,MUTUALISM3 ,FAKE & ,REAL 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,A VISION ( A COOP]ATIVE COMMONWEAL? HAS ALWAYS BE5 AT ! HE>T ( SOCIALISM4 ,! E>LIE/ SOCIALI/S SUGGE/$ COOP]ATIVE VILLAGES1 WORKPLACES & CONSUM] SOCIETIES4 ,?IS WAS E*O$ BY LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/S4 

,BAKUN9 WAS 0CONV9C$ ?AT ! COOP]ATIVE WILL BE ! PREPOND]ANT =M ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION 9 ! FUTURE0 & C\LD 0H>DLY OPPOSE0 !IR CREATION UND] CAPITALISM4 ,PR\DHON CALL$ HIS VISION ( A COOP]ATIVE ECONOMY MUTUALISM1 >GU+ WORK]S' ASSOCIATIONS W]E 0A NEW PR9CIPLE & MODEL ( PRODUCTION ?AT MU/ REPLACE PRES5T-DAY CORPORATIONS40 ,?IS WAS SE5 AS P>T ( ! TRANSC5D5CE ( CAPITALISM3 

0! ABOLITION ( ! ,/ATE444 CONSI/S ( AN 9CESSANT DIM9UTION1 BY POLITICAL & ADM9I/RATIVE SIMPLIFICATION ! NUMB] ( PUBLIC FUNCTION>IES & TO PUT 9TO ! C>E ( RESPONSIBLE WORK]S SOCIETIES ! WORKS & S]VICES CONFID$ TO ! /ATE40 

,AS SU*1 IT COMES AS A SURPRISE TO HE> ! ,CON-,DEM ,CAB9ET ,(FICE M9I/] ,FRANCIS ,MAUDE /AT+ ?AT 0ONE ( \R IDEAS IS TO PROMOTE ! E/ABLI%M5T ( MUTUALS & CO-OP]ATIVES AMONG PUBLIC SECTOR WORK]S40 ,HAVE ! ,CONS]VATIVES F9ALLY REALIZ$ ?AT SOCIALISM IS CORRECT8 ,?AT ECONOMIC LIB]TY1 AS AN>*I/S HAVE /RESS$ FROM ! />T1 MEANS ASSOCIAT$ LABOR1 NOT WAGE-SLAV]Y8 

,DON'T BE DAFT6 ,MUTUALS & CO-OP]ATIVES >E JU/ ! LATE/ 9 A LONG L9E ( WORDS BE+ ABUS$ BY ! ,TORIES - PROGRESSIVE 7TO DESCRIBE VICI\SLY REGRESSIVE CUTS71 FAIRNESS 7TO RATIONALIZE LEVEL+ D[N71 & SO ON4 

,9 ?IS !Y CAN DEP5D ON PUBLIC IGNORANCE4 ,?US PUBLIC SECTOR 7& UNION (FICIAL7 0FAT CATS0 = D5\NC$ 9 ! ,TORY M$IA :ILE JU/ #a P] C5T ( ! PUBLIC KN[S ?AT ! AV]AGE BOSS ( A ,F,T,S,E #a COMPANY IS PAID ,G,B,P#d4#i MILLION 7ACCORD+ TO ,9COME ,DATA ,S]VICES74 ,%[+ ! TYPICAL S5SITIVITY ( ! CAPITALI/ CLASS1 ! ,HEAD ( EXECUTIVE REW>D = ! ,HAY ,GR\P ,U,K BEMOAN$ ?AT ,! ,GU>DIAN'S COV]AGE ?AT ,F,T,S,E#a EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS HAVE RECEIV$ #e#e.0 PAY RISE OV] ! LA/ YE> AS A MISREPRES5TATION4 ,?IS WAS ! AV]AGE1 HE COMPLA9$1 :I* 0OV]/ATES ! SITUATION0 AS ! M$IAN WAS A M]E #b#c.04 7,LETT]S1 ,! ,GU>DIAN1 #c? ,OCTOB] #b#a74 ,! AV]AGE WEEKLY E>N+S ( ALL O!R ,U,K EMPLOYES W5T UP BY #a4#c.04 

