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Punchcard

Punchcard

By: workers.coop
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 PUNCHCARD - the podcast about worker controlled businesses Sick of businesses only maximising profits for their owners & shareholders? Tired of butting heads with management to improve working conditions & raise wages? Worker cooperatives are an alternative business model where the workers own & control the business. PUNCHCARD explores the world of worker-controlled, democratically run cooperative businesses. Tune in to hear from a variety of guests sharing their stories, experiences and insights as members of worker cooperatives.© 2024 workers.coop Economics Leadership Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • Cleaning Up Sectarianism in Belfast w/ Alice McLarnon

    Cleaning Up Sectarianism in Belfast w/ Alice McLarnon
    May 22 2025
    Alice McLarnon grew up in Belfast during the Troubles, surrounded by violence, segregation, and 60-foot peace walls. In 2006, she joined the worker cooperative Trademark and was immediately struck by how different it was from anywhere she’d worked before. Coming from low paid work in a chip shop and other hierarchical workplaces, she was shocked... Read more »
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    43 mins
  • The Art of Collecting Reparations w/ Taylor Le Melle

    The Art of Collecting Reparations w/ Taylor Le Melle
    Mar 26 2025
    In this episode of Punchcard, we speak with Taylor Le Melle, a founding member of not/nowhere, a BPOC worker cooperative that supports artists to navigate the structures and institutions of the UK art world, unpacking harmful myths and helping artists to recognise and use their power in the industry. Taylor sees the arts as a... Read more »
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    36 mins
  • Saving Leeds Bread Co-op from Financial Collapse w/ Ai Van Kok

    Saving Leeds Bread Co-op from Financial Collapse w/ Ai Van Kok
    Feb 12 2025
    In this episode of Punchcard, we speak with Ai Van Kok, formerly a financial worker at Leeds Bread Co-op. Ai Van joined the co-op at a critical moment—just months away from financial collapse—and played a key role in turning things around. Facing an urgent crisis, she turned to traditional business management literature for solutions, finding... Read more »
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    43 mins

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