Quoting Robert Naiman <[email protected]>: > Shouldn't everyone who supports worker cooperatives want very badly > that these workers succeed? > > What if we established a fund somewhere where such people could donate? > > According to the article, the workers need $2 million to buy the machinery. > > Divided by 100,000 people, that's $20 a person. > > Of course, some people could give much more than $20. If such a fund > became a going proposition, I bet many would. > > To start things off, it could be in the form of pledges. Because > people would be more likely to donate if they had confidence that it > was likely to succeed. > > Chicago Factory Occupiers Form Worker Cooperative > http://truth-out.org/news/item/9500-republic-windows-and-doors-serious-materials-workers-form-cooperative
Robert (and others), Here is a way to support the Republic workers' coop - now called New Era Windows: http://www.causes.com/causes/785629-the-working-world/actions/1659329 Fred ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
