The USFWC is excited to be co-hosting two international tours in 2020 with our member organization Human Agenda. USFWC members receive discounts for these trips, make sure to take advantage […]
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Union Co-ops Council September 2019 Update
The Union Co-ops Council met on Friday, September 13th for our regular monthly meeting. As usual, we had a strong group of attendees from across the country — here’s a […]
Read More >Nominations for the Eastern Region Reps are due on September 11th
The USFWC is opening a special window for the second year of the Eastern Regional Representative’s seat. If you nominate yourself or another person, you/they will only serve until the next […]
Read More >Cooperation Buffalo and PUSH Buffalo announce 12-week Cooperative Academy
Worker cooperatives can thrive in a number of cottage industries, from communal living scenarios to neighborhood banking (credit unions). Those are a couple of working examples found in Buffalo. But […]
Read More >Clearing the Legal and Financial Pathway for Worker Cooperatives in Illinois
“The worker cooperative project felt like the space where I could go an envision an economy that would work for us, it was something I could focus my energies on […]
Read More >Worker-owned domestic cleaning businesses are gearing up for a massive expansion
For domestic workers like home cleaners, having a job often does not guarantee bringing in enough wages to get by. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, home cleaners earn just around $11 […]
Read More >Santa Clara City Council supports worker cooperatives
On July 9, the full Santa Clara City Council and City Staff hosted a learning session on worker cooperatives called: Presentation on the Worker Cooperative Business Model. Kirk and Marguerite […]
Read More >Workers rising: The push for city-supported worker coops is taking hold in these Bay Area cities
When Rendell “Ren” Boguiren got a job in college at a South Bay pizzeria, he wasn’t expecting it would become a career. Now, as a part-owner in the business, he […]
Read More >$100,000 dedicated to worker cooperative development in Berkeley
The USFWC congratulates the Sustainable Economies Law Center and the Bay Area worker co-op community for their policy and advocacy efforts in Berkeley following the Berkeley City Council’s historic vote on […]
Read More >#WWCC19Olympia Recap
Thank you to everyone who attended #WWCC19Olympia! We were thrilled to host nearly 60 attendees at the first Western Worker Cooperative Convening in Olympia. More info to come; in the meantime, […]
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