Advocacy News Department of Labor announces Division of Employee Ownership and names Chief from the worker ownership movementJuly 24, 2024SBA adopts new guidance making loans to cooperatives easier, but provisions are still needed to make small business loans realistic.July 1, 2024Request for $1.5 million to fund the Employee Ownership Hub within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.April 11, 2024The USFWC is proud to support America’s SBDCs and the 8th Annual #SBDCDayMarch 20, 2024The National Worker Cooperative Development and Support Act shines a light on strong, high-road cooperative jobs with federal agenciesMarch 18, 2024Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power hosts successful advocacy day in MassachussettsMarch 4, 2024Let’s make sure the Chief of the DOL’s Division of Employee Ownership is a cooperatorFebruary 12, 2024Maryland is moving to create a worker co-op statuteFebruary 7, 2024The Corporate Transparency Act and what it means to your worker co-opDecember 8, 2023Mass. lawmakers champion funding for worker-owned businessesNovember 28, 2023Worker Cooperative Policy Pulse – November 2023November 15, 2023The USFWC joins The Rising Majority’s call to action to demand a ceasefire and stand in solidarity with Palestinians in GazaNovember 7, 2023USDA’s Interagency Working Group on Cooperatives discusses real estate cooperativesSeptember 12, 2023Los Angeles makes moves to create a Worker Ownership InitiativeSeptember 12, 2023Colorado passes Employee Ownership Tax Credit ExpansionJune 8, 2023Congress introduces bipartisan, bicameral bill to drive investment in worker ownershipMay 17, 2023Funding Opportunity open for Tech Hubs programMay 12, 2023Ambitious employee ownership legislation signed into law in Washington state.May 9, 2023EDA Announces Notice of Funding Opportunity for Regions Impacted by Natural DisastersMay 4, 2023Next Weds: Info session with worker co-op opportunities in the federal Tech and Innovation Hub ProgramApril 21, 2023Washington adopts new program to help businesses become employee-ownedApril 20, 2023Two easy ways you can ask the state of California to fund the Employee Ownership HubApril 12, 2023Policy Pulse March 2023 – Worker Owner State Advocacy FellowsMarch 23, 2023We Are Proud to Support America’s SBDC and the 7th Annual #SBDCDay on March 15thMarch 15, 2023Comment on the Tech Hubs and Recompetes programs by 3/16March 9, 2023WORK Act signed into law, authorizing $50M toward worker ownershipFebruary 1, 2023Senate moves to pass bill that would appropriate $50m toward worker ownershipDecember 20, 2022Take action now to advocate for equitable co-op financing December 15, 2022Protected: Advocate for Equitable Cooperative Financing by Submitting Public Comments: SBA Proposed Rule on 7(a) Lending Programs and CDFI Proposed Target Market Assessment December 15, 2022Watch: Half Past Capitalism: How new laws can accelerate mainstreaming of co-opsDecember 12, 2022Post archive (all usworker.coop posts) Post archive (all usworker.coop posts) Select Month October 2024 (2) July 2024 (5) June 2024 (3) May 2024 (3) April 2024 (2) March 2024 (6) February 2024 (6) January 2024 (1) December 2023 (3) November 2023 (19) October 2023 (4) September 2023 (5) August 2023 (5) June 2023 (6) May 2023 (7) April 2023 (9) March 2023 (6) February 2023 (6) January 2023 (6) December 2022 (11) November 2022 (5) October 2022 (8) September 2022 (2) August 2022 (1) July 2022 (5) June 2022 (13) May 2022 (7) April 2022 (8) March 2022 (11) February 2022 (1) January 2022 (3) December 2021 (5) November 2021 (3) October 2021 (2) September 2021 (4) August 2021 (6) July 2021 (5) June 2021 (5) May 2021 (9) April 2021 (5) March 2021 (11) February 2021 (7) January 2021 (3) December 2020 (6) November 2020 (3) October 2020 (7) September 2020 (11) August 2020 (10) July 2020 (16) June 2020 (14) May 2020 (12) April 2020 (15) March 2020 (4) February 2020 (12) January 2020 (4) December 2019 (3) November 2019 (5) October 2019 (2) September 2019 (15) August 2019 (3) July 2019 (9) June 2019 (1) May 2019 (7) April 2019 (12) March 2019 (14) February 2019 (4) January 2019 (2) December 2018 (3) November 2018 (10) October 2018 (11) September 2018 (5) August 2018 (10) July 2018 (9) June 2018 (17) May 2018 (10) April 2018 (8) March 2018 (22) February 2018 (19) January 2018 (5) December 2017 (1) November 2017 (5) October 2017 (5) September 2017 (9) August 2017 (4) July 2017 (4) June 2017 (4) May 2017 (4) April 2017 (4) March 2017 (4) February 2017 (2) January 2017 (1) December 2016 (3) November 2016 (6) October 2016 (6) September 2016 (2) August 2016 (2) July 2016 (2) June 2016 (7) May 2016 (6) April 2016 (5) March 2016 (2) February 2016 (1) December 2015 (1)