Co-op & Syndicate Stuff
Things to keep in mind on the topic of municipal cooperatives and intermunicipal syndicates. While it isn’t the answer to everything, I would contend that cities have much to gain from synthesizing market co-ops, strategic industrial syndicates and public interest development into resilient, circular local economies. Below are articles, pod episodes, video features and websites showcasing existing co-ops and syndicates. This obviously isn’t some silver bullet for all our problems, but it can be utilized as a circular and regenerative system of economics, effectively supplying goods and services, forming competitive worker controlled industries, and utilizing profits to fund intermunicipal and interregional solutions.
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ICA: Facts and Figures
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Annual global research report on cooperatives produced by the ICA, with scientific support from the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (Euricse), 2023 report.
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Wiki: The United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives is a federation of worker cooperatives in the United States. USFWC was founded at the U.S. Conference of Democratic Workplaces in Minneapolis, Minnesota in May 2004.
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(NRECA)
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“The Italian Region Where Co-ops Produce a Third of Its GDP…
Six things we can learn from Northern Italy’s Emilia Romagna region, where cooperatives drive the economy. “
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https://www.mondragon-corporation.com/en/
The industry conglomerated, Spanish syndicate that made the rounds in news during the pandemic after members trimmed wages to avert layoffs.
“How Mondragon Became the World’s Largest Co-Op”
https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/how-mondragon-became-the-worlds-largest-co-op
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“Founded in 2011, Co-op Cincy is a local, Greater Cincinnati organization whose mission is to “nurture a resilient, interconnected network of worker-owned businesses in Greater Cincinnati.” Since their incorporation, the organization has loaned more than $1 million to co-op businesses and employees. In addition, the organization has trained over 1,300 individuals about worker ownership. Currently there are a total of sixteen businesses in their cooperative network…”
https://www.soapboxmedia.com/features/Mondragon-trip-worlds-largest-co-op.aspx
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A link to various episodes about co-op dev in Canada.
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