#workercooperative — Public Fediverse posts
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10 years ago while freelancing I started working on a charter for a software consultancy cooperative, where the staff owns the company and participates in all its decisions democratically. Now as more and more of us face #AI in the workplace and have trouble finding #noAI jobs elsewhere, I'm wondering whether this project can be revived with a sort of non-AI focus. Granted, we'll have to keep the #noAI manifesto offline for now, otherwise our current employers will discover our dislike for the "technology" they're forcing us to implement before we can get a revenue-stream off the ground and go all-in with the new company. #WorkerCooperative #WorkerOwnedCooperative #coops https://github.com/lorddev/devlords-org
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10 years ago while freelancing I started working on a charter for a software consultancy cooperative, where the staff owns the company and participates in all its decisions democratically. Now as more and more of us face #AI in the workplace and have trouble finding #noAI jobs elsewhere, I'm wondering whether this project can be revived with a sort of non-AI focus. Granted, we'll have to keep the #noAI manifesto offline for now, otherwise our current employers will discover our dislike for the "technology" they're forcing us to implement before we can get a revenue-stream off the ground and go all-in with the new company. #WorkerCooperative #WorkerOwnedCooperative #coops https://github.com/lorddev/devlords-org
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I'm wondering what's involved in setting up a worker-run cooperative and keeping it running; who here as experience working in such a cooperative?
What were you doing? How did it go? Did it pull in enough money to pay the bills? What were the conflicts in organizing it? Do you still work there? What were the major challenges? Was anything surprising about the process of it all?
Boosts very appreciated!
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I'm wondering what's involved in setting up a worker-run cooperative and keeping it running; who here as experience working in such a cooperative?
What were you doing? How did it go? Did it pull in enough money to pay the bills? What were the conflicts in organizing it? Do you still work there? What were the major challenges? Was anything surprising about the process of it all?
Boosts very appreciated!
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I wanted to share some worker cooperative content I've been writing over the past months. Basically a reflection of how being in a democratic organization has helped me reflect on past work experiences.
https://joelleichty.com/2025/10/13/starting-a-worker-cooperative-from-scratch-three-years-later/
(If you want to interact with me you can easily find my email. Unfortunately I can't handle a barrage of political news, so I stay away from social media. So I guess this is asocial media?)
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I wanted to share some worker cooperative content I've been writing over the past months. Basically a reflection of how being in a democratic organization has helped me reflect on past work experiences.
https://joelleichty.com/2025/10/13/starting-a-worker-cooperative-from-scratch-three-years-later/
(If you want to interact with me you can easily find my email. Unfortunately I can't handle a barrage of political news, so I stay away from social media. So I guess this is asocial media?)
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Got here through a hashtag? Go back and read the thread.
#Capitalism #Socialism #WorkerCooperative #Anarchism #AntiCapitalist #Socialist #Anarchist #Mutualism #Amazon #Etsy #ArtisansCooperative #ShopSmall #ShopHandmade
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Got here through a hashtag? Go back and read the thread.
#Capitalism #Socialism #WorkerCooperative #Anarchism #AntiCapitalist #Socialist #Anarchist #Mutualism #Amazon #Etsy #ArtisansCooperative #ShopSmall #ShopHandmade
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Today I found https://www.usworker.coop/about/ the United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC)! #Cooperative #WorkerCooperative
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Today I found https://www.usworker.coop/about/ the United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC)! #Cooperative #WorkerCooperative
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https://metu.uk/a-factory-occupation-like-no-other-workers-control-happening-in-real-time/
Video by Reel News about GKN auto parts factory in Florence Occupation by workers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI_RyEOG_K0#Florence #workerscontrol #Insorgiamo #workercooperative #ReelNews
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We need to have a lot more discussion about a longer term path towards becoming a worker cooperative. And providing support to get there.
There are details around financing, legal structure, startup vs existing, decision making, and more that have to get solved. This stuff takes time and in some cases a certain scale.
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We need to have a lot more discussion about a longer term path towards becoming a worker cooperative. And providing support to get there.
There are details around financing, legal structure, startup vs existing, decision making, and more that have to get solved. This stuff takes time and in some cases a certain scale.
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A survey for cooperators, reflecting on the #WorkerCooperative movement on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the founding of the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives.
https://geo.coop/articles/reflecting-movement-survey-worker-cooperators
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New game, Revenant Hill, from my friends in The Glory Society just got announced! Let's fuckin' go! #RevenantHill #GameDev #WorkerCooperative
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New game, Revenant Hill, from my friends in The Glory Society just got announced! Let's fuckin' go! #RevenantHill #GameDev #WorkerCooperative
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My newest #substack article in a long-winded series about my ideas for the concept of a #WorkerCooperative MLM designed for #DisposablePeople like me who struggle with traditional employment due to #MentalIllness or physical challenges or societal #marginalization.
