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April 2019

Explosion of Interest in Worker Cooperatives Drives Economic Changes

Posted on April 26, 2019April 26, 2019

It’s been more than 10 years since the financial crisis of 2008, and working people are still being hammered by its effects — stagnating wages, a widening gap between the […]

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Jarrett announces bid for Ward 5 council seat in Northampton

Posted on April 22, 2019April 22, 2019

Alex Jarrett says he’s hopeful about the city’s future, and he’s running for the Ward 5 seat on the City Council to enact policies that will keep it on that […]

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Remaking the Economy: The Critical Role of Advocacy

Posted on April 12, 2019April 12, 2019

Watch our Executive Director in this new video from Nonprofit Quarterly. What can and should be done to make public policy more conducive to a more democratic economy? That is the […]

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Una Nota Importante / Important Tax filing update for worker-owners

Posted on April 10, 2019August 19, 2021

* Continuar in Español * Tax season is in the air, and this year there is a tricky situation regarding the 1099-PATR, if your co-op distributes patronage. We’ve been working with […]

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How Massachusetts is working to get retiring business owners to let their employees take over

Posted on April 10, 2019April 10, 2019

As baby boomers get ready for retirement, there’s going to be a wave of small businesses that could be shut down or sold to big corporations. But there’s another way: […]

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Last Week Tonight features housing co-op work

Posted on April 8, 2019April 8, 2019

Watch this Last Week Tonight spotlight on manufactured housing, featuring the great work of members and partners like the Northwest Cooperative Development Center:

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Devastating fire at the Highlander Research and Education Center

Posted on April 5, 2019April 5, 2019

We are deeply saddened to share that our dear friends at Highlander Research and Education Center have experienced a devastating fire at their education center. Knowing that our work must […]

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Workers’ rights major theme at GDC 2019

Posted on April 4, 2019April 4, 2019

One of the more interesting developments to come out of Game Developers Conference 2019  (GDC) was a March 19 panel on the state of worker’s cooperatives and unionization in the […]

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Massachusetts Seeks to Avert Business Shutdowns by Boosting Employee Ownership

Posted on April 3, 2019April 3, 2019

According to Adam Vartikar, founder and chair of the advocacy group Working Wealth, Massachusetts has 42,000 small businesses whose owners are likely to retire in the next seven to 10 years, collectively […]

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The next egg: Investing our retirement savings in our local communities

Posted on April 3, 2019April 3, 2019

if you’d like to learn more about that and about the nuts & bolts of SD IRAs and solo 401(k)s, join the webinar on April 11, 2019 at 11:30 am […]

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Register today for the 5/18 Western Worker Co-op Convening in Olympia! ¡Inscríbase para el Encuentro en el Oeste!

Posted on April 3, 2019April 3, 2019

The U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives and the Northwest Cooperative Development Center invite you to a day of skill-building and networking for worker co-ops and members of democratic workplaces in the […]

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Co-ops: A vision for workers to be their own bosses

Posted on April 2, 2019April 2, 2019

Las Visionarias is an all-female catering cooperative in Chicago where workers are also the owners of the business and share in its profits. Created by the Chicago Reporter

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