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Worker Co-operatives in the UK Bob Cannell

Worker Co-operatives in the UK Bob Cannell. Workers Cooperative. Worker co-operatives are businesses that are owned and democratically controlled by their employee members using co-operative principles. How Many?. Europe - 50,000 worker coops 1.4 million employees

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Worker Co-operatives in the UK Bob Cannell

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  1. Worker Co-operatives in the UKBob Cannell Workers Cooperative

  2. Worker co-operatives are businesses that are owned and democraticallycontrolled by their employee members using co-operative principles.

  3. How Many? Europe - 50,000 worker coops 1.4 million employees UK - 400 2000 members + 2000 employees USA- 300 worker coops but many ESOPs Italy - 8000 in Emilia Romagna alone France - 1900 worker coops Spain - more than 20,000 China India South America - unknown but many thousands (25,000 in Brazil alone ?)

  4. John Lewis Partnership UK’s largest worker owned business John Lewis 29 department stores Waitrose 233 supermarkets £7 billion sales Owned by a trust for the benefit of the 69,000 ‘partners’ Founded 1864

  5. Suma www.suma.coop founded 1977 £30 million turnover 125 members) unbroken growth 100% self-financed collective management no MD, no Chief Exec

  6. Suma Wholefoods is a wholefoods Co-operative, We promote ahealthier lifestyle by supplying fairtrade, vegetarian and organic products of the highest quality

  7. Democracy or Business Success? Successful worker co-operatives use good business management co-operatively. We use good business management AND good democracy. A democratic, well managed business can out compete big corporations. When cooperatives work together they are unbeatable. Coops fail when they are non-democratic and/or badly managed businesses.

  8. Co-operative Valuesand Principles • Open Membership • Democratic control • Economic participation • Autonomy & Independence • Education & Training • Cooperation between cooperatives • Community Self-help Self-responsibility Democracy Equality Solidarity Honesty Openness Social responsibility Caring for others

  9. Employment Relationships UN International Labour Organisation recognise: • Employee • Worker cooperative member • Independent (self-employed) either sole trader or partner

  10. Employment Relationships UK law recognises: • Employee • Independent (self-employed) either sole trader or partner

  11. Member Rights & Responsibilities Rights to be heard, to be respected, to vote Responsibilities to take part, to develop self to take responsibilityto be cooperative to communicate, to listen to prioritise the common good

  12. Managing in a worker co-operative LITTLE MANAGER AUTHORITY “Labour hires capital”Who are the owners? What do they want? People are not machines or ‘work units’ Collective/Democratic Authorityto implement members’ wishes Very different type of ‘management’

  13. www.calverts.coop

  14. http://unicorn-grocery.co.uk/

  15. www.dulas.org.uk

  16. www.edinburghbicycle.com/

  17. www.trafficsystems.co.uk

  18. www.delta-t.co.uk

  19. Worker Co-operative Code of Governance The guide to running a successful co-operative business www.workercode.coop

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