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Aj Hess

AJ is the General Manager at the Mariposa Food Co-op in Philadelphia

Hot Take: Bulk Depts Are Gross

Hot Take: Bulk Depts Are Gross

Welcome to Co-op Hot Takes. These opinions are not for the feint of heart. Grab a tall glass of oat milk in case things get too spicy. Look, I get it. You rinse out your yogurt container so you can reuse it by taking it to your local co-

Well Sh!t, The Staff Wants to Unionize Pt 2

Well Sh!t, The Staff Wants to Unionize Pt 2

Oh Damn, that did not go how I expected: My first time at the bargaining table The lawyer told us that a first contract will likely take a little over a year to finalize, possibly even up to two years. He also told us some pretty gnarly stories about other

Well Sh!t, The Staff Wants to Unionize Pt 1

Well Sh!t, The Staff Wants to Unionize Pt 1

It was nearing the end of the pandemic, and I was feeling really proud of our co-op. I looked at all of the ways we had worked to protect the safety of our staff and our shoppers: we were limiting the number of people in the store, paying our