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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why would a coop need a union? Isn't a coop basically a union fused with a corporation?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

REI is a consumer co-operative, not a worker co-operative.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Consumer cooperatives make sense in the context of a utility but not for a retail store.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I'm a fan of them, but it's much meaningful of the small scale in my experience. My local community coop grocery for example brings in stuff that is basically custom for us.

REI feels a little too big so far for me to have that voice but stuff like this is probably when it works.