The first Union Coops Council call of the year is on their calendar for Friday, February 11 at 1800 UTC! We'll be hearing from Rebecca Lurie about the Union Coops Council toolkit, having some space for discussion. Register here and/or look out for attendance information coming on the listserv later on. Union Coops Council Feb 11 Registration Link: https://info.usworker.coop/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=541#cooperatives #unioncoops

copied from the Union-Coop Council listserv: "For anyone who is an REI member, consider adding your voice to these threads in the Co-op Members section of the REI website. There may be other threads, these are just the ones I found:
https://www.rei.com/conversations/ask-an-rei-employee/soho-union-drive/td-p/48340
https://www.rei.com/conversations/new-york-city/labor-rights-for-our-awesome-rei-employees/td-p/48363

One person in the thread recommended that REI members email the Board of Directors at board@rei.com and let them know as a member that you:
" #unioncoops #cooperative #rei

Willy St Co-op workers vote 249-40 in favor of representation by UE! Considering the shenanigans by management in the 2014-2015 campaign, this is a major statement of labor solidarity! #coops, #unioncoops

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

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

I still have some concerns about aligning with business unions, which have been historically transactional and anti-democratic in nature, but I also see some value in supporting this movement and, perhaps, restoring a more radical element to the labor movement. #coop #unioncoops

A new video just dropped about #UnionCoops – the story of how #unions and #coops are working together to build democracy in the workplace http://bit.ly/2EDTTxI #coops #unioncoops

an interesting discussion today about the failure of a union-coop car wash in LA. The success of converting from an "employee" mindset to that of a "worker-owner" involves more than signing incorporation papers. The support of a functional network of peers and developers along with the ideological engagement of the workers is essential, but not always present or automatic.
#coops #unioncoops #conversion

Too busy this week with work and a series events here in Tokyo with Jane Slaughter and Leah Fried, including a symposium yesterday on unions and worker coops. So, I haven't seen any if the Platform Cooperativism talks. Is there one place to find the videos? #labornotes #troublemakersschool #newerawindows #unioncoops #jwcu #workerscollectivenetwork #platformcooperativism

There really ought to be a strong platform coop angle to this. If anyone has ideas please let me know. #coopschoolbus #TWU100 #unioncoops #multiplestakeholders

https://www.thenation.com/article/make-new-yorks-school-bus-fleet-eco-friendly-union-staffed-and-cooperatively-run/