Co-op. Our credit union is a coop, we vote on policy changes and other things.
MEC (mountain equipment company outdoors store) used to be a CO-OP., you got to vote for the board and if there were profits they were split amongst the members via cheques. But something later happened around covid and the store was failing and sold out to an investor. Now it sucks and is super overpriced.
Is boycotting similar to a consumer union? It would be less organized and no dues to be paid so not a traditional union but still a collection of similar minded folks from different walks of life supporting each other by not using their wallet.
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m4xie@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 227d
There are consumer cooperatives. Customers become members and can not only use the services but also vote on the co-ops direction.
adespoton@lemmy.ca · -2 pts · 227d
An example of this is Costco
LowKeyLooker@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 227d
Costco has never been a coop
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 227d
wait. do Costco members get to vote on company decisions?
adespoton@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 227d
They used to… not sure if this is still a thing though.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 227d
you mean actual voting in company decisions, or just voting on trivial stuff as a marketing campaign?
BCsven@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 227d
Co-op. Our credit union is a coop, we vote on policy changes and other things.
MEC (mountain equipment company outdoors store) used to be a CO-OP., you got to vote for the board and if there were profits they were split amongst the members via cheques. But something later happened around covid and the store was failing and sold out to an investor. Now it sucks and is super overpriced.
CHOPSTEEQ@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 227d
deegeese@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 227d
Consumer Reports.
deegeese@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 227d
melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 227d
Is boycotting similar to a consumer union? It would be less organized and no dues to be paid so not a traditional union but still a collection of similar minded folks from different walks of life supporting each other by not using their wallet.
calliope@retrolemmy.com · -1 pts · 227d