Since opening its doors more than a decade ago, Proof Bakery in Atwater Village has become a pastry powerhouse. Every weekend, a line of hungry customers stretches out the door and onto […]
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Worker-owned thrift store opening in Hamtramck reimagines what second-hand shopping should be
That’s what Public Thrift, opening in September on Joseph Campau, is inviting its customers into. The woman-owned, Black-owned, and queer-owned second-hand shop is radically reimagining the environment, offerings, and relationship […]
Read More >Evergreen Cooperatives helps companies shift to co-ops, share profits with workers
The idea of a career and work day has changed a lot since the pandemic started in March 2020 and that’s already making many employees rethink what they want and […]
Read More >Employees purchase iconic Maine T-shirt company
Nearly two years ago, Liberty Graphics employees began to talk to Opper about the potential of buying the company through a worker cooperative. Of the 25 current employees, lots have […]
Read More >White Electric reopens as Rhode Island’s only cooperatively run coffee shop
“No one individual is going to get rich, and that’s the way we want it,” Chassaing said. “We do want to ensure living wages though, and we’re confident that without […]
Read More >Worker-owned cooperatives and the future of Rust Belt labor
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Cleveland’s Phoenix Coffee changed the way it worked. One store temporarily shut down, and four others transitioned to takeout only. Its employees, like many of […]
Read More >Co-op Conversions “Best Bet for Cultural Preservation
Last year, the disruptions of COVID-19, skyrocketing rents, and boomer owners opting to retire led to the demise of some of Austin’s most beloved businesses. The Austin Cooperative Business Association […]
Read More >Employee-ownership can prevent job losses and closures when North Country business owners retire
With more typical options like family, closing, or selling to a big box retailer off the table, Ward had to get creative. The answer turned out to be right in […]
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Ward Lumber is officially a Worker Owned Cooperative
Ward Lumber Transitions Ownership to Employees Worker-owned cooperative is first of its kind in the region Jay, N.Y and Malone, N.Y. — The employees of Ward Lumber have made history by purchasing the 130-year-old business […]
Read More >Oakland has a new worker-owned supermarket
The DEEP (Deep East Oakland Empowering the People) Grocery Co-op was conceived in 2019 as a way to bring organic and locally grown foods to areas of East Oakland without nearby full-service […]
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