Labor Coop Connections

08/19/2022

is celebrating its 10th-anniversary event on October 13, 2022, at 5:30 pm, at Sherman and Howard Law Firm
(675 15th St). We are looking for sponsorships!

Sponsorship questions: [email protected]
RSVP to attend: [email protected]

Highlights: Honoring three co-founders, honoring governor Polis for being a champion for building a robust Ownership movement in CO, and celebrating CO's employee ownership efforts! Rideshare Drivers will also share their stories to launch the Drivers Cooperative in CO.

02/23/2022

The Drivers Cooperative is offering a series of classes for taxi and rideshare drivers to help them organize. What if drivers of the world owned the app that is owned and controlled by workers, not by a global corporation like Uber? Please, help circulate this flyer to your networks.

12/09/2021

It is always a pleasure to work with Spanish-speaking immigrants!!!

Minsun Ji from Labor Coop Connections will be offering a series of ten-week workshops on worker cooperative development in Denver's South-West neighborhood. This workshop is done in connection with a grassroots organization, Westwood Unidos. This free workshop was possible thanks to the support from the Denver Foundation. If you are interested in learning more, contact Paul Casey, Executive Director at 720-299-9702. Space is limited.

11/17/2021

FYI

GoFarm is hiring a Farmer Assistance Program Manager to join our team! We've extended the deadline to apply for this position to November 30th.

We're looking for someone who wants to support aspiring and beginning farmers as they start their career in agriculture, as well as someone who is passionate about equity within the food system, environmental sustainability, and program management.

Check out our updated job description to learn more and apply at www.gofarm.org/careers!

Join our team of passionate food system professionals to help us acheive our mission to increase the supply of and access to affordable, fresh, healthy, local food in Colorado.

11/10/2021

Minsun Ji was just interviewed by the Arts of Travel podcast about the connections between Squid Game and South Korea's labor movement. The Arts of Travel describes its mission as interviewing "the world's most unique people for conversations on art, travel, politics and creativity." Hear the interview here:

The Arts of Travel organization recently spoke to LaborCoop Connections Founder Minsun Ji about Squid Game and how the labor movements of South Korea inspired the series. The interview covers the Ssangyong Motor strikes, the legendary Jeon Tae-il's rallying cry to workers ("We are Not Machines!") &....

11/05/2021

The place that we provided a free workshop on worker cooperative developments in Spanish was very cold without any heat, but workers were amazing! New workers who never heard of worker cooperatives were inspired to hear how other immigrants are organizing themselves to create a worker cooperative. Grassroots organizing starts right here on the ground, with a small group of workers and domestic workers talking about their harsh reality yet talking about their dream of working at a more just and fair workplace. Thank you, Fuerza en Accion de Mujeres Activas (FAMA) for organizing this event.