About
This page is about the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives. Click here to learn more about Worker Cooperatives in general.
The United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives is a national grassroots membership organization of and for worker cooperatives, other democratic workplaces, and the organizations which support the growth and continued development of worker cooperatives. We were founded in 2004, the result of several years of organizing on the part of worker cooperatives and regional groups from around the country. Our members are workplaces of all sizes and a broad variety of industries, from across the country, and our member workplaces comprise more than 1300 individual workers.
The USFWC connects its members to each other and to cooperative support organizations. The organization provides technical assistance and resources to its members and the public, puts on public educational events like conferences and workshops, publishes a quarterly newsletter, maintains libraries and databases of resources both physical and online, and initiates projects to benefit its members and the larger worker cooperative community.
We have a member-elected board of directors, and a part-time staff consisting of an Executive Director and a Membership Coordinator.
USFWC Board of Directors 2009-2010
Yilda Campos, Vice-President
Rainbow Grocery Cooperative
Aaron Dawson
Equal Exchange
Esteban Kelly
Mariposa Food Coop
Rebecca Kemble
Union Cab Cooperative of Madison
John McNamara, President
Union Cab Cooperative of Madison
Ole Olson
Isthmus Engineering
Troy Pieper, Secretary
The Hub Bike Coop
Ashley Satorius
The Hub Bike Coop
Steven Yarak, Treasurer
Black Star Coop
Staff
Melissa Hoover, Executive Director
Leslie Leyba, Membership Coordinator