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Cooperative Ways to Weather the Silver Tsunami

Jaisal Noor

December 07, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Worker cooperatives, which are worker-owned and democratically operated, are spreading across the United States as a response to the large number of baby-boomer-owned businesses closing with no succession plan. Baltimore’s Common Ground Cafe is an example of staff, the community, and a local cooperative incubator coming together to do just that.

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As Renters Revolt, Tenant Unions are On the Rise

Charlotte Alter

October 26, 2023 |

Time Magazine |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

KC Tenants is a tenant union that connects renters to put pressure on landlords and local government to protect tenant rights. With the help of the group’s political arm, KC Tenants Power, they have blocked thousands of evictions, received millions of dollars in funding to secure affordable housing for those in need and have grown to about 10,000 members. Outside of blocking evictions and securing long-term affordable housing, the group also has four members who won City Council seats.

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How a California Child Care Workers' Union Fought for Living Wages — and Won

Daisy Nguyen

October 13, 2023 |

KQED |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, California

By organizing on nights and weekends through their union, Child Care Providers United, home-based child care providers in California were able to secure a landmark contract creating the country’s first retirement fund for unionized child care workers.

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Worsening climate events push New York farmworkers to seek resilience

Eda Uzunlar J.D. Allen María del Mar Piedrabuena

September 20, 2023 |

WSHU Public Radio |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

As extreme climate events become more common, farmworkers are banding together to demand preparation, transparency, and resilience so they can stay safe while on the job.

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Rebuilding lives brick by brick

Deepa Padmanaban

August 09, 2023 |

Asia Democracy Chronicles |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Tamil Nadu

Siragugal Bricks is a community-owned brick kiln operated by rescued bonded laborers, aiming to rehabilitate and empower them to explore business endeavors and find more sustainable, safer sources of income. Since April 2022, 100 families have worked for Siragugal and local government organizations have helped obtain funding and supplies to facilitate Siragugal’s operations, such as power supplies, a work shed and a borehole for water.

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5 Lessons from UPS Workers' Successful Bargaining

Sonali Kolhatkar

August 07, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

In what is being called the most historic tentative agreement for workers in the company’s history, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters came to an agreement with UPS over contract negotiations. This agreement is serving as evidence of the efficacy of unions and how they can work to achieve better working conditions, benefits and increased wages.

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Underpaid and unsupported, video game testers in Canada unionized against exploitation

Maximillian Alvarez

June 21, 2023 |

The Real News Network |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Canada, Edmonton, Alberta

Video game testers built solidarity for their union effort by starting one-on-one conversations with coworkers in online chat servers. When it came time to vote, employees approved the union unanimously, giving them new legal protections while a contract is being negotiated.

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What Ohio's Co-op Evangelists Learned From Spain's Thriving Union Co-op Network

Cinnamon Janzer

June 21, 2023 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

Modeled after Spain’s Mondragon, an organization that helps develop cooperatively-owned businesses, Co-op Cincy is a nonprofit incubator helping businesses in Cincinnati, Ohio, do the same. The organization runs an educational course to teach teams everything they need to know, provides access to loans, and has ongoing technical assistance for its co-ops.

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An Appalachian model for building place-based community wealth

Frances Nguyen

May 15, 2023 |

Prism |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Morganton, North Carolina

The Industrial Commons (TIC) strives to create an inclusive economy based on community between employee-owned social enterprises and industrial cooperatives, creating a more democratized, worker-centric environment. Since 2015, TIC has launched five cooperative businesses, employing more than 100 workers, and is working to grow the number of businesses to 75 by 2025.

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Temple University's successful grad student strike offers lessons for academic labor organizers

Vince Quiles

May 02, 2023 |

The Real News Network |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A 42-day strike coordinated by the Temple University Graduate Students’ Association resulted in a new contract that raised wages and eliminated the previous wage system among other improvements to the student workers’ benefits.

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