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May 2021

Recording: USFWC Spring Member Meeting

Posted on May 26, 2021May 26, 2021

  At our Spring Member meeting, we were happy to host members from across the country. View the slideshow For additional materials, email membership@usworker.coop  

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Collective liberation, accountability, and our work to support Black communities

Posted on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021

A year has passed since the murder of George Floyd touched off a summer of unprecedented protest and opened up conversation in places where Black folks have long been trying […]

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Call for support of the Capital for Cooperatives Act

Posted on May 21, 2021May 27, 2021

In 2018, the USFWC, alongside national partners worked together to pass the Main Street Employee Ownership Act, a landmark success for worker ownership. This legislation required the Small Business Administration […]

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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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May Startup Webinar

Posted on May 12, 2021October 25, 2021

Register for our next Worker Co-op Startup Webinar, every first Friday of the month, at usworker.coop/calendar

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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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