Interpreters' Cooperative of Madison

MadWorC and the City of Madison are presenting a conference on cooperative businesses in Dane County on June 6th and 7th. The objective is to promote cooperativism as way to generate and preserve stable, dignified jobs at a decent wage. There will be a special emphasis on conversions, in which the owner of a conventional business sells the business to his/her employees, who organize as a worker co-op.

The ICM will be present: working, in the audience, and even presenting a session on Dane County's newest co-ops.

For lots more information on the schedule, sponsors, logistics, and to register, visit the City's site. For extensive information on Dane County's co-ops, conference presenters, and how to convert a conventional business to a worker co-op, visit the Facebook page.

We hope to see you there!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

The Interpreters’ Cooperative of Madison supports public sector workers

Madison, WI

The worker-members of the Interpreters’ Cooperative of Madison today declare their support for public sector workers and their right to collective bargaining.

This co-op is a second job for everyone involved. That means the wheels turn slowly. However, they do turn! Last night, after months of discussion, we at last officially decided on a logo. In good co-op form, we got input from every member, and didn't move forward until everyone was on board. Now that that's happened, we're pleased to present our new symbol to the world. We also decided we'd allow ourselves to use variations on it, according to need.

We recently learned of a glitch that was causing email sent to "info@interpreters.coop" to be irretrievably lost. It's now fixed, and things are working as expected again.

We are very sorry if you've been trying to contact us and wondering why we weren't responding! Please try again! We'd love to talk with you.

Willy St. Co-op is holding a barbecue for us in their parking lot this Saturday, from 11:30 to 2:30. Meat and veggie options available, and the food is largely local. Please let your friends know, and we hope to see you there!

We have a Facebook page! Check us out here. (So far, it's updated more often than this site...)

We must be doing something right! Since we incorporated, our workload has increased steadily. There's both interpreting and translating coming in almost as fast as we can take it. But don't let that stop you from calling us!

We're also doing more outreach to other interpreters and translators who have expressed interest in working with us. Probably the most important development is that we've started to talk with some Hmong interpreters. Hmong is second only to Spanish in demand around the Madison area. Watch this space for further news.

As of October 16, we are formally incorporated with the state of Wisconsin!

You can always contact us at worker1@sbcglobal.net.

Thanks, and we look forward to serving you.