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[–] pot_belly_mole@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing! A great, informative and concise piece, with a lot of learning points for co-operatives.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I’ve heard people claim that Mondragon depends on a lot of workers who aren’t members of the co-op but this isn’t really mentioned. Perhaps this change happened after the period this piece is focused on?

[–] Nyssa@slrpnk.net 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Definitely a valid critique of Mondragon in the modern era, its commitment to the 10% ratio has atrophied somewhat. It's still something that ebbs and flows, for example there is a current push to transfer 35,000 non-member workers in their retail coop into full members (from a total of 50,000 workers). From numbers I've seen, 85% of employees are still members, which is pretty good.