Why Join? 

We are building a movement - a movement for worker-ownership and workplace democracy but also for broader economic democracy. It's a movement that aims to fundamentally transform society using a more just, sustainable and egalitarian model that puts people before profit. We have a lot of work to do, it won't be easy, and we're going to need a big movement. The more members join the Federation, the bigger our movement will be. The bigger the movement, the more it can do. Exactly what it will do is up to you.

When you join the USFWC now, you help create this movement at a crucial time in its growth. Your involvement will determine the shape of the Federation, the direction of its work and the growth of the worker cooperative movement as a whole. The Federation is only as strong as its members: we can go farther, faster, together...

Membership has concrete benefits too, like the chance to meet and share ideas and skills with other worker cooperators -- at national conferences of worker cooperatives, in online lists and forums, and working together on committees and projects within the USFWC. Federation members also become part of CICOPA and the international worker cooperative movement. For its members, the USFWC provides information and resources, undertakes research and negotiation on member benefits like pensions and helath plans, and creates working partnerships with allied groups.

Worker cooperatives have built exciting momentum over the last several years, with new co-ops and regional organizations growing. Now is the time to cement and sustain that growth by supporting the first-ever national organization of worker cooperatives. Join us in taking the next step toward the cooperative commonwealth!