,SO ?IS 0MUTUALISM0 IS P>T ( A SADLY SUCCESSFUL 0SLEI<T ( H&0 BY ! ,TORIES ?AT HAS TURN$ A DEBATE AB\T A CRISIS CAUS$ BY ! PRIVATE SECTOR 9TO ONE AB\T ! PUBLIC SECTOR4 ,IT IS ALL ABOVE PRIVATIZATION & MAK+ LABOR PAY = A CRISIS CAUS$ BY CAPITAL4 ,AS CAN BE SE5 :5 ,MAUDE BLISSFULLY /AT$ ?AT /AFF WI%+ TO MUTUALIZE W\LD NE$ PROVE !Y C\LD PROVIDE S]VICES 0SIGNIFICANTLY *EAP]0 ?AN PRES5T & 0DELIV] VALUE = MONEY03 SO ! ,TORIES EXPECT WORK]S TO MAKE !MSELVES WORK H>D]1 LONG] & = LESS6 

,SIGNIFICANTLY1 ! VISION IS ?AT PUBLIC SECTOR WORK]S %\LD SET UP ,JOHN ,LEWIS-/YLE CO-OP]ATIVES4 ,A G5U9E COOP]ATIVE1 TO QUOTE ,PR\DHON1 IS BAS$ ON WORK]S HAV+ 0AN UNDIVID$ %>E 9 ! PROP]TY ( ! COMPANY0 & 0ALL POSITIONS >E ELECTIVE1 & ! BY-LAWS SUBJECT TO ! APPROVAL ( ! MEMB]S40 ,9 CONTRA/1 ,JOHN ,LEWIS IS A COMPANY IS [N$ BY A TRU/ ON BEHALF ( ALL ITS EMPLOYES :O RECEIVE A %>E ( ANNUAL PR(ITS 9 ADDITION TO !IR SAL>Y & CAN 9FLU5CE ! BUS9ESS ?R\< BRAN* =UMS1 ! DIVISIONAL ,C\NCILS4 ,ABOVE !SE IS ! ,P>TN]%IP ,C\NCIL TO :I* EMPLOYES ELECT 7= ?REE YE> T]MS7 AT LEA/ #h.0 ( MEMB]S :ILE ! *AIRMAN APPO9TS ! REMA9+4 ,?IS ALSO ELECTS FIVE ( ! DIRECTORS ON ! P>TN]%IP BO>D :ILE ! *AIRMAN APPO9TS ANO!R FIVE4 ,9 #b#h1 ! MANAG+ DIRECTOR WAS PAID ,G,B,P#e11 PLUS ! #b.0 BONUS ( ,G,B,P#a14 

,SO ! NOTION ?AT ,JOHN ,LEWIS IS A COOP]ATIVE OR A MUTUALI/ ASSOCIATION IS WRONG4 ,ALL LEVELS ( MANAGEM5T >E NOT ELECT$1 AL?\< IT HAS HI<] LEVELS ( /AFF 9VOLVEM5T ?AN A TYPICAL COMPANY AS WELL AS A PR(IT %>+ S*EME4 ,%>+ PR(ITS & ELECT+ A C\NCIL IS NOT ! SAME AS ! WORK]S' ASSOCIATIONS >GU$ = BY ,PR\DHON & ,BAKUN94 

,IT %\LD BE NOT$ ?AT 9 #a#i#i#i1 9 RESPONSE TO A FALL 9 PR(ITS1 SOME EMPLOYES 9 ,JOHN ,LEWIS CALL$ = ! BUS9ESS TO BE DEMUTUALIZ$ & FLOAT$ ON ! /OCK M>KET4 ,?\< ?IS WAS REJECT$1 ! DEMUTUALIZ+ ( ! BUILD+ SOCIETIES UND] ,?AT*] %\LD BE A W>N+ ( :]E ?IS CAN GO 7P>TICUL>LY AS IT EV5TUALLY CONTRIBUT$ TO ! CURR5T CRISIS74 ,SIGNIFICANTLY1 ,PR\DHON /RESS$ ?AT :ILE WORK]S' COMPANIES W\LD RUN WORKPLACES1 [N]%IP W\LD REMA9 COMMON3 

