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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 […]
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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Starting March 25th – LIFT Economy’s Next Economy MBA Cohort!
What would an MBA look like for leaders who want to create a racially just, regenerative, and inclusive economy for all life? The NextEconomy MBA from our friends Lift Eonomy […]
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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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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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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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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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2024 Year In Review: What We Accomplished Together
Dear USFWC members, Thank you so much for being a member of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives. As our team takes a break to celebrate the holidays, we are […]
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USFWC: Meet Your New Board Members
We are excited to announce the results of the 2024 USFWC Board of Directors Elections! USFWC members reelected two board members, Kimberly Britt of ChiFresh Kitchen and Dominique Pearson of […]
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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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What We Accomplished Together At The 2024 Worker Co-op Conference
Thanks to all of our attendees and sponsors for making the 2024 Worker Co-op Conference a resounding success—and the largest one yet! We had over 600 attendees from 37 states, […]
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Congratulations to the 2024 Worker Co-ops and Cooperators of the Year!
Each year, USFWC’s Worker Co-op Awards recognize a range of worker-owned businesses and cooperators at the forefront of the movement to build a thriving ecosystem for worker-owned and controlled businesses […]
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Hurricane Helene Recovery Solidarity Alert
Updated 10/25/2024 When Hurricane Helene hit, USFWC members jumped into action organizing mutual aid. You can help their efforts by pitching in through one of the mutual aid, relief funds […]
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Worker Benefits Program Expands Into Retirement Plans Through Partnership With Just Futures
Just Futures and the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives are partnering to make it easy for worker cooperatives to offer values-aligned, affordable retirement benefits Did you hear the exciting announcement […]
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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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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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