on the venture to help co-ops achieve scale and leverage
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EqualityDesjardins joins the BlackNorth Initiative
Over 200 Canadian organisations have signed a pledge at first BlackNorth Initiative Summit held on 20 July
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Banking and InsuranceDesjardins Insurance supports local foodbanks during Covid-19 crisis
Desjardins Insurance matched donations of up to $1,000 made to community food banks by its local agents
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EnergyUnifor and Co-op Refinery Complex ratify agreement
The two parties ended a six-month industrial action that had resulted in workers being locked out of the refinery
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EducationWorker co-op training programmes: key lessons from the US and Canada
UK co-operators heard about worker co-ops' training programmes and their approaches to inclusion and diversity
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Banking and InsuranceCovid-19: Updates from the co-op movement, 16 April
The latest from the UK retail sector plus news from the US, Canada, Spain, Kenya and Argentina