Smooth Sailing in Calm Seas the PSFC June General Meeting/Annual Meeting Reviews Audit, Elects Board Members by Frank Haberle Erative)

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Volume NN, Number 14 July 18, 2019 Smooth Sailing in Calm Seas The PSFC June General Meeting/Annual Meeting Reviews Audit, Elects Board Members By Frank Haberle erative). Secondly, in time lapses while bal- he June 25 General/Annual Meeting was lots were tallied, the audience was treated to Ta refreshingly civil affair. A full house of watching segments of Food Coop, the French PSFC members reviewed the audit, approved documentary film by Director Tom Boothe. the renewal of the services of the auditor, Third, this was the last meeting in the St. Fran- and voted for Board of Directors and Officers. cis Xavier School auditorium; the July and In the end, the audit was approved, and the August meetings will be held in the auditorium auditing firm was retained. Imani Q’ryn and of John Jay High School on Seventh Avenue and Allen Zimmerman were re-elected as Board Fourth Street (future meeting locations to be members. Officers for the year ahead include announced closer to the dates). And fourth, the Imani Q’ryn as President, Bill Penner as Vice meeting was free of rancor and contention, with President, Joe Holtz as Treasurer and Jessie the attending body showing strong interest and Rosenfeld as Secretary. constructive engagement in the proceedings. There were four distinguishing characteris- tics to this meeting. First, this General Meet- The Presentation of the Annual Audit ing was combined with the Annual Meeting General Coordinator Joe Holtz introduced (as required by law, as a New York State Coop- the Audit discussion. “As a New York State Cooperative, we are required by law to have

an audit conducted annually by an inde- ILLUSTRATION BY DEBORAH TINT pendent, outside auditor,” Joe noted. “This is the one time the members get to ask the auditors and the staff about the audit that is Upgrade May Impact being presented.” Robert Reitman, of the CPA firm Cornick, Elevator Access for Garber and Sandler LLP, spoke of the overall financial health of the PSFC. “Our job is to Three Weeks give an opinion on the financial statement of By Heidi Brown August, there will also be a the PSFC,” Robert said. “As usual, we didn’t nion Street passers- four-week project to replace find anything negative or alarming we needed Uby and PSFC members circuitry in the elevator at to report.” Robert provided a page-by-page, alike have noticed the bulky the front of the store. detailed summary of the audit, which offers scaffolding in front of the For members, the most the finances of the PSFC at February 3, 2019, in store. As frequent readers of noticeable impact of the work comparison to the same time last year. Nota- the Gazette know, the PSFC is will be the elevator’s unavail- ble changes were an overall decrease in avail- nearing the end of a major ability for at least a week and able cash, from $3,937,531 in February 2018 roof upgrade project. But possibly up to a month, says to $3,311,656 in February 2019. This resulted that’s not the only improve- General Coordinator Elinoar from increased expenses to improve the phys- ment underway: Starting CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 ical plant and facilities, including a major roof repair project; and $45,000 invested in other Next General Meeting on July 30 cooperative associations. The Coop did have The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on an increase in net income from operating the last Tuesday of each month. The July General Meeting will The members attending the June GM were activities cash flow from $38,006 in 2018 to be on Tuesday, July 30, at 7:00 p.m. at John Jay Educational treated to segments of “Food Coop,” the $153,475 in 2019. Campus, 227 Seventh Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. French documentary about the PSFC by Robert pointed out that while overall sales The agenda is in this Gazette, on www.foodcoop.com and film director Tom Boothe. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 available as a flier in the entryway of the Coop. For more information about the GM and about Coop governance, Sat, Jul 20 • Learn About Cheese at the Coop please see the center of this issue. 12:00 p.m. IN THIS ISSUE Coop Fri, Aug 2 • Film Night Puzzle ...... 3 Escape at Dannemora 7:00 p.m. International Trade Education Squad Report ...... 4 Event Welcome ...... 7 Tue, Aug 13 • Learn About Cheese at the Coop Coop Calendar, Governance Information, Mission Statement 7 7:00 p.m. Calendar of Events ...... 8 Highlights Letters to the Editor ...... 10 Classifieds, Community Calendar ...... 11 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Exciting Workslot Opportunities ...... 12 Thank You ...... 12

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June GM a way that CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 member labor can be includ- over the 12-month period ed?” Robert increased by over two mil- responded, lion dollars, operating costs “You would also increased. This included have to do an increases in payroll, health analysis of the benefits and occupancy value of each costs. The pension decreased shift. Mem- in size because a number of ber labor has employees left during the zero effect on 12-month time period and the financial took their retirement benefits statement. in lump-sum payouts. Any analysis Member questions could be done revolved around the pension, on this sub- the decrease in cash, and the ject, but mem-

value of member labor. John ber labor does PHOTOS BY ROD MORRISON Hessney, from a Friday Receiv- not affect the Imani Q’ryn and Allen Zimmerman Pictured left to right—Board member Bill Penner discussing PSFC’s ing Squad, asked Robert: “The bottom line.” were re-elected by a large pension liabilities with auditors Robert Reitman and Zanna Masko pension appears to have lost Bill Penner, majority as Board members. from Cornick, Garber & Sandler LLP. money this year. Can you tell Board mem- us what the return was this ber, asked, “Can you help us revenues went up, but oper- ant to have the Board that we year?” (The answer: -3.9%). understand loss relevant to ating costs also increased, have. It is important to listen Susan Metz, a retired mem- pension liabilities? Is that and other income (including to the membership’s voice. I ber, asked: “I don’t understand a major component of the dividends from other Coops) take this very seriously. I want why member labor doesn’t loss?” Overall, in terms of loss, decreased. to listen and have the mem- figure into the value—is there Robert restated that overall Ralph, a member of the bers come up with how to run General Meeting squad, PSFC. I am here to listen to asked: “The group of PSFC your advice.” workers who took a lump With paper ballots, Allen PLASTIC PACKAGING RECYCLING sum—will that hurt the Coop and Imani were re-elected short term and/or long term?” by a large majority as Board Saturday, July 27, 1:45-4 p.m. Another member added that members. Wednesday, August 14, 3:45-6 p.m. currently, if all employees were to retire and take the Annual Meeting: lump sum, then the pension Selection of Auditors and For Coop members only would need to pay them 9.5 Election of Officers Please be prepared to show your Coop membership card. million—and the pension Joe opened the floor to Pictured left to right— plan is therefore underfund- questions prior to a vote on Jason Weiner and Arthur ed. GC Joe Holtz responded retaining the Auditor’s services Bouie counting the final Plastic bags/wrap/packaging from most products that “if the PSFC were to close for another year. “We started ballots for the elections to sold at the Coop—food and non-food. tomorrow, we would still the PSFC in 1973 and became the Board. Thin plastic film wrap—from notecards, tea boxes, have assets to pay out to our incorporated in 1977,” he said. pre-packaged cheese, household items, pet food, juice packs, etc. members and cover pension “A lawyer who helped start Plastic roll bags distributed by the Coop—please use roll costs—but we are not plan- PSFC recommended a friend bags only as necessary, reduce usage whenever possible, and ning on closing tomorrow.” who was an auditor who did re-use any bags you do take before recycling. After more detailed conver- our audits for 30 years. Then he Plastic food storage zip lock bags (any size), plastic cling sation about the pension and retired and we formed a team wrap, and small bulk bags. the value of member labor, of five members with finance the audit was overwhelmingly experience who selected Rob- approved by a hand vote. ert Reitmen and the firm Cor- NO food residue, rinse as needed. nick, Garber and Sandler LLP Only soft plastic from Coop purchases. Candidates for Board of and they’ve been doing the Directors audit ever since.” Two candidates for the Jen Washburn, second For all community Board of Directors, Allen Zim- floor monitor, asked, “when merman and Imani Q’ryn, they discussed having a CPA members: made statements prior to auditor was that because of Pre-sort and separate according to the categories below. their election. Allen stated, recent events where PSFC “I’ve been a member 43 years, was making risky invest- and I served as an employ- ments?” Joe reminded her Toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes ee for many of those years. that the PSFC has always had “The annual audit is Energy bar wrappers and granola bar wrappers All my adult life I have loved a CPA since 1977, and that the enough to make my hair Brita water filters and related items (other brands the PSFC, and I believe in the auditors have nothing to do stand on end!” Pictured— also accepted) General Meeting. I’m looking with investments. Regarding Ralph Yozzo, a member of Cereal and cracker bags/box liners around this room and I see concern about future invest- the GM’s set-up team. that, right now, everyone is ment strategy, GC Ann Her- looking at me—but increas- pel added, “going forward, Treasurer. Jessie Rosenfeld Donations in any amount are welcomed to help offset the cost to the Coop of this collection. ingly I see people staring at we now have a five-member nominated himself for Sec- their tablets and phones at elected committee plus two retary. All were approved by a Interested in joining the squads that run the Wednesday/Saturday collection? these meetings. I want to find staff who will monitor the large margin, and the meeting Contact Jacquelyn Scaduto in the Membership Office. a way to elicit more response performance of the pension came to a close. n For more information about Terracycle, visit terracycle.com at the General Meeting.” plan and will report back to Questions about items we accept should be e-mailed to [email protected] Imani then spoke. “I have the members regularly.” The PSFC 2018–19 Annual Audit been a PSFC member for For Officers, Bill Penner is available in print copy by the 23 years. I originally joined nominated Imani Q’ryn as entry doors to the PSFC. To learn in the 70s. I am the senior President, and then Bill was more about the documentary film member of the Board, with 14 nominated for Vice President. Food Coop by Tom Boothe, please years served. It is so import- Joe Holtz was nominated as visit http://foodcoop.film/

