As Congress deliberates the budget for FY2026, there’s still time to advocate for funds to be appropriated for the WORK Act. The legislation, passed in 2022, authorized $50 million over five […]
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Advocacy Alert: Show your support for Washington State’s Employee Ownership Center
On Tuesday, May 9, 2023, Governor Inslee signed into law SB 5096, expanding employee ownership in Washington State. This bipartisan legislation is among the most ambitious state employee ownership legislation […]
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Treasury Department announces interim final rule, ending registration requirement for businesses incorporated in the U.S.
On March 21, the Treasury Department announced an interim final rule that all entities created in the United States and their beneficial owners are now exempt from the requirement to report beneficial […]
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Representatives Valadao and Riley Introduce the Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act
Originally posted on ncbaclusa.coop On March 6, 2025, Representatives David Valadao (R-CA-22) and Josh Riley (D-NY-19) announced the introduction of the Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act. The bill will help […]
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Treasury Department Announces Suspension of Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act Against U.S. Citizens and Domestic Reporting Companies
On March 2, the Treasury Department announced the suspension of enforcement of the Corporate Transparency (CTA) against U.S. citizens and domestic reporting companies, and that the Treasury Department will further […]
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Philadelphia declares 2025 the Year of the Cooperative
It is official! 2025 is the Year of the Cooperative in Philadelphia, the first US city to sign onto the UN’s resolution for 2025 to be the International Year of […]
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Advocacy alert: Federal funding uncertainty
last updated 02/17/2025 We know that the recent federal orders have caused uncertainty and concern, and we are working hard to understand the implications for workers and cooperatives. Share how […]
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Guam Senate Committee hosts hearing on cooperative association bill
On Nov 8, 2024 in Guam, the Senate’s Committee on Environment, Revenue and Taxation, Labor, Procurement, and Statistics, Research and Planning convened a hearing for Bill 365-37, the Guam Uniform […]
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Department of Labor announces Division of Employee Ownership and names Chief from the worker ownership movement
This July, the Department of Labor launched an initiative to promote worker-owned businesses. This effort is aimed at increasing workplace democracy and improving conditions for workers across the country. “Worker […]
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SBA adopts new guidance making loans to cooperatives easier, but provisions are still needed to make small business loans realistic.
Last week, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released new guidance regarding their loans: Allow SBA Lenders to process loans to a cooperative or an eligible small business owned or controlled […]
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Request for $1.5 million to fund the Employee Ownership Hub within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.
The Worker-Owned Recovery California (WORC) Coalition needs your help in asking the State of California to invest in employee ownership! In 2022, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1407, […]
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The USFWC is proud to support America’s SBDCs and the 8th Annual #SBDCDay
As we celebrate the passage of the National Worker Cooperative Development and Support Act, we are pleased that this dovetails with the 8th Annual #SBDCDay and our vision of a […]
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The National Worker Cooperative Development and Support Act shines a light on strong, high-road cooperative jobs with federal agencies
The USFWC applauds Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA-17), Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY-16), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) on the introduction of the National Worker Cooperative Development and Support Act (HR 7721), […]
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Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power hosts successful advocacy day in Massachussetts
The Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power hosted a beautiful Advocacy Day at the State House with 29 advocates for Worker Ownership talking with their legislators! COWOP had 50+ in-person […]
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Let’s make sure the Chief of the DOL’s Division of Employee Ownership is a cooperator
The Worker Ownership and Readiness and Knowledge Act (WORK Act) passed last year, creating the Division of Employee Ownership at the Department of Labor (DOL). The DOL is currently putting the […]
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Maryland is moving to create a worker co-op statute
The Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy is leading an initiative in Maryland to create a statute for worker cooperatives, to provide worker cooperatives with necessary clarity and opportunity to manage […]
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The Corporate Transparency Act and what it means to your worker co-op
Para leer español, haga clic aquí Alerts (last updated 03/25/2024) On March 21, the Treasury Department announced an interim final rule that all entities created in the United States and […]
Read More >Mass. lawmakers champion funding for worker-owned businesses
“It’s nice to know I am part of positive change in the world,” said O’Brien, the company’s founder, general manager and one of its owner-workers. The printing enterprise is a […]
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Worker Cooperative Policy Pulse – November 2023
The Worker Co-op Policy Pulse is a quarterly, bilingual (English/Spanish) space to hear advocacy updates from the USFWC network. You will learn about advances made in our advocacy work, new […]
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