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Senate committee holds hearing on employee ownership in Montpelier

michaeljohnson — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:35:52 -0400

Vermont Employee Ownership Center reports onthe field hearing of the Senate committee on Health, Education, Kabir, and Pensions (HELP) conerning worker-ownership legislation Sen Bernie Sanders has introduced. http://www.veoc.org/hearing.html

Doing Green Jobs Right

michaeljohnson — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:26:22 -0400

An article in The Nation magazine tells how Boston's Green Justice Coalition is creating "a model to connect the struggle for environmental justice with the fight for living-wage jobs, helping to lay the groundwork for a new generation of community-labor coalitions across the country."

The "B" Corp: A New Social Model for Business

Ethan — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:04:36 -0400

The "B Corp" (B for "beneficial) is growing in popularity among mission-driven businesses.