Attention USFWC Members! The Board recently approved an update the dues floors across USFWC membership classes. Below are the changes to expect, taking effect February 1st, 2026. Why? The previous […]
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Cooperative Principles in Action: How Midwest co-ops train each other at MadWorc’s Regional Rendezvous
“What is it that traditional companies withhold from each other, that we don’t have to?” This question, posed by Andy Bowling from comp.coop, was answered by a resounding chorus at […]
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Momentum Builds: Cities Declare 2025 The Year Of Co-Ops
Cooperators are leveraging the U.N.’s spotlight on cooperatives to begin or expand regional commitment to worker cooperative enterprises. Olympia, WA has declared 2025 the Year of Cooperatives, joining five other […]
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2025 International Tours this fall: Cooperatives in Cuba and Honduras
The U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives is proud to co-sponsor two cooperative exploration tours from Human Agenda this fall: Cooperatives & 10 Best Practices in Cuba Human Agenda Emulation Tour […]
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National survey reveals strong consumer support for cooperatives
A new national survey conducted by the leading polling firm Big Village on behalf of NCBA CLUSA reveals strong consumer support for cooperatives, with a majority of Americans recognizing the […]
Read More >Highlights from our Member Councils and Peer Networks – March 2025
Our Member Councils and Peer Networks are shaping the future of the worker co-op movement in the U.S. Here are the latest highlights from some of our Councils & Networks: The Union Co-ops […]
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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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International Year of the Co-op Book Club
To celebrate the International Year of the Co-op, the COWOP Coalition and friends are reading selected chapters of The Routledge Handbook of Cooperative Economics and Management, edited by Jerome Nikolai […]
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A Message to our LA Co-op Community: Support in the Wake of the Wildfires
We are aware of the challenges our co-op community is facing in the ongoing fires in Palisades and the surrounding area. While not all of our members in the area […]
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NPQ: Co-op Federation Seeks to Shift Worker Co-op Movement into a Passing Gear
In September, over 700 worker co-op members, co-op developers, supporters, and organizers from across the country came to Chicago to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the US Federation of Worker […]
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Highlights from our Member Councils and Peer Networks – June 2024
USFWC members join the REI workers union for a rally in New York to demand that REI negotiate in good faith with their workers and bargain a fair contract before […]
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Worker-owner spotlight: Emma Le, A Slice of New York Pizza
SAN JOSE, CA — I was fresh out of high school when COVID hit, and there was a tighter leash on job opportunities. I had heard horror stories from other […]
Read More >When labor owns the capital: Employee ownership is gaining popularity
An old movement to grow employee ownership is getting new life, with the goal of shrinking wealth inequality. The concept isn’t unprecedented — not at all, really. “Collective ownership is […]
Read More >Accent Landscape in El Paso becomes fully employee-owned
El Paso-based Accent Landscape Contractors is now a fully employee-owned enterprise. Apis & Heritage Capital Partners recently converted both Accent and Apex Plumbing in Denver to employee-owned businesses. Read more […]
Read More >Six Myths About Cooperatives Debunked
Co-ops are a business structure, and like any business, they require hard work to be successful. They are unique in that they bring individuals together to solve issues they wouldn’t […]
Read More >Employee ownership proving a success at The Home Beautiful
BELMONT — Owning a business is different from being an employee. For about a year, employees of The Home Beautiful have experienced the joys and hard work of ownership. The […]
Read More >Ron Gaydos: Cooperatives make a difference traditional businesses don’t
Is there a future for cooperatives? Yes. And a growing one, serving increasing numbers of Americans in the way only cooperatives can. Read more on
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