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Nominations open for NCBA Clusa board elections

There are five seats open to election, with nominations closing on 14 February

Member power pays off as US electric co-ops win fight for tax exemption

Congress has passed the Rural Act, which ends two years of uncertainty for the sector

Canadian insurer the Co-operators supports wildfire prevention programme

The Co-operators got behind wildfire resiliency efforts in 2014

Woccu calls for nominations for Distinguished Service Award

The winner will be announced in July at the 2020 Joint Credit Union Conference in Los…

Co-operative development funding increases under US 2020 spending bills

There will be support for international co-op development programmes, energy-efficiency schemes at electric co-ops and rural…

Trust busting: How can the tech giants be limited to give co-ops room to grow?

New regulation is needed to give platform co-ops a level playing field in a world dominated…

Health insurance co-op helps patients pool their resources

Peak Health Alliance, set up in Summit County, Colorado, is expanding to other parts of the…

Strike under way at Canada’s Co-op Refinery Complex

Workers have been locked out of the site by owner Federated Co-operatives Ltd over the pensions…

Desjardins announces major restructure after data breach

Around 4.2 million members have been affected by the data breach

Co-op research explores the importance of community wellbeing

Two case studies of co-operative retailers conducting research into community wellbeing

Book review: Why benevolent oligarchs are no substitute for democracy

A critical look at the modern trend for philanthropic capitalism, which says co-operation is a more…

More electric co-ops in US are sourcing renewable energy

'Any time we can produce renewable energy at the local level, and our members consume that…