0,UND] ! LAW ( ASSOCIATION1 TRANSMISSION ( WEAL? DOES NOT APPLY TO ! 9/RUM5TS ( LABOR1 SO CANNOT BECOME A CAUSE ( 9EQUALITY444 ,WE >E SOCIALI/S444 UND] UNIV]SAL ASSOCIATION1 [N]%IP ( ! L& & ( ! 9/RUM5TS ( LABOR IS SOCIAL [N]%IP444 ,WE WANT ! M9ES1 CANALS1 RAILWAYS H&$ OV] TO DEMOCRATICALLY ORGANIZ$ WORK]S' ASSOCIATIONS444 ,WE WANT !SE ASSOCIATIONS TO BE MODELS = AGRICULTURE1 9DU/RY & TRADE1 ! PIONE]+ CORE ( ?AT VA/ F$]ATION ( COMPANIES & SOCIETIES1 JO9$ TOGE!R 9 ! COMMON BOND ( ! DEMOCRATIC & SOCIAL ,REPUBLIC40 

,IT IS D\BTFUL ?AT ! ,TORIES WILL 9SI/ ?AT ANY MUTUALS WILL BE 0ASSET-LOCK$0 TO 5SURE ?AT !Y REMA9 PUBLIC4 ,?IS CAN BE SE5 FROM ,LORD ,Y\NG :O IS LOOK+ AT H[ TO TURN PUBLIC BODIES :I* *>GE FEES 9TO 0MUTUALS40 ,?IS W\LD BE BAS$ ON /AFF BE+ ALLOCAT$ %>ES :I* C\LD BE SOLD OR H&$ BACK :5 !Y LEAVE4 ,?AT IS1 !SE >E NOT MUTUALS AS !SE >E [N$ BY ?OSE :O ACTUALLY WORK 9 !M & NOT BY %>EHOLD]S4 ,IT IS EASY TO SEE ?AT1 OV] TIME1 !SE 0CO-OP]ATIVES0 W\LD TURN 9TO ORD9>Y COMPANIES 9 :I* MO/ %>ES >E HELD BY NON-WORK]S4 

,! AIM IS 7TO QUOTE ,MAUDE7 ?AT !Y 0GET PAID BY ! /ATE ON A PROP] CONTRACT0 & HE ACKN[L$G$ ?AT IF PUBLIC SECTOR /AFF BID TO RUN A S]VICE !N !Y MI<T ALSO F9D !MSELVES SUBJECT TO ,E,U LAW REQUIR+ A COMPETITIVE T5D]+ PROCESS4 

,SO ?IS IS SIMPLY A MEANS ( PRIVATIZ+ MORE PUBLIC S]VICES1 NOT SOCIALIZ+ !M AS REAL MUTUALISM DEM&S4 ,BUT !RE IS A PROBLEM ) EV5 DISCUSS+ MUTUALS - IT RAISES SUBV]SIVE IDEAS4 

,=1 IF1 AS ,MAUDE SUGGE/S 0SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYEE [N$ BUS9ESSES FUR!R DEMON/RATES ! VIABILITY0 ( PUBLIC SECTOR MUTUALS & ?AT 0WE HAVE TO ASSUME ?AT ?IS IS APPLICABLE ACROSS ! PUBLIC SECTOR0 !N LET US RAISE ! OBVI\S3 ,IF CO-OP]ATIVES >E SO B5EFICIAL 9 ! PUBLIC SECTOR1 !N :Y NOT ALSO ABOLI% WAGE-SLAV]Y 9 ! PRIVATE SECTOR8 ,CO-OP]ATIVES CAN 0*ALL5GE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC S]VICE /RUCTURES & UNLEA% ! P5T-UP IDEAS & 9NOVATION ?AT HAS BE5 /IFL$ BY BUREAUCRACY40 ,! SAME CAN BE SAID ( HI]>*Y 9 ! CAPITALI/ FIRM1 A /RUCTURE ?AT HAS PROV5 ITSELF ONLY EFFICI5T AT FUNNEL+ :AT WE PRODUCE 9TO ! H&S ( ! FEW4 