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Elevator setting up outside stroller Dura-Lift. The cost of labor, project is “97%” complete work” and is “guaranteed” to CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 parking, as is currently done plus replacing all of the and is coming in at budget. last 25 years, with a possibili- with bicycles. She acknowl- inner circuitry and wires (or Asked whether the PSFC is ty that it could last much lon- Astrinsky, who is overseeing edges that the “greatest “the guts,” as Astrinsky calls hoping to be able to recoup ger. “Our Coop community the details of the elevator inconvenience [will be] to them), including the panel of its investment should the should take care of the Coop work and said she apologiz- people who have childcare floor buttons that children building be sold, Holtz pro- so the next generation has it es for the inconvenience. For needs.” There is a possibility and pranksters love to push, fessed not to have consid- to use.” folks who require the eleva- that members will be able to is $40,000. With Dura-Lift ered a near-term sale of the Holtz said that a Second tor to get to shifts; bring chil- use the elevator once again using parts manufactured building. “If I thought the Location Study Committee dren to childcare; or return on weekends after the main by third parties, the contract building would be sold in two is looking at the possibility purchased items, the is half the price of what years, I would have said, ‘let’s of an additional premises for Coordinators, along with the door lock system do a cheaper project.’ I don’t the PSFC. “When it finishes Astrinsky, are busily mak- alone would have cost think of the Coop moving… its work and if it recommends ing alternative arrange- with Schindler, and the We’ve invested so much in a second location, that would ments for that time. In PSFC can easily change designing the building to fit require a lot of capital spend- addition to posting a maintenance companies our needs. It’s not the building,” Holtz pointed out. “It’s conspicuous sign outside if necessary. ing’s fault that it’s too small.” not just the elephant in the and inside the elevator To finance both the According to Holtz, the roof room; it’s many elephants in and posting instructions roof project—which will repair is “top-of-the-line the room.” n for calling the office from ring in at about $800,000 the first-floor telephone, when complete—and they are also conducting the elevator upgrade, Crossword Puzzle targeted, direct outreach the PSFC is relying on to specific people the cash flow rather than a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 PSFC is already aware of loan. According to Gen- 14 15 16 who rely on the elevator. eral Coordinator Joe Postcard notifications Holtz, the corporation 17 18 19 are being sent to 2,500 has about $3 million 20 21 members, such as the cash in a general fund elderly, those with any in banks. The roof proj- 22 23 24 25 26 27 kind of disability or those ect will therefore not 28 29 on parental leave. They cause an undue finan- ILLUSTRATION BY DEBORAH TINT are also calling specific cial burden, although it 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 members. did cause the PSFC to 37 38 39 The PSFC’s elevator part of the repair is com- reflect negative cash flow on upgrade is not elective. In plete, she said. its books for the fiscal year 40 41 42 November 2016, the City of For Astrinsky, meeting that ended February 3, 2019. New York’s Department of the city’s requirements The roof project at 782 43 44 Buildings issued a notice meant much more than call- Union Street is substantial 45 46 47 48 49 50 containing new compliance ing a local electrician. The and also involves repair to guidelines that apply to parts have to be completely the building’s skylights and 51 52 every DOB-regulated eleva- replaced, and the entire ele- brick work. The New York 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 tor in New York City installed vator needs regular main- City–based architecture firm more than 10 years ago. (The tenance. The PSFC had a that was contracted to over- 61 62 63 freight elevators are exempt long-term contract with see the project, Bone/Levine, 64 65 66 because they don’t transport Schindler Elevator Corpo- has previously performed people.) According to the ration, which installed the large-scale restoration work, Across 3. Hip-hop artist with the #1 album “Hip notice, by January 1, 2020, lift in 2001 with proprietary such as on the façade of the 1. Mila of “That ‘70s Show” Hop Is Dead” 6. Actress ____ Pinkett Smith 4. “Who am ____ judge?” owners must install electron- parts and is a subsidiary of a Montauk Club in Park Slope. 10. More than a sliver 5. Jiffy ic circuitry which prevents an publicly traded corporation For the PSFC, Bone/Levine 14. Furious 6. Singer Jackson elevator cab from moving if based in Switzerland. Schin- has been responsible for 15. Enthusiastic 7. ____-garde 16. Prefix with commute 8. Accomplished either the interior doors (the dler contacted the PSFC fielding and evaluating bids 17. Name of Justin Trudeau’s favorite 9. Abbr. on toothpaste tubes doors on the elevator itself) to notify staff of the city’s from engineers and general Japanese restaurant? 10. Irish icon, for short or the exterior doors (which new equipment require- contractors and overseeing 19. Limerick, e.g. 11. Téa of “Madam Secretary” 20. “Star Wars” villain Kylo ____ 12. Coeur d’____, Idaho some buildings have in addi- ment. But Schindler’s “abil- each stage of the project. 21. She’s on TV for a spell 13. “If you want to throw a fit, fine” tion to the elevator) are open ity to respond to our needs Holtz and Astrinsky meet 22. Conclusion after a troublemaker can’t 18. Fleischer and others when an object—such as an was not to our liking,” said with Bone/Levine each week keep out of trouble? 21. Dog doc 28. “Praying” insect 22. “It’s ____!” arm or a stroller—is sticking Astrinsky. “We’re just not big to discuss and inspect the 29. Nothing but ____ 23. Occupied out. Elevator professionals enough for them.” work, and make payments for 30. Glassfuls in restaurantes 24. Keach who played Mike Hammer would describe such situ- Following a bidding pro- progress made. “I was hop- 31. Restrain, as one’s breath 25. Ichthyologist’s study 33. Director of the final episode of 26. Doing a pirouette, say ations as caused by “faulty cess, the General Coordina- ing it would be done this “M*A*S*H” 27. Grievance door contact circuits.” tors settled on an offer from month, but there’s a last 37. Office pranks? 28. 2Pac’s “Dear ____” The PSFC elevator work is a smaller company based in little bit not done yet,” said 40. ____-deucey 31. It’s darker than cream 41. Itty-bitty biter 32. Toward the back of a boat anticipated to begin in early Sayreville, New Jersey, called Holtz, adding that the roof 42. Sanctuaries 33. Where hurricanes originate August, but because of the 43. Dress (up) 34. Crust, mantle or core, for the earth approaching citywide dead- 44. Like most Bluetooth headsets 35. Note just above C 45. What a cardiovascular surgeon 36. Off in the distance line, elevator technicians doesn’t want to make? 38. “Nothing’s broken” and the necessary parts are 51. ____ committee 39. Court psychologist’s ruling in demand. Once the work 52. Get-up-and-go 43. Middle X or O gets started, if you use an 53. Caboose, for a train 44. “Goodness!” 54. Deceptive ... or a hint to this puzzle’s 45. The second Mrs. Trump elevator to arrive at your D SHOES theme 46. 10 out of 10 workslot, Astrinsky advises OE Please protect your feet and 61. Big name in chips 47. ____ Rebellion (1786 uprising) -T 62. James who wrote “A Death in the 48. 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I N wearing sandals or other 65. Tolkien trilogy, to fans 55. “Can _____ now?” “runners” for those who need H S 66. Completely 56. “____ reading too much into this?” to do returns to the second K open-toed footwear. 57. Cacophony R floor but need the elevator. O Down 58. “This ____ stickup!” W As for strollers—potentially W R Thanks for your cooperation, 1. Kardashian who married Kanye 59. Penguins’ org. H OU 2. New England state sch. 60. Gadot of “Justice League” the most difficult issue— ILE DOING Y The Park Slope Food Coop Puzzle author: David Levinson-Wilk. For answers, see page 12. Astrinsky is considering Puzzle author: David Levinson-Wilk. For answers, see page xx.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE EDUCATION SQUAD REPORT

