Para español, haga clic aquí On July 16, 2021 Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) reintroduced the Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act, which will provide new funding to state and […]
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Update on the Worker Owned Recovery California budget ask
Dear Worker Owned Supporters in California — We hope folks are enduring this very unique budget season and thank you so much for your support of WORC’s budget ask this […]
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Call for support of the Capital for Cooperatives Act
In 2018, the USFWC, alongside national partners worked together to pass the Main Street Employee Ownership Act, a landmark success for worker ownership. This legislation required the Small Business Administration […]
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April 2021 Worker Co-op Policy Pulse
Para español, haga clic aquí The Worker Co-op Policy Pulse is a quarterly, bilingual (English/Spanish) space for you to hear advocacy updates from the USFWC network. You will learn about […]
Read More >Pittsburgh Hosts Nation’s First Citywide Task Force on Employee Ownership
PA – Pittsburgh kicked off the nation’s first citywide task force by hosting a meeting on employee ownership on Sept. 5 at Chatham University. Pittsburgh created the task force on […]
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Amazon workers deserve representation
Over the years, it has been made all too clear that Amazon is among the most dangerous employers in the United States. One report cited six Amazon worker deaths between […]
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What your worker cooperative needs to know about the American Rescue Plan
The American Rescue Plan, which was signed into law in early March, includes important provisions that all worker cooperatives and small businesses should know about. Through the advocacy of the […]
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Santa Clara officially announced their Worker Cooperative Initiative
by Kirk Vartan, worker owner at A Slice of New York, USFWC member On January 29, 2021, the City of Santa Clara officially announced their Worker Cooperative Initiative around […]
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USFWC signs on to fight for a nationwide shutoff moratorium on household utilities
On Wednesday, 1/13, we delivered our joint letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris asking them to issue an executive order to halt all household utility shutoffs during the […]
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Advocates Fought to Make Co-ops Eligible for Paycheck Protection Loans
2020 was difficult for all small businesses, and particularly for worker cooperatives. Faced with a lack of understanding from the Small Business Administration as well as lenders facilitating the Paycheck […]
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Worker Co-op Advocacy Updates Q4 2020
Para Español, haga clic aquí 2020 required action in all ways: financial and technical assistance for our worker co-ops, education for the government and finance providers, and direct advocacy […]
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Japan passes its first Worker Cooperative Bill since 1978
On December 4, 2020, a Worker Cooperative Bill was passed by the House of Councilors (Diet) in Japan. “We, cooperative workers in Japan, finally got a law of our own! […]
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SBA & Treasury announce simpler PPP forgiveness applications for loans less than $50,000
As the USFWC continues to support the worker co-op community through the COVID-19 crisis, we are keeping tabs on developments from the Small Business Administration (SBA) regarding its programs to […]
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Watch this Workers Cooperative Town Hall with Rep. Ro Khanna
Click here to watch the recording Recorded on Facebook Live on Sept 16th, this is a roundtable event to discuss how worker cooperatives can provide a viable alternative for baby […]
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#CoopsVote – this November, show your co-op spirit and make sure to vote
Para español, haga clic aquí The November elections are less than 100 days away. Like most things in 2020, the election will look very different this year, but the need […]
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Inside a Philadelphia – Baltimore Green New Deal Tour
Executive Director Esteban joined policy makers, community organizers, and elected officials in an inter-city exchange between Philadelphia and Baltimore (hosted outdoors and distanced in Baltimore). Together, about 25 participants (half […]
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Recording: Doing Well By Doing Good in Business: From COVID19 Crisis to Community Wealth-Building
This panel including Councilmember Jamie Gauthier, Jamila Medley of USFWC member the Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance, Beth McConnell of the PA Community Development Center and hosted by PA Representative Chris […]
Read More >Small businesses are struggling. Workers can be the solution.
Whether for those that were spared the worst or those on the edge of survival, the most plausible option for saving businesses and jobs is often an employee buyout. Ideally, […]
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Congress votes to extend PPP deadline to August 8
On June 30, with hours remaining before the Paycheck Protection Program application was set to close, the U.S. Senate passed a measure to extend the program deadline to August 8. […]
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There’s a new, easier forgiveness application for the PPP loan
On June 17th, The U.S. Small Business Administration created a revised, borrower-friendly Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness application, in addition to revising the full forgiveness application. The new EZ […]
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