April's newsletter ➡️ buff.ly/3JfeoQV

◾ Event listings
◾ Opportunities for paid work & bursaries
◾ Order free merch
◾ Member survey buff.ly/43X58ul

Plus 5 things you can do to get involved in workers.coop or promoting worker co-ops

Meet with coordinators from #Nottingham #coops associated with RadicalRoutes at #SumacCentre 's 40th Anniversary Community Garden Party on Sunday.
Also gigs and #FoodByVeggies throughout the weekend

RadicalHousingNet Students for Cooperation workers.coop Ethical Consumer Co-operative News peace_news

Great to see so many of our artisan bakery partners in here. Independent food scene getting stronger. Supermarkets produce simulacra of sourdough- support independents instead!

Game over for EOTs? (hint: to any headline ending in a question mark, the answer is 'no' 😅) icaew.com/technical/corp…

We're crowdfunding for the print costs of our next publication, The Solidarity Economy: A Visual Guide.

It's designed/authored/co-published with Solidarity Economy Association – 216 beautiful pages on the solidarity economy, from Rojava to Zapatistas and so much more!

crowdfunder.co.uk/p/solidarity-e…

On 25 April we're we're hosting a session with Yalla co-op on international solidarity and the their Gaza crisis appeal. All welcome! >> workers.coop/civicrm/event/…

Interested in a fairer, more democratic economy?

In new episodes of #ResetandRebuild podcast, cdscotland is joined by experts on #coops Greencity Wholefoods, Co-operate Scotland LLP, workers.coop, Co-op Finance and Scottish Enterprise.

Listen here: ⏯️: ow.ly/btuE50R7qoI

Want a programme taster for Worker Co-op Weekend?
▪️ How to Make Money for worker co-ops
▪️ Getting to 1,000 worker co-ops in 2 years
▪️ Business networking
▪️ Co-operative international solidarity
And if we're lucky some early morning yoga 🤸‍♂️

Book ⬇️
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Is your co-op a member of workers.coop?
Would you like some pretty worker co-op posters for your back office or shop front?
Or maybe some pin badges for new workers? Or leaflets to hand out to customers🤔

Order free merch here ⬇️
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Worker Co-op Weekend 2024! Join worker co-operators in the Peak District for a weekend of good food, workshops & business networking. We will also be scheming about what next for workers.coop and ramping up worker control🤔

Book tickets now ⬇️
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Welcome to our newest members: Jarrow Insights, Jarrow Insights, Artefact Artefact , Therapy Worker Cooperative, Leeds Bike Mill Leeds Bike Mill and Dulas Dulas Ltd ! 🤸‍♀️

Thinking about membership? Reasons to join ⬇️
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Co-operative Hackathon coming up, 8-9 May
Co-operatives UK CoTech workers.coop

'Demeanour of the Gods' by Alan Wagner 😅

Curious to learn more about the work of CICOPA and International Cooperative Alliance and how to become a member?

Join ICA's first Meet and Greet with CICOPA's board members Osmau Nakano (JWCU) and Sion Whellens (@workers_coop).

🗓️Thursday 4 April
⌚️10AM CEST

👉shorturl.at/WX478

Factory Occupation / Gerd Arntz, 1931

The challenges of becoming a less hierarchical organisation. Restructuring to reduce layers offers the promise of increased collaboration, agility, value & shifting decision making power to more people. However, research suggests that 'how' (it's done) is more important than…

Interesting paper by David Ellerman from 2012, on the rôle of a union or union-like body in worker controlled enterprises. He uses the analogy of the 'loyal opposition' in a parliamentary democracy.

ellerman.org/wp-content/upl…

'A common object of worker co-ops is to reduce socially necessary labour time'. Discuss...