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<DIV> Here is some news about a big project
I've been hearing about for a while, the collaboration between the US Steel
Workers Union and the Mondragon Cooperatives of Spain. This could be a
game-changer here in the US as the decline years come upon us in the wake of
peak oil and the corporation as a mode of business organization becomes less
attractive as a result. </DIV>
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<DIV>Bob Waldrop</DIV>
<DIV>Oklahoma Worker Cooperative Network</DIV>
<DIV>http://www.okie.coop</DIV>
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href="http://www.usw.org/media_center/releases_advisories?id=0520">http://www.usw.org/media_center/releases_advisories?id=0520</A>
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<DIV>- Media Advisory -</DIV>
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<DIV>For More Information: Rob Witherell (412-562-4333, <A
href="mailto:rwitherell@usw.org">rwitherell@usw.org</A> )</DIV>
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<DIV>WHO: Leo W. Gerard, International President, United
Steelworkers (USW)</DIV>
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Michael A. Peck, Mondragon North American Delegate</DIV>
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Bill McIntyre, Director, Ohio Employee Ownership Center</DIV>
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Dr. Martin Lowery, Executive Vice President for External Affairs,</DIV>
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National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), and past Chairman of
the National</DIV>
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Cooperative Business Association (NCBA)</DIV>
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<DIV>WHAT: Announcement of a “Union Co-op” model, which
combines worker ownership in a cooperative business with the collective
bargaining process, developed as part of the ongoing collaboration between the
USW and Mondragon, and with the assistance of the Ohio Employee Ownership Center
(OEOC).</DIV>
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<DIV>The USW is North America’s largest industrial union representing some 1.2
million active and retired members in a diverse range of industries.</DIV>
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<DIV>Mondragon is the world’s largest worker industrial cooperative,
headquartered in the Basque region of Spain, with 85,000 worker-owners and over
$24 billion in annual sales.</DIV>
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<DIV>The Ohio Employee Ownership Center is an outreach center of Kent State
University, founded in 1987 by John Logue who worked tirelessly to bring the
successful Mondragon business practices and employee ownership structure and
governance to the U.S.</DIV>
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<DIV>WHEN: 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 26,
2012</DIV>
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<DIV>WHERE: 60 Blvd of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
– Lobby</DIV>
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<DIV>WEBSITES: <A href="http://www.usw.org">www.usw.org</A> </DIV>
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<A href="http://www.mondragon-corporation.com">www.mondragon-corporation.com</A>
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<A href="http://www.oeockent.org">www.oeockent.org</A> </DIV>
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