NAFTA and Avocados: A Love Story called avocado toast was likely be taxed at 6%. While everywhere. Today, the aver- that might not seem like a By Willy Naess, International But if you’re a frequent 2.0” or just “NAFTA”). Those age American is eating seven lot of money, the additional Trade Education Squad buyer of berries, avocados, are just a few of the prod- pounds of avocados each cost could have big effects on e here at ITES have the or bell peppers, you might ucts that the Coop sources year, 80% of which come consumption. “Our members Wdifficult task of making want to take a closer look primarily from Mexico and from Mexico. are very sensitive to the con- international trade under- at the current debate over whose price and availability The Coop’s avocado sales vergences of price and qual- standable and meaningful to NAFTA, the free-trade agree- could be affected. mirror national trends. ity,” says Rembert, adding, our Coop community. Tariffs? ment between Canada, the Avocados in particular Although some of our avoca- “a price increase or decrease Rules of origin? Investor state U.S., and Mexico that is in have a special relationship to dos come from California and will immediately affect the dispute settlement? It’s not the process of ratification NAFTA. In 1994, the year the Peru, the majority “by far are sales.” And avocados aren’t the sexiest stuff. And when it (its official name is the original NAFTA was passed, from Mexico,” according to the only item that could comes to captivating the pub- US-Mexico-Canada Agree- the average American was Produce Buyer Cecelia Rem- be affected. Limes, berries, lic, a trade war just isn’t the ment, but it’s more often eating about a pound of avo- bert. Rembert added that mangos, tomatoes, eggplant, same as the non-trade kind. called “new NAFTA,” “NAFTA cados per year. Pretty much the current price of a 25-lb. tomatillos, peppers, yuca, all of the supply that year box of conventional Mexican cucumbers, and zucchini are came from California, where avocados is the highest it’s some others that the Coop it was only available in the been in the past year, reflect- currently gets from Mexico summer months. It sounds ing a nationwide increase in tariff-free. strange now, but as 90 mil- avocado prices that follows The point of this article lion Americans tuned in to uncertainties over Trump’s is not to encourage you to watch the 1994 Super Bowl, threats to scrap NAFTA and support NAFTA because hardly any of them were eat- impose tariffs on Mexico. it will keep your grocer- ing guacamole. Some remaining barri- ies cheap. On the contrary, Then NAFTA eliminated ers to ratification of NAFTA you should be skeptical tariffs on Mexican goods. include disagreements about of NAFTA, and other free California avocado farmers the deal’s patent laws, phar- trade agreements, for big- moved production to Mexi- maceutical prices, and meth- ger reasons—substandard co while farmers in Mexico, ods to settle trade disputes. environmental and labor especially in the state of If negotiations do break practices, corporate give- Michoacán, began sending down, the most likely sce- aways, and an arbitration more of their product across nario is that the old agree- process that threatens the border. Over the next two ment will simply remain in democracy are just a few. decades, the price of avo- effect. Another possibility is But in our Brooklyn bubble, cados fell. Imports tripled, that Trump will take the U.S. where steel manufactur- the national diet changed, out of the deal. In that case, ing, soybean yields and the and one summer something avocados from Mexico would other watchwords of international trade can seem a world away, it’s worth remembering that your beloved Coop produce is Thank you for your cooperation. indeed in play. n ITES regularly publishes articles that explain the impact of international trade on the everyday concerns EXPERIENCED REPORTERS of Coop members. Check them out on our blog, [email protected]. We will continue to provide updates Please Apply about the new NAFTA on our blog

Workslot Description ILLUSTRATION BY MAGGIE CARSON and in the Gazette. We have four distinct Linewaiters’ Gazette teams—each producing an issue every eight weeks. You will develop and produce an article about the Coop in cooperation with your 3 GREAT reasons team’s editor every eight weeks. to register for For More Information If you would like to speak to an editor or another reporter to learn more about the job, please contact Annette Laskaris in member services! the Membership Office or e-mail her at annetteATpsfcDOTcoop. Receive TEXT or EMAIL alerts for To Apply Please send a letter of application and two writing samples at 1 Intelligent Shift Notiﬁcations: upcoming shifts. least 800 words long (one sample must be a reported interview, not a Q&A) to annetteATpsfcDOTcoop. Your letter should View number of FTOP cycles state your qualifications, your Coop history, relevant experience and why you would like to report for the Coop. Your application 2 Easily available FTOP info: covered or banked and upcoming will be acknowledged and forwarded to the coordinating editor, Alison Rose Levy. shifts scheduled! Seeking Diversity on the Gazette Staff Check your status before coming The Gazette is looking for qualified reporters. We are interested in using this opportunity to diversify our staff. We believe that we can 3 Avoid surprises at the entrance desk: to the Coop. enrich the quality of the Gazette and serve the membership better with a reporting and editing staff that more closely resembles the Ready to enroll: Go to foodcoop.com and click on “Member Services” mix of Coop members. in the upper right-hand corner to get started.

