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Worker Co-op Stories

Worker Retention in Homecare: Could Cooperatives Be the Solution?

Posted on June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

The current and future worker shortage is fueled in large part by a problem well known to the industry: high turnover. One underexplored solution to this problem may be homecare […]

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Virtual event touts benefits of worker-owned cooperatives

Posted on January 28, 2022January 28, 2022

State Rep. Paul Mark teamed up with state Sen. Julian Cyr and the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives this week to host an event to tout the benefits of worker-owned […]

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Why Worker-Owned Food Co-Ops Are Suddenly Hot In The Rise And Grind Era

Posted on November 17, 2021December 20, 2021

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

Posted on August 13, 2021August 13, 2021

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 […]

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Evergreen Cooperatives helps companies shift to co-ops, share profits with workers

Posted on August 13, 2021August 13, 2021

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 […]

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Employees purchase iconic Maine T-shirt company

Posted on May 13, 2021May 13, 2021

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 […]

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White Electric reopens as Rhode Island’s only cooperatively run coffee shop

Posted on May 13, 2021May 13, 2021

“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 […]

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Worker-owned cooperatives and the future of Rust Belt labor

Posted on May 13, 2021May 13, 2021

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 […]

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Co-op Conversions “Best Bet for Cultural Preservation

Posted on May 13, 2021May 13, 2021

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 […]

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Employee-ownership can prevent job losses and closures when North Country business owners retire

Posted on May 12, 2021May 13, 2021

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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