Para español, continue hacia abajo Dear Cooperators, We need your help. These are unprecedented times and difficult for all of our communities. Adria Powell (president and CEO of Cooperative Home Care […]
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Congressman Ro Khanna champions worker cooperatives at town hall
During a town hall on February 21, Congressman Ro Khanna championed worker cooperatives and his federal bill that on worker cooperatives. This bill, which the USFWC staff as well as […]
Read More >Building a Worker Co-op Ecosystem: Lessons from the Big Apple
What if a nonprofit wrote a report and city policy actually changed as a result? Truth is, reports by nonprofits that advocate policy changes are written all the time, but […]
Read More >Making a More Democratic Economy, One Revolving Loan Fund at a Time
If you want to apply for a loan from the City of Berkeley Loan Fund for small businesses, the first thing you need is a loan denial letter from a […]
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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 >For Co-op Conversions, It’s All in the Timing
There’s a lot of excitement nowadays about employee ownership conversions – turning established businesses into worker cooperatives or other kinds of employee-owned businesses. It’s a powerful strategy for creating good […]
Read More >Why community-owned grocery stores like co-ops are the best recipe for revitalizing food deserts
The Mandela Co-op, which opened in a West Oakland, California, food desert in 2009, is a great example of this. The worker-owned grocery store focuses on purchasing from farmers and food […]
Read More >New Partnership Wants to Push Employee Ownership Closer to Mainstream
Twenty-six years later, Adams & Chittenden Scientific Glass is thriving: It has clients from all over the world and six employees besides the founders. The pair are still going strong, […]
Read More >Cincinnati Co-Op Grocery Effort Apple Street Market Wins $80,000 Grant
“Access to healthy food is about more than making sure all Americans have easy access to nutritious, affordable food — it is also about strengthening local economies and community infrastructure,” […]
Read More >This Trans-Owned Beauty Co-op Wants To Be A Safe Space For Latinx And LGBTQ Workers
“The significance of the cooperative for me is that it’s an opportunity to create more jobs and make a space that’s free of discrimination,” explains Mendoza, a Mexican immigrant who […]
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