







Steve Giordano from Interstitial and Ethan Winn from Obran join us to talk about one of our favorite topics: worker co-ops! What they are, how they work, and why we think they are a great corporate structure for tech startups.
Worker What??!! - A Short Introduction to worker cooperatives (A6, 12pp) - workers.coop
Written and designed as a primer on worker cooperatives, for people new to worker co-ops and for wide distribution. ‘Worker What??!!’ describes clearly what worker co-ops are and what we stand for. It includes testimonials from worker cooperators, and was put together with a view to being stocked in worker co-op shop floors or offices,... Read more »

Limeleaf Worker Collective
We are a worker-owned cooperative that helps teams build fast, reliable, scalable, maintainable software systems. Whether you're seeking help with planning, optimizing, completing, or building your software platform from the ground up, we're a trusted partner you can rely on.

hng/tech-coops
A list of tech coops and resources concerning tech coops and worker owned cooperatives in general.
Tech Workers Coalition
A coalition of tech industry workers, labor organizers, community organizers, and friends cultivating solidarity among all workers in tech.
Making your first startup ops hire – what founders should look for - PostHog
Most founders I talk to approach their first ops hire in a totally sensible but wrong way. Their typical approach is to look at the long list of admin…

Network of shared purpose · Issue #369 · muni-town/roomy
Excerpted from Weird Web Pages. The Network is effectively a global jobs board, but for mutual collaborations rather than work-for-hire. Easiest way to prototype this might be with GitHub issues/di...
You Deserve a Tech Union
There's a resurgent labor movement in the tech industry. Tech workers--designers, engineers, writers, and many others--have learned that when they stand together, they're poised to build a better version of the tech industry. They haven't stopped there: at companies from Kickstarter to Google, workers have formed unions. And you should, too. But what are unions? And why do they matter? Ethan Marcotte answers these questions through extensive research and by interviewing tech workers with real-world union-building experience. Ethan shares these workers' insights and stories, weaving them together to outline the process for forming a union of your very own. Because you--yes, you--deserve a tech union.
Co-operative Principles
Co-operatives around the world follow a set of principles based on principles drafted by the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers in England in 1844. The modern co-operative movement is founded on the Rochdale Pioneers’ co-op model. Adherence to the principles is usually voluntary, but some principles inform the legislation on which co-operatives operate. For example, … Continued
Dripline: How we co-operate | Hypha
Notes on incorporation, co-operation, and solidarity from a one year old co-op.

Bread Cooperative Official: X
Representing a worker-owned Web3 while building the future we wish to see. Solidarity forever 🍞
Collective Action School
Explore how you can remake tech. Tech worker organizing, unionizing, and building different technologies

New report: Can Canadian co-operatives build and own their own AI infrastructure? We looked at the technical, financial, and market feasibility and found a viable path forward. The Canadian Solidarity Stack is out now.
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cooperativeblueprint.aiExtra! Extra! A new episode of the Limeleaf Podcast has taken to the ether. Stephen Giordano from Interstitial Technology and Ethan Winn from Obran Cooperative join us to talk about one of our favorite topics: worker #coops! Tune in now at limeleaf.coop/podcast/episode-10/ !
10. Why Your Tech Startup Should Be a Worker Co-Op — Limeleaf Worker Collective
limeleaf.coopBuilding on interest at #ATmosphereConf, some resources and links about starting cooperatives
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