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Commentary

A Call to Action from Essential Workers

By Kat Purcell | May 22, 2020

On May 6th I tested positive for COVID-19. All the weeks of fear, anger and grief that I had suppressed–in order to keep working, keep my loved ones calm, keep helping neighbors who had it even worse–it all came crashing in. And with it, an odd sense of relief.

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A Co-op in Decline and a Vision for How to Move Forward

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‘I Don't Want to Run a Grocery Store’

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Investigative

Consumer Grocery Co-op Consolidation is Lucrative for Some

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Investigative

Board Packets Reveal What is Generating Financial Problems at Seward

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At Seward Community Co-op, Workers get Squeezed as Financial Problems Mount

By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez, Helena Gunderson | October 20, 2018

The mismanagement that has led to financial losses is disproportionately affecting workers on the floor.

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Seward Community Co-op is Facing Unprecedented Financial Challenges

By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez, Helena Gunderson | October 15, 2018

Internal documents reveal that Seward is struggling to meet its own sales projections while habitually understaffing.

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Turbulence Continues at Seward Community Co-op as a Board Member is Removed

By Helena Gunderson | September 7, 2018

On Tuesday, Aug. 29, the Seward Co-op Board of Directors voted unanimously to remove Workday Minnesota editor and now former Seward board director Filiberto Nolasco Gomez from the board.

Investigative

Seward Community Co-op Uses Information Obtained From Eastside Food Co-op to Preemptively Reject Applicants

By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez, Helena Gunderson | August 21, 2018

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What Is Going On at Seward Community Co-op? A Board Member’s Perspective

By Helena Gunderson | July 16, 2018

They’re focusing on me but they’re ignoring the fact that these workers are really upset. It’s an organization that doesn’t want to acknowledge how bad things are for workers.

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Frustrations Mount at Seward Community Co-op Board Meeting

By Helena Gunderson | June 25, 2018

“Tension at Seward Co-op’s May board meeting arose between board members and co-op owners ultimately leaving some owners feeling frustrated and uninformed.”

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Seward Coop workers vote overwhelmingly to unionize

By Barb Kucera | June 23, 2017

Workers at Seward Coop’s three locations are celebrating their decision to join United Food & Commercial Workers Local 653. Ninety-four percent of those who voted supported union representation.

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Linden Hills Co-op workers submit cards for union election

By Barb Kucera | February 9, 2017

An overwhelming 80 percent of Linden Hills Co-op employees signed and submitted cards to the National Labor Relations Board Thursday to unionize with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 653.

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