Labor & Personnel

"Cooperation Begins With You: An orientation handbook for student housing cooperative boards of directors."

Written by Karin Evans for the North American Students of Coopration, Copyright 1981.

Presented by Steve Dubb (The Democracy Collaborative), Rachel Plattus (New Economy Coalition), Joe Rinehart (US Federation of Worker Cooperatives & Democracy at Work Institute), Farzana Serang (CoFED), & Lisa Stolarski (Center for Community- Based Enterprises)

Presented by Cecile Reuge (University of Vermont & Vermont Workers' Center)

In the 1880s, the Knights of Labor, known as largest labor union in the world at the time, organized a network of almost 200 industrial cooperatives across the United States. Today, the presence of labor unions is at an all-time low. Meanwhile the cooperative movement continues to grow, but in whose best interest? This resource will explore the history of food cooperatives within the broader context of cooperative and labor movements as well as workers rights in food consumer cooperatives.

The PowerPoint and two scenarios were part of a workshop at the 2009 Staff and Managers Conference.

This is a PowerPoint presentation and handout from a workshop at the 2009 Staff and Managers Conference. 

A brief guide to Co-op Manager Hiring

A resource for campus co-ops on leadership renewal and basic maintenance.

This is a sample evaluation form used by College Houses to provide feedback on the performance of their General Administrator.

This is from Geoff Mayer's workshop on maintenance at Institute (2010).

This PowerPoint is a part of a workshop presented at the 2009 Staff and Managers Conference.