Arecent help-wanted ad for a laundry worker in Cleveland contained some unusual language, asking prospective candidates: “Have you ever wanted to work for a company that is 90 percent employee-owned? […]
Read More >Links
Former Darwin’s Workers to Launch Co-op Coffee Shop
Following the closure of all four locations of Darwin’s Ltd. late last year, a small group of former employees has announced plans to open a worker-owned cafe at the former […]
Read More >We Should Demand Democratic Workplaces But What Does That Mean?
Organizing our workplaces isn’t just about wages, hours, working conditions, and obtaining rights non-unionized workers lack—such as the right to have a steward present during disciplinary proceedings. It’s also about […]
Read More >Local artists form worker cooperative to purchase Opolis, preventing closure
Local Norman creatives have joined together as a cooperative to buy downtown Norman music venue Opolis to keep the business from closing. “We are overjoyed that a group of some […]
Read More >Advocating in a Fractured System
What’s particularly striking for me is being part of Cooperative Home Care and having this dual identity of both a home care agency and a worker-owned cooperative. There was […]
Read More >Owning the Means An Exploration of New Orleans Worker Co-ops
Thanars heard a new bar and restaurant called Velveteen was hiring, and went in for an interview. While she was there, the owners explained that the stylish spot—on the corner […]
Read More >Cast your ballot today for the 2022 Regional Board Elections
Haga clic aquí para leer esta entrada en español Did you know that the USFWC board strategically represents regions across the country? Each year, the USFWC hosts an annual election […]
Read More >How Small Community Investors Helped Get a Boston Food Co-op Off the Ground
Read more on Next City
Read More >Worker’s Tap Has the City’s Best Activist Library on Its Top Floor
Several Portland pubs double as bookstores. Over at Worker’s Tap, a new, worker-owned beer bar located near the corner of Southeast 12th Avenue and Burnside, they’re doing things differently. Co-owner […]
Read More >Inside the Brooklyn Packers’ Vision for a Community-Based Micro Food Hub
The worker-owned, Black-led food cooperative quickly shifted their operation to provide emergency food during the height of the pandemic. Now, they are looking to transition to a longer-term vision of […]
Read More >