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Jon Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen. Mondragon Bookstore & Coffeehouse - MB. Mondragon Worker Co-op - Winnipeg. Mondragon Bookstore & Coffeehouse. Mondragon was organized as a workers' collective: there is no hierarchy and all workers receive the same wage rate.[1] This is based on the economic structure, Parecon developed by Robin Hahnel and Michael Albert.

Mondragon Bookstore & Coffeehouse

The firm closed on January 26, 2014, citing financial difficulties. [2] Mondragon Bookstore[edit] Mondragon Bookstore carries books related to anarchism, ecology, indigenous issues and resistance, Marxism, feminism, human and animal liberation, queer issues, sexuality, health, vegetarianism, economics, labour, media, activism and social change. Mondragon also carries zines, alternative children's books, political posters and t-shirts. Vegan Restaurant[edit] Mondragon also operates a vegan cafe, and catering company. Vegan Grocery[edit] Mondragon also operates a full vegan grocery store entitled Sacco & Vanzetti's, after the two notable anarchists of the 1920s.

Non-Hierarchical Worker-Run Collective[edit] Political events[edit] Anarchists[edit] Others[edit] History[edit] References[edit] Dorchester Community Food Co-op. Co-ops unite! Friends help neighbors! The Dorchester Community Food Co-op will present at JP New Economy Transition‘s May 9 “Resilience Potluck,” which centers on workers cooperatives. Specifically, presentations at the potluck will address “What is a worker cooperative?” And “What are the advantages and challenges of the cooperative model?” Come hear from those active in local worker cooperatives: • Red Sun Press – a union and cooperative printer in Jamaica Plain • Equal Exchange – a worker cooperative based in Massachusetts that sells coffee, tea, chocolate and other fair trade products • Dorchester Community Food Co-Op – a new initiative to bring good jobs and healthy food to Dorchester through a hybrid worker-community owned cooperative • Quilted – A worker owned web development company based in Boston and the Bay Area.

A subsequent discussion will examine what it would look like to develop worker cooperatives in our communities. Information on presenters: Esther West, Equal Exchange. Gaia Co-op Wholefood Shopping. Suma Wholefoods: Ah, the magic ‘C’ word.

Suma Wholefoods:

We don’t really like to blow our own trumpet here at Suma, but we do like to think that being a workers’ cooperative is one of the fundamental keys to our success. So what’s it all about? Unlike most UK companies, Suma operates a truly democratic system of management that isn’t bound by the conventional notions of hierarchy that often hinder progress and stand in the way of fairness.

While we do use an elected Management Committee to implement decisions and business plans, the decisions themselves are made at regular General Meetings with the consent of every cooperative member – there’s no chief executive, no managing director and no company chairman. Citizens Co-op. Ireland. Dublin Food Co-op - for local, organic and sustainable shopping. Fusion sundays dublin. Quay Co-op Vegetarian Restaurant and Wholefood Stores.