Submitted by john.atherton on 3 February, 2012 - 14:23
I collated some info for the last worker co-operative council meeting (Co-operatives UK's representative body for worker co-ops). I thought you might be interested in some of the figures.
This does come with a warning however: These are my own own calculations and not that of our specialists. These may not be the same as our official figures in the more rigorous annual report on the co-operative economy and don't include large employee trust co-operatives like John Lewis (they just massively scew the figures by a few £bn).
Submitted by john.atherton on 1 February, 2012 - 13:56
I have just read an article in the Financial Times about the new "employee owned" privatisation of the civil servants pension fund. As an exponent of worker co-ops and employee ownership should I be happy?
Submitted by john.atherton on 18 January, 2012 - 18:29
Shame to see plans for SeaFrance to become a worker co-op have run aground. This is despite having political, legislative and support structures that promote worker co-operative buy-outs.
"The cooperative, was to be financed by workers' standard
lay-off payments as well as "exceptional" cash of 60,000 euros per
worker, paid by SeaFrance's parent company, state-owned rail form SNCF."
Submitted by john.atherton on 16 January, 2012 - 12:43
Submitted by john.atherton on 13 December, 2011 - 10:35
A guest blog by the Wales Co-operative Centre: As the second series of Baker Boys draws to a close on BBC Wales it seems like a good time to reflect on the need to consider employee ownership and worker co-operatives as tools to help address some of the economic issues that so many of us are facing on a day to day basis.
Submitted by john.atherton on 13 December, 2011 - 10:35
A guest blog by the Wales Co-operative Centre: As the second series of
Baker Boys draws to a close on BBC Wales it seems like a good time to reflect on
the need to consider employee ownership and worker co-operatives as tools to
help address some of the economic issues that so many of us are facing on a day
to day basis.
Submitted by john.atherton on 7 December, 2011 - 17:04
It has been a while since I've had time to write a post, so here is a round up of my favourites over the last year or so. I will be in Africa for 3 weeks and will hopefully get the chance to meet some worker co-operatives.
If you would like to write a guest blog for this blog please get in touch.
Submitted by john.atherton on 6 December, 2011 - 17:27
It has been a while since I've had time to write a post, so here is a round up of my favourites over the last year or so. I will be in Africa for 3 weeks and will hopefully get the chance to
Submitted by john.atherton on 31 October, 2011 - 12:32
CICOPA (the global worker co-op federation) is getting bigger and stronger! With two new sub-regional organisations on the American continent.
Submitted by john.atherton on 31 October, 2011 - 11:42
Co-operatives UK is launching a competition and prize for members to design and choose their 2012 membership certificate.
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