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July 2024

Department of Labor announces Division of Employee Ownership and names Chief from the worker ownership movement

Posted on July 24, 2024July 24, 2024

This July, the Department of Labor launched an initiative to promote worker-owned businesses. This effort is aimed at increasing workplace democracy and improving conditions for workers across the country. “Worker […]

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Foundations of Workplace Democracy: Member Removal in Worker Cooperatives

Posted on July 19, 2024November 25, 2024

Download the Mini Guide Member Removal in Worker Co-ops by the USFWC Co-op Clinic here.

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Worker Benefits Program Expands Into Retirement Plans Through Partnership With Just Futures

Posted on July 10, 2024July 19, 2024

Just Futures and the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives are partnering to make it easy for worker cooperatives to offer values-aligned, affordable retirement benefits Did you hear the exciting announcement […]

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Worker Co-op Conference scholarship priority deadline is July 10th

Posted on July 9, 2024July 9, 2024

Need financial assistance to attend the 2024 Worker Co-op Conference, happening September 12th through 14th in Chicago? We got you! We’ve made available full and partial Registration Scholarships as well […]

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SBA adopts new guidance making loans to cooperatives easier, but provisions are still needed to make small business loans realistic.

Posted on July 1, 2024July 1, 2024

Last week, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released new guidance regarding their loans: Allow SBA Lenders to process loans to a cooperative or an eligible small business owned or controlled […]

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