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Attention all USFWC members we have dental!
We are excited to announce that we are rolling out a dental benefit plan for our members. We are working with a broker from Diversified Human Solutions to develop our dental plan. […]
Read More >Social Cooperatives International School – SCIS2016
Spanish | French below Social Cooperatives International School – SCIS2016 Naples (Italy), 20-23 October 2016 The CICOPA Italian member Federsolidarietà – Confcooperative, the biggest federation of social cooperatives in Europe […]
Read More >Annual Enterprise Survey: Request for Participation by Oct. 7th
–Español debajo– It’s that time of year when we ask all worker cooperatives and other democratic workplaces to participate in our annual survey to help study the economic impact and […]
Read More >RSVP for 2016 Member Meeting 7/30 & 7/31 (virtual participation available)
All USFWC members – workplaces and individuals, voting and non-voting – are encouraged to RSVP to attend (in-person or virtually) our annual Member Meeting. This year, we have a two-part […]
Read More >This is How a Taxi Co-op Would Work in Austin
Taxi cooperatives are on the rise. Another story about how this industry can be worker-owned, featuring quotes from our own Nicole Reneau from USFWC member workplace, Black Star Coop Pub […]
Read More >Register: Worker Cooperative National Conference, July 29 – 31
Join us for our Worker Cooperative National Conference, July 29th – July 31st 2016 in Austin, Texas! 400+ inspired participants, building a new economy based on shared ownership and real […]
Read More >Knight Cities Challenge Funds the Development of 20 New Philly Cooperatives
By ALAINA MABASO “There are many different expressions of cooperation and mutual aid in Philadelphia, among very diverse groups of people,” explains Caitlin Quigley of the Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance […]
Read More >Registration Now Open for Home Care Cooperative Conference, Sept 2016
Home care worker cooperative members and developers from across the country will gather September 12-14, 2016 in Dulles, VA at the inaugural Home Care Cooperative Conference. The conference is organized […]
Read More >CICOPA Member Newsletter: Worker Co-op news from around the world
Learn more about the international worker cooperative community through this newsletter from our global partners at CICOPA. The International Organisation of Industrial and Service Cooperatives, or CICOPA, has been a […]
Read More >The Next Boom for Worker Co-ops?
From ShelterForce, a publication from the National Housing Institute. By Keli A. Tianga Baby boomers are the largest percentage of business owners, and they’re headed toward retirement. The worker cooperative […]
Read More >Ours to Share: How Worker-Ownership Can Change the American Economy
“Ours to Share,” a new report published by the Surdna Foundation, examines worker-owned firms and analyzes their potential to create a productive, stable and equitable economy as compared with traditionally […]
Read More >‘Work Together’ – Apr/May Issue of CICOPA’s E-Magazine
Published 5 times a year, Work Together is the E-magazine of cooperatives active in Industry and Services, a news hub of those enterprises worldwide. The International Organisation of Industrial and […]
Read More >Becoming Craftsman-Owners: Metis Construction’s Transition to Worker Ownership
Great article about a new conversion business from our friends at the Democracy at Work Institute and the Conversions Collaborative at www.becomingeo.org.
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Check out new video about NYC worker cooperatives!
Check out this great 2 minute video about the NYC worker cooperative community, made by our very own Meerkat Media. Learn more about our local partner, New York City Network […]
Read More >Winter 2016 Newsletter
Enjoy our 2016 winter newsletter In this issue: Worker Solidarity International Style! by Vanessa Bransburg, USFWC Board of Directors Declaration on Immigrant Workers, Proposal by USFWC and Adopted by CICOPA […]
Read More >Coop Hall of Fame Inducts Worker Coop Advocate, Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard
Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard, long-time advocate of worker cooperatives and co-founder of the USFWC, for her induction into the 2016 Cooperative Hall of Fame! Jessica is a giant […]
Read More >Central Co-op members vote to reshape ownership model to include workers
By Bryan Cohen, Capital Hill Seattle Blog Members of Capitol Hill’s cooperative grocery store, Central Co-op, will have their final chance Monday night to vote on a proposed merger with […]
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