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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
  • How to Resolve Conflict Cooperatively w/ Paul Kahawatte

    How to Resolve Conflict Cooperatively w/ Paul Kahawatte
    Mar 19 2026
    Conflict is an inevitability, but most of us are surprisingly bad at dealing with it. We fall back on habits like avoidance, passive aggression, or lashing out. In a cooperative, when we’ve come together to increase our collective capacity, unresolved tensions can quickly bog us down, drain the energy and lead to disengagement. So what... Read more »
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    37 mins
  • Berlin’s Worker Co-op for Migrants & Cleaners w/ Rupay Dahm

    Berlin’s Worker Co-op for Migrants & Cleaners w/ Rupay Dahm
    Feb 17 2026
    Rupay is an employment lawyer in Germany, fighting for workers’ rights. Frustrated, working in a system rigged against workers, he sought out more empowering alternatives and discovered worker cooperatives. After years of researching and advising them as a lawyer, he went on to write A Practical Guide to Democratising Companies and to co-found a cooperative... Read more »
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    29 mins
  • The Growth of Unicorn Grocery Worker Co-op w/ Corrina O’Brien

    The Growth of Unicorn Grocery Worker Co-op w/ Corrina O’Brien
    Jan 14 2026
    Starting off as a small shop operating out of a loading bay to a thriving worker co-op that owns its own the entire building, has around 50 dedicated members and is a shining example of what worker cooperatives can accomplish. In this episode of Punchcard, Corrina and I talk about how Unicorn has become such... Read more »
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    22 mins
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