“In the near future, worker cooperatives will have a very essential role in converting existing small businesses where the founder wants to retire to broad based employee ownership. Any notion […]
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Interview with our Esteban Kelly on race and food co-ops
Everyone Welcome? Personal Narratives about Race and Food Co-ops By Jade Barker and Patricia Cumbie Everyone Welcome? Personal Narratives about Race and Food Co-ops presents a variety of perspectives on what can be […]
Read More >Another City Comes Out for Converting Local Businesses into Worker Cooperatives
Over the years, NPQ has covered several stories where a city declares itself as open and ready to actively support worker cooperatives. Some examples are Rochester, N.Y., New York City, and Madison, Wisconsin. Now, […]
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Santa Ana City Council Takes First Step Towards Supporting Worker Cooperatives
Photo via OC Weekly A burgeoning worker cooperative movement in Santa Ana gained momentum in the form of a resolution passed by city council last night. For the past year, co-ops […]
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8/16 Vision Benefit Info Webinar
This past year we have expanded our member benefits to include dental; in this webinar, you’ll hear about our newest offering: access to our USFWC vision plan. Learn more […]
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A reflection from our QVS Fellow, Liz Anderson
Last week we bade farewell to our Quaker Voluntary Service fellow, Liz Anderson. Over the last year, Liz has been instrumental in building the capacity of the USFWC, heading our newly […]
Read More >Check out this ECWD Video from New Glasses
Check out this video from the Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy, featuring interviews with our Communications Director Mo Manklang and Executive Director Esteban Kelly. New Glasses is an innovative urban […]
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Member Spotlight: Mandela Foods Cooperative
This week we’re in Oakland, CA visiting members in around the Bay Area. Here’s a look into Mandela Food Co-op, a worker-owned grocery store in West Oakland. Mandela, which opened […]
Read More >May 2017 Policy Webinar
United in Advocacy: How We’re Organizing for Worker Co-ops from U.S. Federation of Worker Co-ops on Vimeo.
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Webinar: Impact Investing in Worker Cooperatives
Recorded April 26, 2017 Worker cooperatives are a highly underrepresented business model that have tremendous positive impacts for employees, businesses and communities. This webinar is targeted for impact investors and others […]
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Maine lobstermen’s union votes to buy Hancock County lobster business
The Maine Lobstering Union voted Saturday to buy a wholesale lobster business near Mount Desert Island to help its fishermen net a bigger share of the profit in the booming, […]
Read More >Worker Cooperatives Can Be Wealth Builders
“In this context, financial empowerment is about a transformative process to give people more agency over their finances, their job, their career and their business,” adds Hammer. “That sort of […]
Read More >NCBA Announces Launch of Congressional Cooperatives Business Caucus
by National Cooperative Business Association , Jan. 5, 2016 (source: NCBA) NCBA CLUSA kicked off its 100th Anniversary at the National Press Club yesterday with the formal launch of the […]
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