,CO-OP]ATIVES DEMON/RATE ?AT WE DON'T NE$ A CLASS ( ECONOMIC MA/]S ANY:]E4 ,PR\DHON NEV] RE/RICT$ CO-OP]ATIVES TO ! PUBLIC SECTOR3 

0,!RE IS MUTUALITY444 :5444 ALL ! WORK]S1 9/EAD ( WORK+ = AN [N] :O PAYS !M & KEEPS !IR PRODUCT1 WORK = ONE ANO!R444 EXT5D ! PR9CIPLE ( MUTUALITY444TO ALL ! ,WORK]S' ,ASSOCIATIONS AS A UNIT1 & Y\ WILL HAVE CREAT$ A =M ( CIVILIZATION ?AT1 FROM ALL PO9TS ( VIEW -- POLITICAL1 ECONOMIC1 ES!TIC -- DIFF]S COMPLETELY FROM PREVI\S CIVILIZATIONS40 

,DISCUSS+ CO-OP]ATIVES RAISES ! SPECT] ( ALT]NATIVES TO CAPITALISM1 ( ! COOP]ATIVE COMMONWEAL?1 ( REAL MUTUAL AID1 ( WORK]S' SELF-MANAGEM5T &1 ULTIMATELY1 ( AN>*ISM AS AN ALT]NATIVE TO BO? PRIVATE & /ATE CAPITALISM - 0A SOLUTION BAS$ UPON EQUALITY1 - 9 O!R WORDS1 ! ORGANIZATION ( LABOR1 :I* 9VOLVES ! NEGATION ( POLITICAL ECONOMY & ! 5D ( PROP]TY0 7,PR\DHON74 

,!RE IS A SUB/ANTIAL DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! IDEA ( CO-OP]ATIVES SUGGE/$1 PURSU$ & P]MITT$ FROM ABOVE BY POLITICIANS & ?OSE BE+ DEM&$ & CREAT$ FROM BEL[ BY WORK]S4 ,AN>*I/S NE$ TO 5C\RAGE ! LATT] :ILE RESI/+ ! =M] AS CREEP+ PRIVATIZATION4 ,WE D\BT ! ,TORIES WILL1 LIKE ,PR\DHON1 URGE ?AT PUBLIC WORKS1 LIKE RAILWAYS1 NO LONG] S]VE TO 0FATT5 C]TA9 CONTRACTORS0 BUT BE H&$ OV] 0TO RESPONSIBLE COMPANIES1 NOT ( CAPITALI/S1 BUT ( WORK]S06 ,SIMIL>LY1 IF WORK]S W]E SEIZ+ !IR WORKPLACES & MUTUALIZ+ !M BY DIRECT ACTION WE CAN BE SURE ?AT !Y W\LD BE ,CON,DEMN$ 9 NO UNC]TA9 T]MS & ,CAM]ON'S 0,BIG ,SOCIETY0 NONS5SE QUICKLY REPLAC$ BY ! 0,BIG ,/ICK40 

,SO !RE >E >EAS ( OPPORTUNITY = LIB]T>IANS 9 !SE DISCUSSIONS4 ,:ILE ! ,TORIES >E RAIS+ MUTUALS AS P>T ( A WID] ATTACK ON ! WORK+ CLASS1 IT ALSO RAISES ISSUES AB\T ! CURR5T SY/EM & ALT]NATIVES TO IT4 

,UNLIKE ! DEBASEM5T ( 0SOCIALISM0 BY ! LEFT 7EQUAT+ IT ) NATIONALIZATION71 ! DEBASEM5T ( 0MUTUALISM0 IS BY ! RI<T 79CLUD+ ,NEW ,LABOR :O FIR/ RAIS$ MUTUALS BE=E ! ELECTION74 ,?IS MAY GIVE MAKE ! RESI/ANCE TO ?IS ATTEMPT EASI] BUT IT W\LD BE A MI/AKE TO SIMPLY IGNORE OR DISMISS ?IS DEBASEM5T4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE !Y CAN BE US$ AS A MEANS ( RAIS+ G5U9E LIB]T>IAN IDEAS & DEM&S1 TO BE A MEANS ( PU%+ /RUGGLES FROM M]E RESI/ANCE TO SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 

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