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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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 […]
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USFWC Board Nominations Are Now Open!
Are you ready to lead the USFWC’s mission to build a thriving ecosystem for worker cooperatives and their leaders? Run for the USFWC Board of Directors! Nominations for the USFWC […]
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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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The National Worker Cooperative Development and Support Act shines a light on strong, high-road cooperative jobs with federal agencies
The USFWC applauds Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA-17), Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY-16), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) on the introduction of the National Worker Cooperative Development and Support Act (HR 7721), […]
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Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power hosts successful advocacy day in Massachussetts
The Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power hosted a beautiful Advocacy Day at the State House with 29 advocates for Worker Ownership talking with their legislators! COWOP had 50+ in-person […]
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Board Update: Farewell to Beatriz Ordaz, Welcome April Taylor
It is with gratitude that we say farewell to USFWC Board Member Beatriz Ordaz. Betty stepped down in December to focus on her cooperative, Voces de Nashville. During her time […]
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Let’s make sure the Chief of the DOL’s Division of Employee Ownership is a cooperator
The Worker Ownership and Readiness and Knowledge Act (WORK Act) passed last year, creating the Division of Employee Ownership at the Department of Labor (DOL). The DOL is currently putting the […]
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Maryland is moving to create a worker co-op statute
The Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy is leading an initiative in Maryland to create a statute for worker cooperatives, to provide worker cooperatives with necessary clarity and opportunity to manage […]
Read More >2023 in review: What we accomplished together
Ver este contenido en español aquí Dear USFWC Community, Thank you so much for your support to the USFWC this year. Here’s what we accomplished in 2023 with your support: […]
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Highlights from our Member Councils – December 2023
Para leer en español, haga clic aquí Our Member Councils and Peer Networks are shaping the future of the worker co-op movement in the U.S. through offers and needs markets, collective education & […]
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