This July, USFWC Co-op Clinic Training Manager Maureen Darras went on a 3,000 mile road trip to visit cooperatives and recounts what she learned! As I drove from New Mexico […]
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Get Worker Co-op Support from Experienced Business Owners like Octavia Cordon
Get expert support for your worker co-op from Octavia Cordon and the USFWC Co-op Clinic Peer Advisor team here.
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Owning Our Future – Worker Cooperation for Self-Determination
If you’re using your strengths to build a sustainable business that provides for your community, don’t re-invent the wheel. Dalaeja Foreman and the rest of the Co-op Clinic Peer Advisor […]
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Obvious Agency: Aligning Structure With Purpose
With the help of USFWC’s Co-op Clinic, Obvious Agency built an organizational structure and work culture that reflects their purpose of imagining new ways of being and creating When the […]
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Support Black-led co-ops
“Having access to the Co-op Clinic has been incredibly meaningful for us. We want to acknowledge how much we’ve grown through the technical assistance we’ve received.” Those are USFWC member […]
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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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We believe in liberation: Our 2025 Plans
Support the worker co-op movement in 2025 I believe in liberation and I think that business-as-usual operations don’t win toward liberation at all. That’s Peer Advisor Fellow LaTierra Piphus, one […]
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Foundations of Workplace Democracy: Member Removal in Worker Cooperatives
Download the Mini Guide Member Removal in Worker Co-ops by the USFWC Co-op Clinic here.
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NEW: Member Removal in Worker Co-ops
The process for removing members in a worker co-op takes special care to simultaneously ensure a fair and democratic process for the member in question while stopping harm to the […]
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USFWC Launches Fellowship For BIPOC Worker Owners In Response To Growing Need For Technical Assistance For And By Communities Of Color
The US Federation of Worker Cooperatives launched the Peer Advisor Fellowship, a new program to equip worker co-op members with the essential skills, tools, and support system to be effective […]
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BUILDING YOUR WORKER CO-OP BOARD
A board of a cooperative is similar to that of a nonprofit or corporation with the addition that it is made up of a majority member-owners. Boards of corporations are […]
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SETTING MEMBERSHIP FEES
When a member pays their membership fee they purchase a share from a worker co-op, which entitles them to a vote / decision-making power in the co-op. Learn about setting […]
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EFFECTIVE WORKER CO-OP BOARDS
EFFECTIVE WORKER CO-OP BOARDS While a sizable body of literature, tools and resources exist for boards in general, this mini guide by the USFWC’s Co-op Clinic focuses on unique practices […]
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