The worker cooperative—a democratic form of business ownership—has struggled to take hold and grow to scale in the US. Though the US economy has a large cooperative sector, most of these co-ops […]
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Making a difference: Social care from Australia’s Co-operative Life
Co-operative Life is Australia’s first worker-owned social care co-op – and it is making a vital difference to its sector by empowering employees. There are over 2,000 aged care service […]
Read More >The WWCC and ECWD have found a new home! ¡La WWCC y la ECWD han encontrado un nuevo hogar!
We are very excited to announce that the Western Worker Co-op Conference (WWCC) and Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy (ECWD) have each become a program of the US Federation of […]
Read More >Solar Design and Installation Company Empowers Employees to Be Owners
PV Squared, located in Greenfield, Massachusetts, was born out of a desire to create sustainable renewable energy jobs for the displaced workforce in Franklin County. “Our founders saw a lot […]
Read More >Addressing Economic Inequality and the Future of Work, Rutgers University Appoints 22 Research Fellows to Study Employee Share Ownership and Profit Sharing
PISCATAWAY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing at the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, the world’s first academic institute dedicated to researching […]
Read More >Baltimore Worker Cooperative Continues Expanding and Evolving
It was a real struggle for Red Emma’s the first time they were looking to finance a new, larger location for their bookstore and café space. What began as a […]
Read More >Fellowship teaches the business of cooperative economics
Community development organization Nexus Community Partners has opened the application process for the third session of its North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship. The six-month cohort-based program is aimed at helping […]
Read More >Workers to Owners: The Story of Metis Construction
Metis Construction of Seattle is making its employees owners as it grows, building ownership-quality construction jobs. One in three small business owners will retire in the next fifteen years. This […]
Read More >Join the USFWC Board of Directors
Did you know that the USFWC board strategically represents regions across the country? Each year, the USFWC hosts an annual election for the Board of Directors. On odd years, we […]
Read More >USFWC speaks at press conference with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Nydia Velázquez
The House of Representatives passed the Main Street Employee Ownership act (HR 5236), now it’s on to the Senate! Our Executive Director Esteban Kelly participated in a press conference on […]
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