The Worker Co–op Farm Peer Network kicked off the year with a meeting to talk about how we are handling finances on our farms. Our worker co–op farms shared their operating agreements, basic finance structures, and financial […]
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Looking toward 2020 at the USFWC
As we look to 2020 and all the uncertainties that lie ahead, USFWC is hopeful about the future of our movement. That’s because out of the spotlight, worker co-ops have […]
Read More >Equal Exchange to Buy City Feed, Create Worker-Owned Co-op Under Proposed Deal
A proposed deal would transfer City Feed and Supply’s alcohol license to Equal Exchange, which would also purchase both locations of the popular neighborhood market. Read more on Jamaica Plain […]
Read More >Two USFWC Members receive The Workers Lab 2019 Innovation Fund grant
Today, The Workers Lab announced the winners of its 2019 Innovation Fund, which provides $150,000 to innovators to test new ideas that will build power for workers: Migrant Justice / […]
Read More >This Trans-Owned Beauty Co-op Wants To Be A Safe Space For Latinx And LGBTQ Workers
It’s karaoke night at the LGBT Network’s communal meeting space, the Q-Center in Long Island City, Queens, but it takes more than Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” blasted through an office wall […]
Read More >Webinar: USFWC – Working for the Worker Co-op Movement
Learn about the USFWC’s grassroots organizing work, and how it is making the most of this pivotal moment in the history of the movement. Hear about our wide array of […]
Read More >ECWD Press: Fighting Apartheid By Taking Ownership of Land and Time
City residents are fighting a history of exploitation through collective ownership of food, labor, and land, showing that another world is possible. Read more on The Real News Network
Read More >Policy and Advocacy Council September 2019 update
The September convening of the USFWC’s Policy and Advocacy Council was jam-packed. Here’s a few updates from our meeting full of old and new attendees: Santa Clara City Council is […]
Read More >The Congressional Cooperative Business Caucus is back in business
NCBA CLUSA re-establishes bipartisan Congressional Cooperative Business Caucus in the 116th Congress Thanks to the diligent work of our partners at NCBA CLUSA and many of our members and partners, […]
Read More >It’s almost Open Enrollment time – is your workplace prepared?
We developed the USFWC health-related benefits plan because it’s too hard for cooperatives to get a good dental and vision plans that don’t have hidden terms and surprise costs. Our […]
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