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MEMBER SUBMISSION

Manifesting True Love at the Coop up, assuring both of us that And he said Yes! there was some sort of fated So if you’re reading this By Kristen Boyer (much closer than my place to gift him a black and white connection between us. That now (and may have already remember the first day I set in Bushwick). All signs were foxtail I’d bought from a Native we’d unknowingly been calling seen the posters plastered all Ifoot in the Coop: beautiful pointing to doing this special American Powwow years before each other in for years. over the Coop) we need your families, dads wearing snug- project, banking FTOP credits, and felt like I was “holding onto And as we nurtured our help to get us to our Burning glies with newborn babies, and working with Jonathan. for someone special.” relationship and I got to know Man wedding in Nevada and happy families, and I thought I committed to the And when I gave Jonathan him better I knew that I just had back. We’re raising money to “I’m going to manifest my project…only to have my what felt like to me—a totally to take him to Burning Man, a make this trip possible, kicking partner here!” new housing situation fall random gift—he teared up radically self-reliant magical off a whole new chapter of our That same week Jonathan through. Winter was coming, and said it was just like his first gathering in the Nevada lives together...and we’re invit- Cruickshank was offered a full- my Bushwick apartment had foxtail, the one he had when desert. And so last August, ing you all to follow us along time position at the Coop. no insulation, and I was locked he first began resonating with after admitting our dreams of the way...n The moment I first saw into the Coop project. foxes as his kindred guide. committed partnership, I asked Jonathan, who many of our Little did I know it was the Past coworkers had teased Jonathan to marry me, in a Instagram: foxtrottoburningman members joke about being perfect storm for the universe to him and ended up ripping fortune cookie that read, “Marry And: www.foxtrottoburningman.com the “Mayor” or “the Face” of work its magic. his foxtail to pieces, which me at Burning Man?” Hope to see you along our journey! the Coop, he was pushing a As Jonathan and I began he tried to sew and replace Hollywood cart at lightning working together and getting several times to no avail. And speed down aisle three. My to know each other we realized after years of missing his tail, I heart skipped a beat. we had a kindred connection unknowingly replaced it. In fact, my heart exploded to foxes. I’m a person to Our magical friendship every time I saw him at the follow my intuition and inner grew and a love deepened Coop. I was shy and it took me guidance which lit up around from there. Synchronicity after two-and-a-half years to even Jonathan more than anyone. synchronicity (like coincidences talk to him. He was always in I kept getting the message he with Jonathan and my mom motion and I considered him a was my partner, even though having the same birthday, like secret crush... he wasn’t emotionally available being in the same place at the Until I was traveling the at the time, and I felt like I was same time where we’d literally September of the Great going crazy but could still sense just missed each other for American Eclipse and kept something powerful between us almost a decade) kept popping getting the message that my so kept my intuitions partner was coming soon… on the lowdown and Traveling, I missed many grew the friendship. Coop shifts… which meant tons I was guided to ask of make-ups. Jonathan to help On my first double shift me put up mock back, I ran into Jonathan, who insulation in my realized I’d be a great fit for one apartment after other of his special projects. I was also friends had bailed planning to move the day after and I was too short this double, so I needed FTOP to reach the ceiling shifts banked to make my move. myself, even on a At the same time, a friend ladder. asked me to cat sit for a month As soon as he said

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STATEMENT ON THE COOPERATIVE IDENTITY July 4, 2019 – July 31, 2019 DEFINITION A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural Aries: The root of your quandaries may be found through Libra: Your ruler Venus in your very grown-up 10th house needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically eating more root vegetables. Home and good company suggests you should cut out any eating habits that mimic those controlled enterprise. complement the eats. of a middle schoolers. Clean. Healthy. Nuﬀ said. VALUES Taurus: When the Sun enters your home sector on July 22 try Scorpio: The spoils of July for you should include strawberries Cooperatives are based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, eating family style for maximum closeness to your closes. and watermelon, and other seasonal fruit that remind you to get democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. In the tradition of their outside to refresh your body and mind. founders, co-operative members believe in the ethical values of Gemini: For the ﬁrst half of July avoid calling for take-out. honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. Your house of money will not like! After the 22nd feel free to eat Sagittarius: It’s summer squash time, Sag. Your body knows out if it means gabbing with fave pals. what’s in season and you need to obey its commands. PRINCIPLES The cooperative principles are guidelines by which cooperatives put Cancer: This is still your season, so spend as much time in the Capricorn: A cucumber a day may help keep the moping their values into practice. The International Cooperative Alliance water as possible. Indulge in organic products that are good for away. With relationships going through highs and lows, learn to adopted the revised Statement on the Cooperative Identity in 1995. your skin. cool your nerves and ride through the ups and downs. They are as follows: 1. Voluntary and Open Membership Leo: The Sun enters your sign on July 22 so let your loved ones Aquarius: The Sun enters your house of love on July 22 and 2. Democratic Member Control know what kind of cake and treats you expect. Every Leo needs a so consider making a dinner for two that shouts “feast for the 3. Member Economic Participation big birthday bash. senses.” 4. Autonomy and Independence 5. Education, Training and Information Virgo: Venus in your house of friends suggests that you should Pisces: Green beans and lettuce should be your go-to foods 6. Cooperation Among Cooperatives indulge in foods from other lands. Don’t just stick to the familiar. this month. You may have a chemical yearning for sweets, but 7. Concern for Community Variety in your choice of spices is the spice of life! salads and veggies will keep you in check. Reference: ica.coop

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The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215, 718-622-0560. SUMMERTIME Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publish articles that are racist, sexist or otherwise discriminatory. DON‛T FORGET YOUR COOP SHIFT! The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles and letters from members. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The Gazette will not knowingly publish letters, articles or reports that are hateful, racist, sexist, otherwise discriminatory, inflammatory or needlessly provocative. The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, letters and committee Oh %#@&!! reports from members that follow the published guidelines and policies. The following is a summary—please see the detailed guidelines for each I forgot my type of submission on the Coop website: www.foodcoop.com. All submissions must include author’s name, phone number and e-mail Coop shift! address, conform to the following guidelines and to the Fairness, Anonym- ity and Respect policies. Editors will reject letters, articles and reports that do not follow the guidelines or policies. Submission deadlines appear each edition in the Coop Calendar section. For topics that generate a large number of submissions (letters or Mem- ber Articles) serially and continuously over an extended period of time, the Gazette will not necessarily publish all submissions, but the editors will use their editorial discretion to select a small number of submissions (whether letters or Member Articles) from each side as representative of that viewpoint of the issue. The selected submissions will also adhere to the current guidelines of civil discourse and should serve to advance the discussion in new ways. You may submit via e-mail to [email protected]. Letters: Maximum 500 words. 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Edi- tors will reject articles that are essentially just advertisements for member businesses, those of family and friends of members, solely expressions of One way to do it is to use the Shift Swap at www.foodcoop.com! opinion or that do not follow the guidelines and policies. Committee Reports: Maximum 1,000 words. Reports must follow the published guidelines and policies. LETTERS, ARTICLES AND REPORTS SUBMISSION POLICIES If you plan on being away for eight weeks or more, contact the Letters must be the opinion of the letter-writer and can contain no more than 25% non-original writing. Membership Oﬃce to take a leave of absence. All submissions must be written by the writer. Letters or articles that are form letters, chain letters, template letters or letters prepared by someone other than the submitting member will be rejected. Letters, articles and reports must adhere to the Fairness, Anonymity and Respect policies. 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WELCOME! A warm welcome to these new Coop members who have joined us in the last two weeks. We’re glad you’ve decided to be a part of our community.

Mamouna Alassouli Murray Cox Connor Gillis Andrew Kotick Yoko Nakano Ruby Simon Heather Bajo Witold Czubala Gabriella Ginsberg- Harvey Lederman Clare Needham Geoffrey Sobelle Rodrigo Bautista Claire DeFrancisci Fletcher Indigo Leon Victor Ng Jennifer Taylor Medina Michelle Diaco Brian Glick Jonathan Lief Anne Nigra Elisabeth Timpone Charles Berk Michael Doyle Marko Gluhaich Judith Lief Karmen Novoselec Seth Tinkle Laura Bosch Samuel Draxler Sarah Gonzalez Andrew Lin Kazuaki Okumura Emma Tsui Sara Cameron Karyn Eberle Chloe Goshay Mary Lockwood Sam Prendergast Vincent Valenti Celine Chang Steven Ebert Tamsin Green Giulia Luci David Raymond Ben Wasserman Lauren Chao David Ellis Fiona Harbert Alexander Marcus Joe Rogers Elizabeth Whitaker Ting Chen Jimena Espinosa Elana Hubert Thomas McParland Pamela Sass Reed Young Terri Ciccone Mijares Kim Jernick Fionn Meade Nina Schwarz Robert Coe Julia Fanger Nana Khorganashvili Patrick Miller Miranda Selbst Madison Condon Ben Flocks Young Kim Kouki Mojadidi Vanessa Selbst Isalyn Connell Matthew Forker Jeremy Klachkin Susanna Moller Carolyn Silverman