"Capital gains at any cost on a quarterly balance sheet seems as much a madness as a tumor depleting the resources until the rapid, uncontrolled expansion kills both it and the host."
https://doamt.substack.com/p/coop-ponzi-3?r=pnie5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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@dajb Great initiative! So inspiring to see what you're doing 😄🌱
I'm in the process of starting a tech #workercooperative in Sweden together with some fellow #socialentrepreneurs and this community has been super helpful!
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@dajb Great initiative! So inspiring to see what you're doing 😄🌱
I'm in the process of starting a tech #workercooperative in Sweden together with some fellow #socialentrepreneurs and this community has been super helpful!
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What do you think about the following incentive structure for founders of #cooperatives?
1. Founders contribute unpaid work to get the #coop started.
2. Once the #cooperative is sustainable economically, founders get a limited period of additional salary, based on what they think is fair given the initial unpaid work.
3. After that, all #workercooperative members own and govern the organization on the same terms, and all get compensated based on the policy they agree on.
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What do you think about the following incentive structure for founders of #cooperatives?
1. Founders contribute unpaid work to get the #coop started.
2. Once the #cooperative is sustainable economically, founders get a limited period of additional salary, based on what they think is fair given the initial unpaid work.
3. After that, all #workercooperative members own and govern the organization on the same terms, and all get compensated based on the policy they agree on.
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What are good incentives to create a meaningful working environment where employees have high engagement and stay for a longer time? Any tips appreciated!
I'm co-founding a #design and #development #workercooperative, and we're curious to learn more about the balance between purpose, self-direction and mastery on one side - compared to financial incentives on the other side. This video is a concise summary of my current thoughts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc -
@joelleichty Thanks for sharing! I'm in the process of co-founding a #workercooperative and this thread helped me find several interesting resources that could make it easier to get started!
We're a design and development #coop only working with clients and projects that contribute to a future where humanity and the living planet both thrive together 🌱
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@joelleichty Thanks for sharing! I'm in the process of co-founding a #workercooperative and this thread helped me find several interesting resources that could make it easier to get started!
We're a design and development #coop only working with clients and projects that contribute to a future where humanity and the living planet both thrive together 🌱
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On #Friendica:
›Running #Fediverse instances by for-profit #cooperative societies‹
🔗 (1) https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-5963-a78a-1fdb-280674518614
🔗 (2) https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-6963-a78d-48a0-6a2325471766🌺
🏷️ #PlatformCooperative #Coop #Genossenschaft #Distributism #Mastodon #Pixelfed #ICA #InternationalCooperativeAlliance #SCE #SocietasCooperativaEuropaea #EuropeanCooperative #CooperativePrinciples #Compliance #Governance #Representation #NonProfit #ForProfit #Participation #WorkerCooperative #Surplus #Refund #Liquidity #Microcredit #Dividend
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I’ve been in the #workercooperative space for literally ones of months. On the Dunning Krueger scale I’ve reached the pinnacle of confidence.
That’s why there is no doubt in my mind that more consulting firms should consider organizing as #coops.
Consulting is a business where the link between workers’ labor and revenue is obvious. It also requires very little capital for startup and has low overhead, making it simpler to get rolling.
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I’ve been in the #workercooperative space for literally ones of months. On the Dunning Krueger scale I’ve reached the pinnacle of confidence.
That’s why there is no doubt in my mind that more consulting firms should consider organizing as #coops.
Consulting is a business where the link between workers’ labor and revenue is obvious. It also requires very little capital for startup and has low overhead, making it simpler to get rolling.
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Here's how a group of disgruntled non-profit employees effectively fired their employer and started a #WorkerCooperative
https://geo.coop/articles/how-turn-your-non-profit-worker-co-op
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Just posted this short check-in with Lauren Karaffa of the Brighter Days Collective, a #WorkerCooperative in Washington D.C.
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This #WorkerCooperative looks like a cool place to work...although I'm not sure how long I could keep up that pace. #reuse #upscaling
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A #WorkerCooperative in New Brunswick that "works with people with developmental disabilities to facilitate their participation in all aspects of their home and community life."
https://geo.coop/articles/developmental-services-worker-co-operative
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We've got our share of issues in the #WorkerCooperative movement here in the States, but thankfully this isn't one of them...at least, not that I'm aware of...
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Bicycle #WorkerCooperative in Philly is running an Indiegogo campaign to help them get started. Check it out:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keystone-bicycle-co-a-worker-owned-bicycle-shop#/
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Canada's only #WorkerCooperative sex-toy shop, Come As You Are, on Each For All radio:
