JohnnyMac 🌲 @johnnymac@social.coop

Does anyone know of articles about worker co-ops and the current situation in Venezuela? I know of a couple from the Chavez era but not much about the Maduro years or the current crisis. #coops #venezuela

sorry for my long absence from here--too many commitments, but some of that is easing off now. trying to catch up on all the different conversations. . . .

Bruce Mayer offers an update on the 2018 Tax Law and the 20% pass-through in terms of #workerco-ops an patronage refunds (it actually works for worker #co-ops).

https://www.wegnercpas.com/worker-co-ops-operating-under-subchapter-t-and-the-new-tax-law/

One of the best parts of teaching a class on worker #co-ops is learning from the students. As we wrapped up the quarter last night, I got to learn about this hidden gem in the #gaming world: https://motion-twin.com/en/

It is a French worker co-op that has found a fair amount of success in an industry that doesn't really embrace collective ethos.

here is a small press article about about our "Legacy Project" in the northwest. We are trying to prime the pump for worker co-op conversions.
https://theworldlink.com/news/local/usda-provides-grants-to-nonprofit-to-teach-communities-about-co/article_e79de4ac-3730-53a7-8046-1c54ab3f5ee3.html

@Steve i also need to pick your brain. I am working with a conversion of an existing business that is unionized. They intend to maintain the union relationship after becoming a co-op, but there are some issues and questions. If you have time for a phone call, today or tomorrow, please let me know. #unioncoop

@Steve congratulations on the job! Feel free to reach out to me as a resource. I might do the same to you!

Who is going to the worker coop national conference in LA? I just just got my ticket punched today! It would be great to have a social.coop meetup

@LeoSammallahti my blog is workersparadise.org

John McNamara

The latest post in my series about the labor movement, co-ops, and the American Dream: https://workersparadise.org/2018/05/15/labor-unions-and-co-ops-part-4/ #labor #coops #unioncoops

A May Day international Sociocracy conference entirely on zoom!
https://www.conferize.com/international-sociocracy-online-conference-1

#sociocracy

An upcoming conference on permaculture and Sociocracy: http://www.onsenfarm.com/events/2018/6/4/build-the-guild-a-permaculture-and-sociocracy-convergence

My post for this week begins a series about union-coops and the American Dream. It is from a couple of chapters of my first attempt at my dissertation. It should be seen as an exploration, not an exhortation.
https://workersparadise.org/
#workercoops #coops #labourunions #unioncoops

I got my blog/site back up with new domain name (www.workersparadise.org). I hope to start posting more regularly in the future. I am thinking of using chapters from my first attempt at a dissertation as the meat for several posts, but as always, I welcome anyone who would like to post on the site on the topic of worker co-ops and worker control. #coop #workercoop #unioncoops