Archive for the 'Cooperatives' Category

Parecon Atlanta

February 4th, 2007

I’m working on a new project to document cooperatives (of all kinds) in Atlanta. Sadly, as far as I know there are very few coops in Atlanta.
The major ones that I am aware of:
Sevenanda Grocery
MadRatz Infoshop
SoPo Bike Cooperative
In addition to those there are a number of credit unions and preschool cooperatives. I know […]

Workers Cooperatives: Limited in Size?

December 31st, 2006

The Worker’s Paradise reports that in 2006 at least two workers cooperatives converted to capitalist businesses Good Vibrations and Burley Bicycles. He implies that this conversion was due in part to the growth of these two companies.
He quotes Melissa Hoover of the US Federation of Worker Co-operatives:

“For those of us who believe that worker-owned […]