ALL ABOUT THE COOP CALENDAR GENERAL MEETING New Member Orientations General Meeting Info Our Governing Structure From our inception in 1973 to the present, the open Attending an Orientation is the first step toward TUE, JULY 30 monthly General Meetings have been at the center of Coop membership. Pre-registration is required for GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. all of the three weekly New Member Orientations. the Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop To pre-register, visit foodcoop.com. incorporated in 1977, we have been legally required to Have questions about Orientation? Please TUE, AUG 6 have a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the tradi- visit www.foodcoop.com and look at the “Join AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 7:30 p.m. tion of General Meetings by requiring the Board to have the Coop” page for answers to frequently asked Submissions will be considered for the August 27 questions. General Meeting. open meetings and to receive the advice of the members The Coop on the Internet at General Meetings. The Board of Directors, which is www.foodcoop.com Gazette Deadlines required to act legally and responsibly, has approved LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: almost every General Meeting decision at the end of The Coop on Cable TV Aug 1 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, Jul 22 every General Meeting. Board members are elected at the Inside the Park Slope Food Coop Aug 15 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, Aug 5 Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the Coop’s bylaws are The fourth FRIDAY of the month at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Channels: 56 (Time-Warner), 69 available on foodcoop.com and at every General Meeting. (CableVision), 84 (RCN), 44 (Verizon), and live CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: streaming on the Web: www.bricartsmedia.org/ Aug 1 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Jul 24 Next Meeting: Tuesday, community-media/bcat-tv-network. Aug 15 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Aug 7 July 30, 7:00 p.m. The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of each Attend a GM Park Slope Food Coop month. Mission Statement Location and Receive Work Credit John Jay Educational Campus, 227 Seventh Ave., Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General The Park Slope Food Coop is a mem- between Fourth and Fifth Sts. ber-owned and operated food store—an Meeting has been our decision-making body. At alternative to commercial profit-oriented the General Meeting (GM) members gather to business. As members, we contribute our How to Place an Item make decisions and set Coop policy. The General- labor: working together builds trust through cooperation and teamwork and enables us to on the Agenda Meeting-for-workslot-credit program was created keep prices as low as possible within the con- If you have something you’d like discussed at a to increase participation in the Coop’s decision- text of our values and principles. Only mem- General Meeting, please complete a submission form making process. bers may shop, and we share responsibilities for the Agenda Committee. Forms are available in and benefits equally. We strive to be a respon- the rack near the Coop Community Corner bulletin Following is an outline of the program. sible and ethical employer and neighbor. We board, on foodcoop.com, and at General Meetings. • Advance Sign-up required: are a buying agent for our members and not a selling agent for any industry. We are a part of Instructions and helpful information on how to sub- To be eligible for workslot credit, you must sign- and support the cooperative movement. mit an item appear on the submission form. The up at foodcoop.com. A computer dedicated to We offer a diversity of products with an Agenda Committee meets on the first Tuesday of each sign-ups is located in the elevator lobby. You may emphasis on organic, minimally processed month to plan the agenda for the GM held on the last sign up for the meeting all month long, until 5 p.m. and healthful foods. We seek to avoid prod- Tuesday of the month. If you have a question, please ucts that depend on the exploitation of others. call Ann Herpel at the Coop. of the day of the meeting. We support non-toxic, sustainable agriculture. Some restrictions to this program do apply. We respect the environment. We strive to Meeting Format Please see below for details. reduce the impact of our lifestyles on the world we share with other species and future Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) • Submit Open Forum items • Two GM attendance credits per year: generations. We prefer to buy from local, • Explore meeting literature Each member may take advantage of the earth-friendly producers. We recycle. We try Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) Open Forum is a time for GM-for-workslot-credit program two times per to lead by example, educating ourselves and members to bring brief items to the General Meeting. others about health and nutrition, coopera- calendar year. tion and the environment. If an item is more than brief, it can be submitted to the Agenda Committee as an item for a future GM. • Attend the entire GM: We are committed to diversity and equality. We oppose discrimination in any form. Reports (7:30 p.m.) • Financial Report • Coordinators’ In order to earn workslot credit you must be We strive to make the Coop welcoming and Report • Committee Reports present for the entire meeting. accessible to all and to respect the opinions, Agenda (8:00 p.m.) The agenda is posted on needs and concerns of every member. We • Signing in at the Meeting: seek to maximize participation at every level, foodcoop.com and may also appear elsewhere in this issue. After the meeting, the Workslot Credit from policy making to running the store. Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) • Meeting evaluation • Board of Attendance Sheets will be available to sign in. We welcome all who respect these values. Directors vote • Announcements, etc.

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aug 2 Film Night: fri 7 pm Escape at Dannemora Work to upgrade the This limited series is based on the stranger-than-fiction passenger elevator will account of a prison break in upstate New York in the summer of 2015 that spawned a massive manhunt for begin in August. two convicted murderers. The prisoners were aided in The elevator will their escape by a married female prison employee with whom they both became sexually entangled. It stars not be available Oscar® winners Benicio del Toro and Patricia Arquette, and Golden Globe® for use for approximately nominee Paul Dano. Emmy® winner Ben Stiller executive produces and directs all episodes. Geoffrey Richman, A.C.E., is the editor of Murderball, Sicko, and four weeks. The Cove—the 2006, 2008, and 2010 Academy Award nominees for Best Check foodcoop.com Feature Documentary, and Time Freak—the 2012 Academy Award nominee for Best Live-Action Short Film. The Cove went on to win the Oscar, and an ACE for updates. Eddie Award for editing. At the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, Richman was awarded the first-ever Special Jury Prize for Editing for his work on Murderball. Other documentary credits include God Grew Tired of Us, 21 Up America, The Order of Myths, Racing Extinction, Louie Psihoyos’s follow-up to The Cove, and the Fisher Stevens and Leonardo DiCaprio documentary Before the Flood. jul 20 Learn About Cheese Narrative credits include Terrence Malick’s Knight of Cups, Tony Kaye’s sat 12 pm Detachment, and Mike Birbiglia’s Sleepwalk With Me and Don’t Think Twice. at the Coop To book a Film Night, contact Gabriel Rhodes, [email protected]. PC C uesdCheese r education at the Coop continues with another tasting session led by Items will be taken up in the order given. CoopTimes in parentheses member are suggestions. and American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional, More information on each item may be available at the entrance table at the meeting. We ask members to please read the materials avail- Elenaable between Santogade. This month’s class will feature a selection of unique cheeses 7:00 7:15 p.m. Meeting Location: Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield fromTemple) around the world and fun pairings you can try at home! 274 Garfield Pl. at 8th Ave.

aug 6 e ul slr Coee leo Agenda Committee Meeting ues Election: The committee will present four members to be re- tue 7:30 pm elected.submitted by the Disciplinary Committee

e ord o reors Cddes Preseos ues The Committee reviews pending agenda items and cre- Discussion: “Presentation by candidates for the Board of Directors followed by questions for the candidates” ates the agenda for future General Meetings. Members uure ed orojul 30 For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please seePSFC JUL General Meeting the center pages of the eate Gazette may submit in person their agenda item between 7:30 The Agenda Committeetue minutes 7 and pm the satatus of pending agenda items are available in the office and at all GMs. and 7:45 p.m. Before submitting an item, read “How Items will be taken up in the order given. Times in paren- to Develop an Agenda Item for the General Meeting” theses are suggestions. More information on each item and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission Form, both avail- may be available on the entrance table at the meeting. able from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. We ask members to please read the materials available The August General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 27, 7 p.m., at between 7 and 7:15 p.m. John Jay Educational Campus, 227 Seventh Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. Meeting location: John Jay Educational Campus, 227 Seventh Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. I. Member Arrival and Meeting Warm-Up II. Open Forum III. Coordinator and Committee Reports aug 10 IV. Meeting Agenda Oldies Singalong with Beth Item 1: Fair Food Program (45 minutes) sat 7 pm Proposal: The Coop will establish an education program for members about the Fair Food Program. The Coop also will include use of the FFP label on Join longtime Coop member Beth Harpaz for a good old-fashioned singalong, FFP products sold at the Coop; charge an additional 6 percent markup on themed on songs of protest, struggle and freedom. Bring a song to share and FFP products; make a support payment to the FFP equal to the earned mark- we’ll sing it with you or take the floor for a solo. Guitars, tambourines and up, paid semi-annually; and ask for a renewal of markup and support pay- other instruments welcome (cowbells?). A cappella works too. All genres and ment in 2020 after the growing season. ages of music are welcomed! —submitted by the Labor Committee Item 2: Production of Lynn Nottage’s play Sweat in collaboration with the Irondale Theater Ensemble Project (25 minutes) Discussion: The Coop will allocate $4500 to the International Trade aug 13 Learn About Cheese Education Squad in collaboration with the Irondale Theater Ensemble Project of Fort Greene to present a production of Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize- tue 7 pm at the Coop winning play Sweat. —submitted by Willie Naess and Helen Beichel Cheese education at the Coop continues with another tasting session led by Item 3: Squad Leader Incentive (20 minutes) Coop member and American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional, Discussion: Earn one FTOP credit per year for squad leadership. Elena Santogade. This month’s class will feature a selection of unique cheeses —submitted by Sari Bernstein from around the world and fun pairings you can try at home! V. Board of Directors Meeting VI. Wrap-Up. Includes member sign-in for workslot credit. For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the center pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the status of pending agenda items are available in the Coop office.

