Isopeint is reborn as a worker cooperative in Golbey
The French painting company of Golbey resumes its activity under the Scop model (associated worker cooperative), managed by its workers, thus preserving employment and local activity
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/c33e1833b35cf56313ee5c11
The French painting company of Golbey resumes its activity under the Scop model (associated worker cooperative), managed by its workers, thus preserving employment and local activity
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/c33e1833b35cf56313ee5c11
LELL Grocery: 10 years, a Scop and a network to endure
The LELL grocery store, located in Villeurbanne (Lyon, France), celebrates its tenth anniversary as a Scop, a worker cooperative, betting on a collaboration network to ensure its continuity and sustainability
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/28bdb412b9bd6afc70385d55
The LELL grocery store, located in Villeurbanne (Lyon, France), celebrates its tenth anniversary as a Scop, a worker cooperative, betting on a collaboration network to ensure its continuity and sustainability
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/28bdb412b9bd6afc70385d55
"Collective intelligence exists!": when employees organize as a cooperative to take over their company
In France, faced with the closure of their company, workers unite and create cooperatives to resume activity. Some of them will share their experience at the event «Refaire (ensemble)»
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/08067fc4819c5227b537ebb5
In France, faced with the closure of their company, workers unite and create cooperatives to resume activity. Some of them will share their experience at the event «Refaire (ensemble)»
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/08067fc4819c5227b537ebb5
The Sicle cooperative takes possession of its urban greenhouse on the rooftops of Angers
The Sicle cooperative, specialized in bicycle gardening, has acquired 450 square meters of garden on the rooftop of a building in Angers, France. The project, worth almost one million euros, seeks to boost its urban gardening activity
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/b3213ddc6749fa30f38a9124
The Sicle cooperative, specialized in bicycle gardening, has acquired 450 square meters of garden on the rooftop of a building in Angers, France. The project, worth almost one million euros, seeks to boost its urban gardening activity
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/b3213ddc6749fa30f38a9124
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The Sicle cooperative takes possession of its urban greenhouse on the rooftops of Angers
The Sicle cooperative, specialized in bicycle gardening, has acquired 450 square meters of garden on the rooftop of a building in Angers, France. The project, worth almost one million euros, seeks to boost its urban gardening activity
Xi proposes an "open-source AI zone" for BRICS
"China will lead the creation of an "open-source zone for artificial intelligence" for the BRICS countries, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday at a summit of the 11-nation group held in New Delhi. Xi also called for the establishment of a "broad and consensus-based global AI governance framework.""
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/a90fe8ddb95b789da6eeb6e0
"China will lead the creation of an "open-source zone for artificial intelligence" for the BRICS countries, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday at a summit of the 11-nation group held in New Delhi. Xi also called for the establishment of a "broad and consensus-based global AI governance framework.""
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/a90fe8ddb95b789da6eeb6e0
What if the workers saved the brewery?
In Rieti, Italy, a proposal arises for the employees of the Birra del Borgo brewery to organize as a workers' cooperative to take over the company and prevent its disappearance, betting on a model of ownership and management in the hands of the workers
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/3625b6849cc5cd2133ee2d2a
In Rieti, Italy, a proposal arises for the employees of the Birra del Borgo brewery to organize as a workers' cooperative to take over the company and prevent its disappearance, betting on a model of ownership and management in the hands of the workers
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/3625b6849cc5cd2133ee2d2a
Northern Ireland doubles support for employee ownership of companies
In Belfast, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom), new advisors are joining to support companies that adopt employee ownership. The sector shows a "strong appetite" for this model, which allows workers to participate in the ownership of their companies
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/338bddf7739826c77dd48956
In Belfast, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom), new advisors are joining to support companies that adopt employee ownership. The sector shows a "strong appetite" for this model, which allows workers to participate in the ownership of their companies
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/338bddf7739826c77dd48956
The militarization of space is already a fact
The United States military has acknowledged for the first time that it has placed weapons in space. There is not much more information, but it is a historic leap... Toward the abyss.
