Tag: service workers

A Community Driven Strike: Walmart's Black Friday

By Willie Osterweil

11.26.12, 10:35am Comments (0)

A widely distributed, web-organized Black Friday strike at Walmart brought new forms of community organization to the fore. Read more »

How to Start A Worker Co-op

By Mira Luna

07.27.11, 1:38pm Comments (6)

In the age of unemployment, downsizing, and outsourcing, where can a poor soul find a job? Well, maybe it’s time we create our own. Read more »

From Utopia to Everywhere

By Mineko Brand

10.03.10, 10:18pm Comments (0)

Worker-owned cooperatives are growing as an alternative business model that puts workers in control. And they are getting a lot more organized than in the recent past, turning local networks into regional and national organizations. Read more »