For more information on these and other events, visit the Coop’s website: foodcoop.com All events take place at the Park Slope Food Coop unless otherwise noted. Nonmembers are welcome to attend workshops. Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop.

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aug 27 sep 7 tue 7 pm Sweet Relief Workshop sat 11 am Brilliant Pixels—Part 2

Take better and fewer photos on your iPhone. Now that you have learned how Declutter. Clear. Transform. MAKE ROOM FOR YOURSELF! Be inspired, pro- to declutter your family photo collection, we will eliminate the root problem ductive and at peace in your environment. Clear overwhelm and shame. Allow of digital photo overwhelm: snapping too fast and creating a huge amount of your home & workplace to support you to thrive and open your space and life photos, hoping that at least one of the hundreds taken will work out. Come to new possibility! Shira Sameroff’s work has evolved over 25 years of expe- and learn tips and tricks to use your iPhone mindfully and take your photos rience with individuals, groups, and organizations as a counselor, workshop to the next level. You’ll learn to: plan ahead what you want to capture; look at facilitator, program director, event planner, activist, board president, volunteer PC C the world with the eye of a photographer; edit quickly on the go; and most of uesdcoordinator r and more. She has been a member of her beloved PSFC for as Items will be taken up in the order given. Times in parentheses are suggestions. all, enjoy the moment! Isabelle Dervaux, Coop member, uses her artist’s eye long.More information Shira’s on each item may be availablemany at the entrance passions table include trees, singing, biking, travel, and Honey at the meeting. We ask members to please read the materials available between and sensibility to help busy New Yorkers tell their family stories; empowering Mama’s7:00 7:15 p.m. chocolate. Meeting Location: Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield Temple) them to organize, rediscover, and curate their photo collections so they can be 274 Garfield Pl. at 8th Ave.

passed on to the next generation. e ul slr Coee leo ues Election: The committee will present four members to be re- elected.submitted by the Disciplinary Committee

e ord o reors Cddes Preseos ues Discussion: “Presentationaug by candidates 27 for the Board of Directors followed by questions for the candidates” PSFC AUG General Meeting uure ed oro For information ontue how to place 7 an pm item on the Agenda, please see the center pages of the eate Gazette sep 10 The Agenda Committee minutes and the satatus of pending Safe Food Committee Film Night agenda items are available in the office and at all GMs. Meeting Agenda to be announced. For information on tue 7 pm how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the Film to be announced. center pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda See upcoming events, past reviews and a comprehensive Committee minutes and the status of pending agenda list of films shown at www.plowtoplatefilms.com which items are available in the Coop office. can now also be reached via a link on the Park Slope Food Meeting location: John Jay Educational Campus, 227 Seventh Ave., between Coop’s home page at www.foodcoop.com. Fourth and Fifth Sts.

sep 3 sep 13 Wordsprouts tue 7:30 pm Agenda Committee Meeting fri 7 pm Authors to be announced. The Committee reviews pending agenda items and cre- Bookings: Sarah Schenck, [email protected]. ates the agenda for future General Meetings. Drop by and talk with committee members face-to-face WORDSPROUTS between 7:30 and 7:45 p.m. Before submitting an item, read “How to Develop an Agenda Item for the Celebrate Father’s Day and meet Brian Gresko, General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission the editor of the just-published anthology on Form, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. fatherhood When I First Held You

The September General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 24, 7 p.m., at When I First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk About the a location to be determined. sepTriumphs, Challenges, and Transformative20 Experience of Fatherhood. Becoming a father can be one of the most profoundly exhilarating, terrifying, Prospect Concert life-changingfri occasions 8 in a man’s pm life. In this incomparable collection of thought-provokingFriday, essays, Oct 22 of today’s 19, masterful 8:00 writers pm get straight to the heart of modern fatherhood. From making that ultimate decision to having a kid to making it through the birth, to tangling with a toddler mid-tantrum, and eventually letting a teen Performer to be announced. loose in the world, these fathers explore every facet of fatherhood and show how being a father changed Friday, June 13 Concert takes place at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical the way they saw the world—and themselves. 7:00 p.m. at the Coop sep 5 FREE Culture, 53 Prospect Park West (at 2nd St.), $10, Food Class Brian Gresko is the editor of the anthology When I thu 7:30 pm Non members Welcome doors open at 7:45. Prospect Concerts is a monthly Friday evening musicFirst Held You: at 22 the Critically Good Acclaimed Coffeehouse, Writers Talk brewing a new beat About the Triumphs, Challenges, and Transformative Experience of Fatherhood. His work musical fundraising partnership of the Coop and the Wool & Grant. Two veteran singer/songwriters with has appeared in Poets & Writers Magazinea mutual, Glimmer passion Train Stories for ,songs, and The stories,Brooklyn Railharmonies, and guitars. Bev Grant and Ina May Wool create a musi- Food Class to be announced. cal alchemy of fire and feistiness, wisdom and wit, Brooklynand online at The HuﬃngtonSociety Post, Salon, TheAtlantic.com, The Los Angelesfor Review ofrocking Ethical clear- Culture. Park Slope local singer and eyed political guitarist Mamie Minch sounds songs along somethingBooks like, and a manywell-fleshed- other sites. with a window To inquire about leading a Food Class, out 78-rpm record. She’s known on to their Bookings:around town for her Piedmont- Bev Grant, travels—[email protected]. the style fingerpicking chops, her big road and around deep voice and her self-penned the heart. go to bit.ly/CCCChef1. antique-soundingRefreshments songs. She’s will be served. played music all over the world and Brooklyn, with all kinds of excellentAll people,Wordsprout including participants are Coop members. Dayna Kurtz, the Roulette Sisters, Jimbo Mathis and CW Stoneking. Bookings: John Donohue, [email protected] www.ProspectConcerts.tumblr.com

53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8pm [doors open at 7:45] Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. Views expressed by the presentersBooking: do Bev not necessarilyGrant, 718-788-3741 represent the Park Slope Food Coop.

PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP 782 Union St., Brooklyn, NY 11215 (btwn 6th & 7th Av.) • (718) 622-0560

sep 6 Film Night fri 7 pm Film to be announced. To book a Film Night, contact Gabriel Rhodes, [email protected].

still to come sep 24 PSFC SEPTEMBER General Meeting sep 28 New Paradigm Transformation

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TIME TO RETHINK poses of discussion. I was unfortunately bore out. supports, and getting secret this amazing, uniquely frag- COOP GOVERNANCE also told that I might have to One solution would be to thumbs up, but bearing the ile progressive setting; or that wait several months for this move to a system of elected brunt of management anger having the part-time faculty TO THE EDITOR: to happen. I don’t recall what representatives. We could still alone, or mostly alone. Or get- affiliate with the United Auto The Coop handbook con- transpired exactly, but I seem have General Meetings for dis- ting demoted. Or getting fired. Workers—which had a great tains language that essentially to remember having to wait for cussion purposes only, but then It all depends on how much track record organizing knowl- gives Squad Leaders discretion one General Meeting to go by, elect a “Coop Congress,” with management likes you. And edge workers—would mean as to how many make-ups to then being informed a day or the board as a sort of Senate management might not like that “auto workers” were run- assign workers who are absent. two before the following GM and the General Coordinators you, not just because you’re ning our classrooms. The I have written before about how that it would be placed on the serving as an executive branch. outspoken, but because of your union activists’ response, much labor we lose because agenda. I wasn’t able to make This would still be democratic culture or politics, or because much like what PSFC orga- of this, as on the majority of that GM (which would have and transparent, but it would you’re not-rich. It doesn’t mat- nizers are saying, was that squads, absent workers receive meant an additional time com- be easier to get things done. ter. They can not-like you for we loved our work and want- only one make-up. It is also mitment, as I had missed the Ironically, this proposal would whatever reason they want, so ed to improve the institution unfair, because workers who chance to apply for workslot have to be decided upon at a long as they are careful with we worked for by securing a chafe under my strict two-ab- credit), but I had become so General Meeting—don’t forget their words, because you are framework of legally enforce- sence policy (which is what disheartened by the prospect your riot gear. an at-will employee. Whatever able rights, rather than the Coop adhered to for many of having to wait for additional Sincerely, management wants to shove depending on the kindness of years after bad experiences in months just to get my issue on Daniel Schorr down your throat, they can, supervisors. Once our orga- the 1970s) can easily find more the agenda that I just dropped and you had better say thank nizing drive at the New School lenient Squad Leaders. it. Under the current system you may I have another, unless succeeded, we found out that When I tried to address of decision making, I’ll have WORKING PEOPLE you want to be stigmatized as nothing beats having the right this a couple of years ago, I to wait until I retire to be able NEED UNIONS someone who’s not really part to bargain rather than beg for was told I had to start by get- to devote the time needed to of the “team.” Everyone read- needed improvements. ting my issue on a General change those pesky three sen- MEMBERS, ing this, I bet, knows what I am Though I don’t count myself Meeting agenda for the pur- tences in the Coop handbook. The arguments against talking about. The point is: the naive, it shocked me to learn I am at a loss as to why the a union at the Coop—that people who are fighting for a that the PSFC’s Employee General Coordinators don’t unions are deceitful outsid- union at the Coop are fighting Handbook states “the only seem to see this as the urgent ers who stir the pot and get for a better way of life. They are policy that will never change issue that I do, but it occurs to people angry, what we need sticking their necks out and is our employment-at-will pol- me that their hands may also is a committee not a union, suffering abuse by the anti- icy,” meaning workers can be be tied by town-hall meeting we have a special work envi- union tools of management dismissed “at any time for any “system” of governance that has ronment, etc.—are common graciously, again and again, reason, with or without cause remained from the founding union busting arguments, and because working people need or notice.” Why would the lead- years of the PSFC. General Meet- not unique to the Coop. Typ- unions. And it’s a shame that ership of an organization sup- ings may have been suitable in ically, staff who make those the Coop management is just posedly devoted to justice and the mid 1970s when we had just arguments do so because they sitting back, saying nothing, equity want to exercise this a few hundred members, but have a nice personal arrange- and obviously hoping that kind of accountability-free con- they are unwieldy and almost ment with management, and the union organizers will get trol over employees? A clearly guaranteed to create strife in they don’t want a union mess- worn down enough that they’ll articulated framework of work- the Park Slope Food Coop of ing that up. The Coop is not give up. Don’t give up! Fight er rights as well as obligations

ILLUSTRATION BY EVA SCHICKER 2019, as the May 28 meeting an idyllic work place, and the on! This country needs more promotes dignity and integrity staff have real grievances, see unions. You are making that for everyone concerned. https://www.psfcunion.org/ happen. You are heroes. The Coop has a serious why-a-union.But even if the Matt Caldwell problem with governance, as Coop were a great place to many have long pointed out. work, a union would still make (See, for instance, my article sense. The staff at the Coop are PSFC UNIONIZATION “Panic about the Justice for at-will employees, which is an TO THE MEMBERS: Palestine Campaign is Wreck- awful way to live—unless you As some Coop staff mem- ing Our Coop Democracy,” Available for PSFC have ingratiated yourself nice- bers seek to unionize, we com- Linewaiters’ Gazette, Sept. 27, FUN Committee's ly with management, I guess. I monly hear the argument that 2018.) On one hand, we have wouldn’t know. I’m not much this is solely the staff’s deci- half a dozen General Coordi- International Dance Night for cozying up to management, sion. Yes, only the paid staff nators who are paid full-time myself. I am a public defend- can (or should) have final say (and surely work overtime) to er. And for much of my career, in whether they form a union, stay on top of all things Coop. Friday, November 22, 7 - 9pm I worked at offices that were but the message that the rest On the other, we have 60-some opposed to unions, where I of us should therefore remain employees who know they was an at-will employee. Now I silent needs to be resisted. can be dismissed for any rea- work at Legal Aid, where there This is both a very significant son or no reason, plus 17,000 is a union. And I am not exag- juncture for the Coop’s future members who can devote gerating when I say that being and a “teachable moment” in only a fraction of their atten- in a union has changed my relation to the crucial political tion to Coop matters, plus a life. I am happier and healthi- question of workplace justice. Board mandated to follow the er, mentally and physically. My We should all be talking about “instruction” of the tiny fraction wife’s and kids’ lives have ben- the stakes of this union effort. of members in attendance at efitted, by extension. Because, I’ve been active with two fac- a given General Meeting. The here’s the thing: free speech at ulty unions: ACT-UAW (which power imbalance is grotesque, work really isn’t all that free, organized the part-time facul- and dangerous. My experience when you’re an at-will employ- ty union at the New School) with faculty unions has shown ee. Even if you go for it, and tell and the Goddard College Fac- me how union solidarity and management when they are ulty Union. At the New School, the protections offered by a messing up, your colleagues we ran into the same types of union contract can be part of might not have the stomach arguments now being raised a healthy effort to rebalance for it, and you will find yourself against the staff union drive, lopsided power arrangements mostly alone arguing a point such as that unions are great within progressive institutions. you know the whole office in other situations but not in Jan Clausen

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HOUSING specialize in autistic and special the Food Coop, so if you would Ads may be placed on behalf of Coop members only. Clas- AVAILABLE needs children and adults. Call like a really good haircut at a sified ads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, display ads at Rent your own furnished private Leonora, 718-857-2215. decent price, please call Maggie $30. (Classified ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” room in N Slope townhouse at 718-783-2154. I charge $60. I category are free.) All ads must be written on a submission with use of common areas and MADISON AVENUE HAIRCUTTER work from Wednesdays thru Sun- form. Classified ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. yard. Near Barclay ctr. $1200/mo. is right around the corner from days 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Display ads must be camera-ready and business card size (2” includes utilities, wifi, and TV. x 3.5” horizontal). One room avail. Aug-mid Sept. 2 Submission forms are available in a wallpocket near the rooms avail. beg Sept. for 6 mo to elevator in the entrance lobby. one yr. Contact Tasha Paley 917- 200-8451 or [email protected].

