

Tech Unions and Co-Ops
Nov 6, 2023
Valerie Young joins Brian Kardell and Eric Meyer to discuss the concept of tech unions and co-ops. They explore the organizational structure and decision-making in a cooperative, thresholds and transparency in cooperatively managed companies, and the essential ingredients for starting and running a cooperative. They also discuss the possibility of organizing a co-op track at a conference and the experiences and contrasts of co-ops, standards, and free software projects.
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1 2 3 4 5 6
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Organizational Structure and Decision-Making in a Cooperative
02:34 • 25min
Thresholds, Transparency, and Altruism in Cooperatively Managed Companies
27:22 • 5min
Getting Started with a Cooperative: Resources and Essential Ingredients
32:39 • 4min
Co-Op Track at Conference and the Importance of Cooperative Unions
36:41 • 4min
Co-ops, Standards, and Free Software Projects
40:19 • 11min