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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
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  • What Happened to Punchcard?

    What Happened to Punchcard?
    Sep 25 2025
    Over a year and 8 episodes later, Punchcard has proven itself as a valuable resource for sharing and learning within the worker co-op network – exploring everything from making decisions and workplace democracy, to overcoming financial difficulties, to rethinking traditional approaches to diversity & inclusion. The first season was funded internally by workers.coop, who unfortunately... Read more »
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    4 mins
  • Fighting Sectarianism & Racism with Worker Cooperation w/ Alice McLarnon

    Fighting Sectarianism & Racism with Worker Cooperation 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
  • Rethinking How Co-ops Approach Diversity & Inclusion w/ Taylor Le Melle

    Rethinking How Co-ops Approach Diversity & Inclusion 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. As a BPOC cooperative which is... Read more »
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    36 mins
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