East Lothian firm Jerba Campervans has welcomed accelerated productivity and profit in its most recent financial year – saying it is very much seeing the benefits of employee ownership. Read […]
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Video: Artists in a COVID Economy
Hear from USFWC Staff member and worker-owner of Obvious Agency Daniel Park in this artist-led conversation on how artists can manage a self-sustaining practice amid uncertainty and rapidly changing […]
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Recording: International Solidarity Among Cooperatives in Response to COVID-19 / Solidaridad internacional de las cooperativas de trabajadores para la crisis mundial de COVID
Para español, continúe hacia abajo About the webinar In this bilingual (EN/ES), international panel, we will hear from cooperators from Latin America, Europe and here in the U.S. about […]
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COVID-19 Update – March 26
Espanol Dear cooperators, In this moment of unprecedented crisis, our team is working overtime to support our members and their workers. So many USFWC members are struggling right now. Some […]
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COVID-19 Support for our members CHCA and Opportunity Threads / Ayuda para CHCA y Opportunity Threads
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 […]
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