DECEMBER 2018
The December edition of Co-op News: connecting, challenging and championing the global co-operative movement. This issue we look at the issue of engagement, and the co-operative way of making connections. Plus coverage of the 2018 Practitioners Forum, new Real Living Wage rates and member-nominated director (MND) elections at the Co-op Group.
The December edition of Co-op News: connecting, challenging and championing the global co-operative movement. This issue we look at the issue of engagement, and the co-operative way of making connections. Plus coverage of the 2018 Practitioners Forum, new Real Living Wage rates and member-nominated director (MND) elections at the Co-op Group.
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THIS ISSUE<br />
CLOCKWISE FROM FAR LEFT<br />
Lord Victor Adebowale spoke at the<br />
Practitioners Forum (p25-29); Hazel Blears<br />
tells us why you should think about applying<br />
to be an MND (p46-47); Merthyr Valley<br />
Homes are engaging with tenants in new<br />
ways (p34-39); and Kayleigh Walsh from<br />
Outlandish talks about the challenges<br />
of engagement facinga young worker<br />
co-operative (p30-31).<br />
COVER: The <strong>2018</strong> Practitioners<br />
Forum took place on 22 November,<br />
covering communications; finance;<br />
governance; HR and membership<br />
(Image: Co-operatives UK)<br />
Read more: p25-29<br />
22-23 MEET... KATIE COSGRAVE<br />
Youth engagement officer at the Reclaim<br />
Project, a youth leadership and social<br />
change organisation<br />
25-29 PRACTITIONERS FORUM<br />
Updates from the annual professional<br />
development event organised by<br />
Co-operatives UK<br />
30-40 A CO-OPERATIVE WAY TO MAKE<br />
CONNECTIONS<br />
30-31 ENGAGEMENT AND GROWTH:<br />
LESSONS FROM OUTLANDISH<br />
We speak to Kayleigh Walsh, who<br />
says delivering service should be the<br />
key focus, rather than growth<br />
32-33 A DIRECT APPROACH<br />
In Cleveland, Ohio, Evergreen<br />
Co-operatives is stepping in when<br />
business owners reach retirement,<br />
buying their firms and switching them<br />
to employee ownership. Could other<br />
cities and countries follow suit?<br />
34-39 MUTUALISING PUBLIC<br />
SERVICES: HOW DO WE ENGAGE WITH<br />
WORKERS AND THE PUBLIC?<br />
From housing mutuals to co-op<br />
councils, mutual alternatives are<br />
being increasingly explored. So how<br />
can public involvement in this<br />
be managed – and how can they be<br />
convinced to come on board in the<br />
first place?<br />
40 ENGAGEMENT DISPUTES<br />
ln a co-operative, engagement with<br />
colleagues doesn’t always run smoothly.<br />
We take a look at Canada’s Saskatoon<br />
Co-op, which is locked in a pay dispute<br />
with its staff<br />
42-43 HOUSING<br />
David Thompson on a low-cost<br />
ownership oasis in a desert of apartment<br />
unaffordability<br />
44-45 REAL LIVING WAGE<br />
New rates were announced last month.<br />
What impact can it have, and what are<br />
co-ops doing about it?<br />
46-47 MND SELECTION<br />
Current member-nominated director at<br />
the Co-op Group, Hazel Blears on why you<br />
should think about applying<br />
REGULARS<br />
5-14 UK updates<br />
15-21 Global updates<br />
24 Letters<br />
48 Books<br />
50 Events<br />
4 | <strong>DECEMBER</strong> <strong>2018</strong>
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