February 2024
Let’s make sure the Chief of the DOL’s Division of Employee Ownership is a cooperator
The Worker Ownership and Readiness and Knowledge Act (WORK Act) passed last year, creating the Division of Employee Ownership at the Department of Labor (DOL). The DOL is currently putting the […]
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BUILDING YOUR WORKER CO-OP BOARD
A board of a cooperative is similar to that of a nonprofit or corporation with the addition that it is made up of a majority member-owners. Boards of corporations are […]
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Maryland is moving to create a worker co-op statute
The Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy is leading an initiative in Maryland to create a statute for worker cooperatives, to provide worker cooperatives with necessary clarity and opportunity to manage […]
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SETTING MEMBERSHIP FEES
When a member pays their membership fee they purchase a share from a worker co-op, which entitles them to a vote / decision-making power in the co-op. Learn about setting […]
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EFFECTIVE WORKER CO-OP BOARDS
EFFECTIVE WORKER CO-OP BOARDS While a sizable body of literature, tools and resources exist for boards in general, this mini guide by the USFWC’s Co-op Clinic focuses on unique practices […]
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