Industrial Common Ownership Movement
Industrial Common Ownership Movement | |
| Abbreviation | ICOM |
|---|---|
| Successor | Co-operatives UK |
| Formation | 1971 |
| Defunct | 2001 |
| Type | worker cooperative |
| Legal status | Merged |
| Purpose | Coordinate and encourage worker cooperatives |
Region served | United Kingdom |
The Industrial Common Ownership Movement (ICOM) was a UK national umbrella organisation for worker cooperatives, set up in 1971 as the successor to the Association for the Democratic Integration of Industry (DEMINTRY). It was based in the Leeds Corn Exchange. It worked to increase the number of worker co-ops in the country. ICOM's model rules for cooperatives, published in 1976, were based on a de-centralised and collectivist concept of democracy. In 2001 ICOM merged with the Co-operative Union to become Co-operatives UK.
ICOM is one of the founder organisations of CECOP, the European regional organisation of CICOPA, the world sectoral organisation for industry and service, and itself part of the International Cooperative Alliance.