Maximalism

A French worker cooperative has launched an advanced recycling platform. This initiative has regional impact, offering a scalable and significant model for the growth of worker-owned businesses.

In Japan, 168 worker cooperatives have been established in 36 prefectures in the three years since the law came into effect.

A #WorkerCooperative from #Canada is leading climate planning in North America.

Elaul SCOP celebrates 20 years as a worker cooperative. Based in Tarn-et-Garonne, it has established its reputation in the security lighting equipment sector.

New Cooperative Law in Galicia seeks to promote strategic activities and simplify procedures.
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The Galician government has submitted a new cooperatives law for public comment, which aims to promote the cooperative model, boost strategic activities, and simplify administrative procedures, potentially strengthening the growth and influence of worker cooperatives in the region.

This article is significant because it advocates for government policies in Canada to strengthen employee ownership, which could increase the number of worker-owned businesses and their influence on the economy.

US cryptocurrency companies have set their sights on credit unions. By severing their ties with worker cooperatives, the ICA left them vulnerable to financialization, and from there, it's just a short step to turning them into casinos for crypto mafias.

The author advocates for expanding employee ownership in Michigan, #USA, to create a more resilient and equitable economy, highlighting the benefits for workers and the community.

The strategic plan for Basque cooperatives talks about narrative, diversity, entrepreneurship... but not about #work, #community or responsibility.

Cooperative drive: Cooperation is the way
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The article highlights the importance of the cooperative model in Spain, implying growth and strengthening of the sector by presenting it as a viable and relevant alternative.

The Regional Government of Extremadura presents the Social Economy Strategy for Extremadura for the three-year period 2025-2027.

Morlaix, #France. On Friday, September 26, 2025, the Union des couvreurs cooperative of salaried contractors, located in Morlaix, organizes its first open day. It was born from a working society of roofers in 1895.

Botmeur, #France. A carpentry workshop, a typical example of the new wave of non-technological #WorkCooperatives in #rural areas.

Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, #France. On the occasion of its 18th anniversary, "Les Artisans Associés" becomes a #Workers'Cooperative and changes its name to "Enerios Associés" to better reflect its core business: the installation of #photovoltaic panels.

Former employees of La Vienesa, the famous Montevideo bakery, held a festival. They are seeking to raise funds to establish a #WorkCooperative and reopen.

The #EnergyCooperative world is moving forward and launching a campaign encouraging the creation of #CEL (Local Energy Communities) in #Euskadi, #CyL, and #Madrid.

Wlidip celebrates its 20th anniversary as a #WorkerCooperative. It's the typical profile in #France: a #SME with a strong #technology component in a small city that is cooperating and growing.

They started by acquiring the company that employed three people. Now they employ 40 people, and they achieved a turnover of €4.5 million in 2024 and a net profit of 9%.

ISO 27001 and HDS (Health Data Hosting) certified, Widip serves approximately 800 clients, primarily SMEs in the Grenoble and Lyon regions, local governments, and public organizations specializing in health, disability, and child protection.

It specializes in cloud hosting, cybersecurity, outsourcing, technical support, and hardware sales. Founded in 2012, it became a #WorkCooperative in 2015 after being acquired by three employees. The director: "This changes the way we work: no one counts their hours here."

Furthermore, they rely heavily on economies of scope and the power of Open Source and AI tools. "Widip has developed a unified platform, MyWidip, that centralizes contract management, technical action tracking, and incident management. By integrating AI, the solution also enables automated initial diagnosis and the activation of rapid support. Mywidip, which is already used by some of the company's clients, will be launched in 2026. "Previously, we would have needed to create a company and raise funding," explains director Marc Perotto.

We've just uploaded version 1.0 of Telex to GitHub. This first full version saves an archive of all user-curated content over time, enabling #AI to analyze trends, developments, and inflections by comparing time periods.

According to this year's report on the mutual and cooperative sector in Great Britain, cooperatives and mutuals collectively had a turnover of £179.2 billion and employed more than 1.5 million people. However, amidst all this immensity, the Worker's Cooperative represents a mere anecdote. Less than £240 million in combined turnover among the mere 372 existing across the country. This is the ACI effect: the result of making work invisible, promoting managerialism, and focusing on promoting all types of cooperatives that generate financial flows: consumer, health insurance, mutuals, home ownership...

"Eighth Day," a Manchester-based #workcooperative that runs vegan shops and cafes, is turning 55. It has a very maximalist, equal pay structure and a consensus-based organizational system. If they gave the Iberian pig a chance, we'd feel much closer to them, honestly.

Laure, an employee and shareholder of Duralex, now the iconic #Workers'Cooperative in #France, recounts the company's recovery by its own workers after bankruptcy proceedings.

In the #US, the worker-owned business movement isn't just channeled through #EOTs and #ESOPs. "Sol Power Solar," a Rhode Island-based #WorkCooperative for residential photovoltaic installations, is an example of the other side of the movement, taking European cues and standing out for its rejection of #managerialism.

Miller Engineering is one of the oldest companies in Missouri. Family-controlled by the founder's direct descendants, it has completed thousands of projects and has hundreds of clients. Until now, employees held a 20% stake. Over the next three years, they will hold 100%.