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/c6e8a0ae51e87485fc7f5ef2
The United States military has acknowledged for the first time that it has placed weapons in space. There is not much more information, but it is a historic leap... Toward the abyss.
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/c6e8a0ae51e87485fc7f5ef2
Mailén: the women's cooperative in El Bolsón that transforms Patagonian fruits into work
In El Bolsón, Argentina, three women sustain the Mailén cooperative, created in 2017 to generate work. They make jams with Patagonian fruits, transforming the need for jobs into a collective project
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/1d9df3e978b9bb241b09f915
In El Bolsón, Argentina, three women sustain the Mailén cooperative, created in 2017 to generate work. They make jams with Patagonian fruits, transforming the need for jobs into a collective project
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/1d9df3e978b9bb241b09f915
The ICA is not something far away; in the end, COCETA has a lot to say... and does more damage
Forbes: Coceta renews its representation of Spain on the board of directors of the International Cooperative Alliance. The Confederation of Worker Cooperatives of Spain (Coceta), based in Madrid, Spain, keeps its seat on the board of directors of the International Cooperative Alliance. The decision strengthens the presence of Spanish worker cooperativism on the global stage
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/c5fe71426403ee48e65efcd1
Forbes: Coceta renews its representation of Spain on the board of directors of the International Cooperative Alliance. The Confederation of Worker Cooperatives of Spain (Coceta), based in Madrid, Spain, keeps its seat on the board of directors of the International Cooperative Alliance. The decision strengthens the presence of Spanish worker cooperativism on the global stage
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/c5fe71426403ee48e65efcd1
The U.S. House of Representatives passes the historic Retirement Through Ownership Act with broad bipartisan majority
The United States House of Representatives, in Washington D.C., passed the Retirement Through Ownership Act, historic ESOP legislation, with strong bipartisan support. It now heads to the president for his signature and enactment into law
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/73e3f39738b37c3169a1178d
The United States House of Representatives, in Washington D.C., passed the Retirement Through Ownership Act, historic ESOP legislation, with strong bipartisan support. It now heads to the president for his signature and enactment into law
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/73e3f39738b37c3169a1178d
A success story in the Vendée
In April 2026, the employees of Ludovic Hayes traiteur took over ownership of the company by forming a workers' cooperative (Scop) in Mouilleron-le-Captif, in the Vendée, France, after successfully meeting the challenge of a worker buyout
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/5269745d8b7d06e9390eb73a
In April 2026, the employees of Ludovic Hayes traiteur took over ownership of the company by forming a workers' cooperative (Scop) in Mouilleron-le-Captif, in the Vendée, France, after successfully meeting the challenge of a worker buyout
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/5269745d8b7d06e9390eb73a
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A success story in the Vendée
In April 2026, the employees of Ludovic Hayes traiteur took over ownership of the company by forming a workers' cooperative (Scop) in Mouilleron-le-Captif, in the Vendée, France, after successfully meeting the challenge of a worker buyout
Why workers' cooperatives must exclude investors and a percentage of non-members greater than 20%
The supposedly modern model of French SCOPs, another ICA invention, is full of examples. An SCOP that lays off workers: what future for its values? The employees of the brickyard in Colomiers, France, are protesting against the dismissal of 43 jobs. They denounce that a workers' cooperative resorts to layoffs and demand alternatives to preserve jobs and cooperative values
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/8a22c9bb9e5832a1d3e08d5e
The supposedly modern model of French SCOPs, another ICA invention, is full of examples. An SCOP that lays off workers: what future for its values? The employees of the brickyard in Colomiers, France, are protesting against the dismissal of 43 jobs. They denounce that a workers' cooperative resorts to layoffs and demand alternatives to preserve jobs and cooperative values
Fediverso: https://maximalism.blog/fediverso/8a22c9bb9e5832a1d3e08d5e