Mirisata isn’t exclusively run by worker-owners. Worker-ownership is only eligible for employees working more than 32 hours per week at Mirisata, and new full-time employees need to stick around for a six-month trial period before officially becoming worker-owners. Plus, not every employee is interested in the responsibilities or commitment of becoming a worker-owner. So, last week, a group of Mirisata’s employees did something unusual within the co-op world: They unionized.
On February 16, a group of part-time and worker-owner candidates presented the worker-owners of Mirisata with signed union authorization cards and a letter of voluntary recognition. Ownership agreed to voluntarily recognize the union, which means they don’t have to file for an official election with the National Labor Relations Board.
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Title card image by Mirisata via Instagram
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