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April 2022

Highlights from our Member Councils & Peer Networks — April 2022

Posted on April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

Lea esta entrada en español aquí    Our Member Councils and Peer Networks are shaping the future of the worker co-op movement in the U.S. through mutual aid exchanges, collective education & learning and […]

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Introducing the USFWC Speaker’s Bureau: Voices of the Worker Co-op Movement

Posted on April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

Lea esta entrada en español aquí  The past few years have made it clearer than ever that our world is in need of new economic systems and ways of reimagining […]

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Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority could receive $1.2M in city funding

Posted on April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

Pittsburgh City Council is poised to allocate $1.2 million to the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority to fund several programs. The investment would include $150,000 for the Pittsburgh Task Force on […]

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Employee-owned businesses foster healthier local economies

Posted on April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

At Kaiser Permanente, we know that health, economic opportunity, and wealth are linked, and small businesses create vital jobs and thriving local economies. During the last 2 recessions, employee-owned enterprises […]

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Riding the Wave: Cooperative Conversion and the Silver Tsunami

Posted on April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

Just as small businesses are closing at higher rates than ever, so are workers leaving their jobs in unprecedented numbers. Remote opportunities, safety measures, and a shifting personal values have […]

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Latest Worker Co-op Survey Shows More Co-ops but Fewer Workers

Posted on April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

Bi-annual census shows growing number of regions where worker co-ops flourishing Read more on Fifty by Fifty .org Employee Ownership News

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How worker cooperatives shift power to workers

Posted on April 26, 2022April 28, 2022

How we work and how we think of labor has drastically shifted during the pandemic. The need for more power and agency in the workplace is why so many workers […]

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A map of the United States is printed on a deep blue background featuring a photo of a forest. In the top left is the title “Worker Cooperatives and Democratic Workplaces In the United States.” To the right are text boxes with different statistics: “4,732 workers,” “612 businesses,” “$283.17 M gross revenue,” and the title “National Snapshot.” In the upper right are logos for the US Federation of Worker Coops and Democracy at Work Institute. The map is marked with population dots in different cities and labels for the cities. On the right hand side is text explaining some of the stats and then a legend for the map. At the bottom is a bar with the title “The Typical Worker Cooperative” and then stats in boxes: “Median size: 6 workers,” “2:1 Top-to-Bottom Pay Ratio,” “Average age: 5 years old,” and “$298,016 median firm revenue.”

The 2021 State of the Sector Report is now available

Posted on April 18, 2022April 20, 2022

Haga clíc aquí para leer esta entrada en español The 2021 Worker Cooperative State of the Sector is here, covering two years of cooperative business progress. This report on worker-owned […]

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