As the national membership organization for worker cooperatives and democratic workplaces, the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives applauds this bipartisan effort to improve small business loans and outreach for employee […]
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The 2016 Worker Cooperative State of the Sector is now available!
The U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives is pleased to share this State of the Sector report, co-produced with our sister organization, the Democracy and Work Institute, covering research on worker-owned enterprises […]
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Workers to Owners: The Story of Metis Construction
Metis Construction of Seattle is making its employees owners as it grows, building ownership-quality construction jobs. One in three small business owners will retire in the next fifteen years. This […]
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Join the USFWC Board of Directors
Did you know that the USFWC board strategically represents regions across the country? Each year, the USFWC hosts an annual election for the Board of Directors. On odd years, we […]
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USFWC speaks at press conference with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Nydia Velázquez
The House of Representatives passed the Main Street Employee Ownership act (HR 5236), now it’s on to the Senate! Our Executive Director Esteban Kelly participated in a press conference on […]
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Workers to Owners: The Story of A Yard and a Half
A Yard and a Half Landscaping employees bought the business from a retiring founder. Now it’s a thriving worker cooperative in Boston. One in three small business owners will retire […]
Read More >See you at Commonbound!
CommonBound 2018: Owning Our Power is coming up! We’re pumped to see many members and friends next week in St. Louis, to jam on how we can build the new […]
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Own The Change: Building Economic Democracy One Worker Co-op at a Time
A short, practical guide for those considering worker owned cooperatives, made by GRITtv & TESA, the Toolbox for Education and Social Action. Featuring conversations with the USFWC’s Executive Director Esteban […]
Read More >Ways to recognize May Day, today and every day
Today we recognize May Day and labor movements around the world, particularly the worker-owned and democratically governed businesses that make up our membership. New to worker co-operatives? Listen to this […]
Read More >U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Tours Employee-Owned Business and Meets with Workers in Stevens Point
Senator Baldwin’s Worker Owned Wealth Act aims to promote employee ownership business models like Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) or worker cooperatives that give workers a seat at the table and help […]
Read More >Commentary: Bill would help retiring business owners transfer ownership to workers
As with Susanne Ward, employee ownership can often provide business owners the best chance to secure their retirement, while sustaining the jobs and economic activity our communities depend on. In […]
Read More >USFWC Board Member Mai Nguyen named in the “Grist 50 2018” List
Meet the people who are cooking up the boldest, most ambitious solutions to humanity’s biggest challenges. We like to call these forward-thinking phenoms “Fixers.” They are leaders who will actually […]
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Workers to Owners: The Story of A Child’s Place
The story of A Child’s Place, a childcare business in New York, produced by our sister organization, the Democracy at Work Institute
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The Namasté Solar Difference – An Employee-Owned Business as a Force for Good
Namasté Solar is a very different kind of solar company, and how we’re built from the ground up to deliver a better quality to our customers as we achieve […]
Read More >Worker Ownership and The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2018
The report on the March 23rd Omnibus Appropriations Act includes language on worker ownership. Last Friday, President Trump signed into law the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018“. Why is this special […]
Read More >House Committee on Small Business passes the Main Street Employee Ownership Act with bipartisan support
“I am proud that our Committee came together to pass legislation to help small businesses in all sectors,” said Small Business House Committee Ranking Member Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY). […]
Read More >Landmark Employee Ownership Bills Advance in Congress without Dissent
“Two bills on employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) have passed without dissent in the Small Business Committees in the House and the Senate,” writes Lee Barney in Plan Sponsor. Both bills, he adds, […]
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WCNC 2018 named one of the best social justice and equity conferences in 2018 by Beneficial State Foundation
Who doesn’t love a good social justice conference? Inspo, healthy optimism, new friends?! We social justice conference groupies are in luck because 2018 is optimal for justice-themed conferences across the […]
Read More >Listen to this podcast, Everything Co-op with our board member, Mai Nguyen
Vernon Oakes interviews Kim Koontz, and Mai Nguyen, of the California Center for Cooperative Development and USFWC Board Member. Everything Co-op is a Talk Show that airs on WOL 1450 AM, […]
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