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Catalyzing worker co-ops & the solidarity economy

Oakland's Solidarity Economy

If I let on that, here in Oakland, there is a graphic design business, a bakery, a design-build firm, a business incubator and a bicycle courier company that all have one very important similarity, what would you guess it is that they have in common?  Say… you’re right: They are all worker-cooperatives. What a guess!

These businesses — Design Action Collective, Arizmendi Bakeries, DIG Cooperative Inc., Uptima Business Bootcamp and Pedal Express — are all boss-free, having chosen to thrive in the solidarity economy, where, instead of competing, businesses work together.

Read the full article at Oakland Local

 

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