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MERCHANDISE- NONCOMMERCIAL Eureka HEPA vacuum cleaner for Are you a writer? allergy sufferers $40 or Dyson DC17 $100. Farberware coffee/herb grinder Do you want FTOP credit? $10. Krups 10-cup coffee maker $10. Maxim cappuccino maker new $40. Delonghi roaster oven $14. Sunbeam Wordsprouts, the Food Coop’s toaster $8. George Foreman grill $15. Ask about my bikes. Marc 718-314- reading series, is looking for you, 5462 or 718-836-6348. for its monthly events in the second-ﬂoor meeting room. SERVICES AVAILABLE EXPRESS MOVES. One flat price for Please contact the organizers at the entire move! No deceptive hour- ly estimates! Careful, experienced [email protected]. mover. Everything quilt padded. No extra charge for wardrobes and pack- ing tape. Specialist in walkups. Thou- sands of satisfied customers. Great Coop references. 718-670-7071. Interested in Engaging Coop Work? HAIRCUTS HAIRCUTS HAIRCUTS. Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) seeks NEW members Color, low lights, highlights, SKILLS NEEDED hot oil treatments in the conve- nience of your home or mine. Kids • Communication • Problem solving • Conﬂict resolution • Dealing with complex situations $20+up. Adults $35+up. I also • Investigation • Writing • Research

OUR WORK INCLUDES • Resolving conﬂicts between members • Applying Coop rules and regulations • Discussing policy issues related to the Committee’s work • Investigating allegations of uncooperative behavior by members and engaging in problem solving • Frequent contact with committee members • Participating in mediation, disciplinary hearings, and other conﬂict resolution methods

REQUIREMENTS In order to be considered for this position, any candidate must: • Be a member for at least a year COMMUNITY CALENDAR • Have an excellent attendance record • Possess the ability to work on a team Community calendar listings are free. Please submit your event • Have good writing skills • Have computer proﬁciency (excel, word, email)—this is essential listing in 50 words or less to [email protected]. • Attend evening meetings every six weeks Submission deadlines are the same as for classified ads. Please refer to the Coop Calendar in the center of this issue. We often work more than the 2.75 shifts in a 4 week period. These hours are credited and can be banked for future use. FRI, JUL 26 We recognize the importance of various points of view when considering Jonathan Best, former Coop member now in Arizona, brother cases brought to us. We are seeking a candidate pool that reﬂects ILLUSTRATION BY EVA SCHICKER the diversity of the Coop’s membership. of Coop member Tina Nannarone, is performing in concert at 235 W. 23rd St. Manhattan in his “Build the Bridges Tour.” CONTACT Concert July 26, 7-9 p.m., and “Playshop” July 27, 1-4 p.m. [email protected] with the subject line: Joining the DRC Playshop is music fun for everyone. Donations welcomed. Join us to make the Coop the best place it can be for everyone. Contact Tina at [email protected].

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Dairy Inventory egory on the wall (move them if necessary). Office Set-Up Monday, 6-8:45 a.m. For sale and for rent should be on index cards Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, This is the perfect job for someone who pre- or index card size paper to leave room for 5:45-8:15 a.m. fers to work alone and on a single project for everyone. Remove any that are not. Remove Need an early riser with lots of energy to do the majority of your shift. Necessary skills: all duplicate postings. Re-post items in their a variety of physical tasks including: setting good handwriting, ability to count by 6, 12 correct categories so that it is neat and can be up tables and chairs, buying food and sup- and 24, reliability and very good attention to read. When working in the staircase, be sure plies, labeling and putting away food and sup- detail. Under the supervision of the Coop’s to leave access for traffic. Put all discarded plies, recycling, washing dishes and making dairy buyers, you will take an accurate invento- paper in a paper recycling bin when done. coffee, drying, folding and distributing laundry. ry of unsold product in the walk-in coolers on Please contact Lewanika in the Membership 6-month commitment is required. Please speak shopping floor and in the basement (we pro- Office before your first shift. 6-month commit- to Mary Gerety or Jana Cunningham in the vide appropriate warm outerwear). Please ask ment required. Membership Office for more information. for Eddie upon arrival. Bathroom Cleaning Store Equipment Cleaning Monday, Friday, 12-2 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, 6-8 a.m. Bulletin Board This job involves cleaning the Coop’s 6 bath- This job involves meticulous deep cleaning of Wednesday, 7-9 p.m. rooms: 2 on the shopping floor, one in the the store’s checkout equipment and furniture. Members working on the bulletin board are basement, and 3 on the second floor. Using a Workers are required to read and follow detailed responsible for the upkeep of the staircase checklist of tasks the squad of two members instructions for cleaning the scales, printers, and bulletin board. Workers will organize items, will coordinate the work by dividing up vari- monitors as well as cleaning the furniture and remove old, outdating and incorrect postings. ous cleaning tasks that include, but are not organizing checkout worker’s tools and supplies. The time is flexible. Items that are out of date limited to, scrubbing floor tile, cleaning toi- Must arrive on time at 6AM. Please report to the or more than a month old should be removed. lets and sinks, mopping floors, and re-sup- Membership Office on your first work shift. Write dates on any items that are not dated. plying the bathrooms. The Coop only uses all Items should be posted in their correct cat- natural products for its maintenance tasks. Maintenance This job is perfect for members Sunday, 9-11p.m. who like to clean and will be This shift includes a variety of cleaning tasks conscientious about doing a that focus on deep cleaning the refrigerated thorough job. Please report to cases. The work includes removing products the Membership Office on your from particular cases, scrubbing, hosing down first shift. shelves, and restocking the cases. Other tasks may include cleaning, sweeping, mopping areas of the shopping floor and basement. Gloves and Office cleaning supply are provided. Because the shift Post-Orientation is only two hours arriving on time is essential. Wednesday, 11:15 a.m.-2 p.m. Receiving Produce Work with a small, dedicated Monday-Friday, 5-7:30 a.m. team to facilitate new members Start your day early with a workout and a sense joining the Coop after orien- of accomplishment! Work side-by-side with tation. Attention to detail skill our paid staff receiving daily fresh produce a plus. Must have excellent deliveries. If you are willing to get your hands a attendance and Membership little dirty, lift and stack boxes, and work in our Office experience. Contact Jana basement coolers, then you’ll fit right in. We Cunningham in the Membership promise your energy will be put to good use. Office at 718-622-0560 to sign Boxes usually weigh between 2-30 lbs, but can up for this shift. weigh up to 50 lbs. ILLUSTRATION BY ROD MORRISON

THANK YOU! Crossword Answers Thank you to the following members for referring friends who joined the Coop in the last four weeks. K U N I S J A D A S L A B Julia Anderson Alyssa Dennis Madeleine Leonard- Rowan Renee I R A T E A V I D T E L E David Ashkenazy Dana Rogers Diamond Rose Neves Rodrigues Tatiana Bacigalupe Brian Drye Amy Leszman David Rosenberg M I S O C A N A D A P O E M Skyler Barr Donnay Edmund Kimberly Libman Mike Ryan R E N V A N N A Bill Joanna Franchini Carolyn Lin Lee S. Fien Bosiers Alexander Gambaccini Elizabeth Lotto Leah Samuels M I S F I T T O B E T I E D Sofia Butnaru Anitha Gandhi Catherine Luu Lauren Sanders M A N T I S N E T Maheshie Cabraal Mark Grashow Candice Martin Irene Schneeweis A G U A S B A T E A L D A Audrey Carlsen Julia Greenberg Deborah Mausner Alex Schulte Anna Cherubino Katie H. Joe McCann Talia Shalev M I S C H I E F O F S T A F F Sarah Cocuzzo Kristy Hurt Julie McMahon Saya Signs A C E Y M I T E A S Y L A Samuel Corey Hesper Juhnke Adam Murphy Leah Skrzypiec Laura Corrin Karli Ahn-Thu Nguyen Gregory Snyder T O G O N E E A R Jonathan Crompton Barbara Kass Benjamin Nimkin Jordan Steingard M I S T A K E T O H E A R T Jeremi D. Jeremy Katich Alexis Nowicki Zachary Steinman Melanie D. Joan Katz Nick Obourn Nathan Sternberg A D H O C V I M Patricia Daly Sari Kisilevsky Jerome Petitgand Mary Jo V. R E A R M I S L E A D I N G David Dayan- C J Knowles Lana Povitz Linnea Vedder Rosenman Katia Kushnir Rodrigo Recabarren L A Y S A G E E M I S H A A L S O L O T R I N A L L

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