Relevant, it is more like a service from somewhat random people that happen to be in a circumtance to do that service. Which could be fine, i guess.
For it to be truly sharing it has to have a charitable aspect imo.
I am hoping in the future there will be something like 'UBIcoin' which is like a cryptocurrency, but everyone gets a constant income. Abuse of the system is still protected, and something of value is still earned, but there is an aspect of charity in adopting the coin, knowing there is UBI issuance elsewhere, and possibly 'taxes' or demurrage to ensure the supply doesnt overly increase.
It's aimed at all the groups you mention, and is intended to fill a similar role as local alternative currencies, i.e. to facilitate the use of unused economic capacity (unsold goods, unemployed people) by providing another form of remuneration besides a national currency. Check out their website for details: https://fair-coin.org/
>Hi, I am currently writing my final year research project on why people choose to join worker cooperatives in the UK, and what experiences people have being members of worker cooperatives. Below you will find a link to the survey that I have made, please note that all responses are completely anonymous as part of my University's ethics policy. Also please only complete the survey if you are a member of a workers cooperative in the UK. If anyone would be interested in being interviewed as part of my project please contact me at
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>This survey is a crucial part of my dissertation so thank you for taking the time to look at it. Please feel free to share the link to anyone that you know who is a member of a workers cooperative in the UK.
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>Thanks, Louis
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>Link to the survey: https://forms.office.com/r/xvatWATBN5
Hi, sorry for my late reply. I would absolutely love to publish the data on here as i find it to be very interesting. One problem, however is that my university's ethics guidance states that only myself and my supervisor are allowed to view the data. I hope you understand.
Thank you for showing interest though, it means a lot.
Cheers, Louis
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I see a lot of good examples here.
Here's one I read.
I like this one because it shows how a worker coop can scale and become more powerful for its workers (it's own schools, it's own hospitals, it's own resources)
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I'm considering getting into this area as well. What with my social media presence and all I don't think many for-profit companies are going to be interested. In addition to the resources /u/These_Trust3199 provided (which I'm going to begin combing through this morning) I want to point to https://opencollective.com/. I just discovered it a week or so ago -- they provide legal and financial help to coops and have an API that can be queried to integrate transparency into coop funding, so lots of cool opportunities there (been working on a free-store idea that would integrate opencollective info to show coop funds vs amount needed to provide shipping etc as a way to encourage donations without requiring payment outright).
I see this sort of thread occasionally here, there seems to be a general interest in tech coops these days. Maybe we could have a Matrix chat dedicated to seeking coop work or should that not work out, organizing a new one.
This comes up a lot in my industry (IT). So many of us come from VC-backed companies, or established companies, and the industry is already inflated. I don't believe it's true that co-ops pay less; I think the higher-tier jobs probably do - but my understanding is that lower-paying jobs (you know, the majority of jobs in the US) actually pay more at worker co-ops.
This is especially true for larger co-ops like Mondragon. See here for more.
I think it's great. Make it happen! You could have workers and users both be owners. Check out this: https://www.scribd.com/doc/211863447/Solidarity-as-a-Business-Model-Multistakeholder-Coop-Manual
I'm self taught and unfortunately don't have any JavaScript experience. I have implemented Shopify into my stand alone website through their API. I have used other programs like prestashop.
I just found out about this thirtybees
Have you looked into that at all?
Just finished Democracy at Work by Richard Wolff. I recommend it, it's quite an easy read (no economics or philosophy background required). This book is an argument for worker coops, but is light on the details of how they operate.
Here's one place to start (sorry for the late response): Occupy, Connect, Create
The books from Las Indias are good references too, by people who know from doing. Find all the English versions here: http://www.geo.coop/store
As some mentioned, Discourse is a nice forum package with support for polls as well as a plugin for topic voting (like on Reddit) and has a growing ecosystem of other plugins.
Reddit itself is open source as well.
For something completely different is Scuttlebutt/Patchwork https://www.scuttlebutt.nz/ A decentralized social networking tool. The on-boarding (and indeed User Experience in general) flow is a bit strange. I think it's not quite ready for primetime.
Lastly, I think there should be a way for coops to do 'proper' electronic voting and I have some interest in this area (perhaps as a scuttlebutt plugin).
"We are also operating a public Loomio Group, where anyone can join the conversation. We welcome enquiries and questions on the public Loomio Group, whether it's a request for support, links to others who can help or just testing your co-operative idea."
https://www.loomio.org/g/S2GO31ij/platform-6-development-co-operative
The food co-op near me uses CiviCRM for managing membership rosters, etc.
My housing cooperative uses mainly google docs and spreadsheets for meeting notes, budgeting, etc (we have dedicated gmail accounts for coordinator roles to help ensure continuity). NASCO Properties uses Quickbooks online, and would be open to moving to something more free, but there is a distinct lack of usable, free accounting software.
I also have a loomio group that started out of NASCO Institute, aimed toward developers who are interested in co-op serving technologies, mostly housing cooperatives but not exclusively. Feel free to join and post, it's an open group!
I think you'll find the book enlightening. I sure did.
As for putting together a permanent physical space, that's actually something that a number of us are working on in various cities. We're trying to accomplish something similar here in Missoula, MT and I there is an effort underway in Bloomington, IL as well. The Omni Commons in Oakland is the most recent, and probably most exciting example of this idea.
If you're interested in trying to organize something like this, I suggest getting on Loomio and sending a request to join the Commons Day planning group. We're working on creating an Int'l Commons Day, and one of the best ideas so far has been to focus it around people creating "urban commons" along the lines of Omni. Great minds.... ;-)
Yes we have something we call the "ideas" feature in development, for discussing multiple alternatives at once to get a temperature check of the group and guide which way to go with a proposal. However, Loomio isn't a poll/survey app (there are plenty of those around already) for simply picking between options. It really shines for carefully considered deliberation and for that you need to know what exactly you're focusing on. How to deal with multiple options without losing that focus is something we discuss a lot in the Loomio Community.