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The United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives is a national grassroots membership organization of and for worker cooperatives, democratic workplaces, and organizations that support the growth and 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.
We provide support to our members and educational outreach to the public through conferences and events, resource referrals, and networking and training opportunities. Check out the various sections of our site to connect to resources and see what's happening in the dynamic and growing world of worker cooperatives!
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Click here to donate to the Cooperative Emergency Fund to fund the re-building of Haiti's cooperatives.
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United Nations Declares 2012 International Year of Cooperatives
NEW YORK, 21 December (Department of Economic and Social Affairs) -- The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives, highlighting the contribution of cooperatives to socio-economic development. In adopting resolution 64/136 on 18 December, the Assembly noted that cooperatives impact poverty reduction, employment generation and social integration. Read the full text here: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2009/dev2784.doc.htm
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In Memoriam: John Logue
On Wednesday December 9 John Logue, the Ohio Employee Ownership Center's Founder and Director for 23 years passed away, about a week after being diagnosed with cancer. Read more about John's life and work here: www.oeockent.org. A message board has been set up for those who would like to share their thoughts or stories about John, or read what others have to say. http://johnlogue.blogspot.com
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Steelworkers Form Collaboration with MONDRAGON, the World’s Largest Worker-Owned Cooperative
Pittsburgh (Oct. 27, 2009) – The United Steelworkers (USW) and MONDRAGON Internacional, S.A. today announced a framework agreement for collaboration in establishing MONDRAGON cooperatives in the manufacturing sector within the United States and Canada. The USW and MONDRAGON will work to establish manufacturing cooperatives that adapt collective bargaining principles to the MONDRAGON worker ownership model of “one worker, one vote.”
The full text of the Agreement is available at http://assets.usw.org/Releases /agree_usw_mondragon.pdf.
An analysis of what this means and the possibilities it presents is available here: http://www.cooperativefund.org/files/Pdf/cbj%20mondragon_usw%2009.pdf
See also www.usw.org and www.mondragon-corporation.com
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Watch a new short video about the exciting Evergreen Cooperatives, an ambitious project to revitalize University Circle in Cleveland, Ohio, inspired by the Mondragon cooperatives in Spain.
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The new film from Michael Moore, Capitalism: A Love Story, features USFWC members Isthmus Engineering and Alvarado Street Bakery as examples of economic solutions. Look for the section on worker cooperatives when you see the movie.
