http://www.nobawc.org/ http://www.nobawc.org/article.php?id=87 http://www.nobawc.org/article.php?id=83 The members of the board of directors for one of San Francisco's newest corporations sometimes work naked. They write letters naked. They send faxes naked. Sometimes, they negotiate over the phone naked. It's not just for fun. It's easier that way. Because most of the time, they've been dancing naked upstairs, in the Lusty Lady Theater. And, as new owners of the joint, they sometimes go to the office in their work attire to get stuff done. http://www.nobawc.org/article.php?id=82 At the Cheeseboard Collective on Shattuck Avenue, there are nearly 50 workers who do everything from clean toilets to sign paychecks. And almost every worker is also an owner. The bakery, pizzeria and cheese maker is one of more than 10 worker-owned workplaces in Berkeley and around 40 in the Bay Area, which has one of the highest concentrations of worker cooperatives in the country. http://www.nobawc.org/article.php?id=80 http://www.nobawc.org/article.php?id=81 Notes from workshops, and more coming soon! http://www.nobawc.org/article.php?id=85 Design Action Cooperative Featured on OurBiz.com http://www.nobawc.org/article.php?id=86 NoBAWC Member BioFuel Oasis Seeks Permit for New Location http://www.nobawc.org/article.php?id=78 NoBAWC featured in the Berkeley Daily Planet! http://www.nobawc.org/article.php?id=76 Design Action Collective is a graphic design studio in Oakland, California. It is a mission-driven organization; formed to serve the visual communications needs of the progressive movement. But they are also a democratic enterprise, currently employing five full-time collective members and the occasional freelancer. http://www.nobawc.org/article.php?id=65 http://www.nobawc.org/article.php?id=66 http://www.nobawc.org/article.php?id=69 The following membership dues structure is based on the annual gross revenue of each worker cooperative, transitional workplace and workplace run democratically by its staff. http://www.nobawc.org/article.php?id=71 http://www.nobawc.org/article.php?id=57 http://www.nobawc.org/article.php?id=56