Employee ownership advocates maintain that if more citizens were owners of businesses, then wealth inequality, and perhaps income inequality, would decrease. Read more on Nonprofit Quarterly
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Our open letter of support for Chilean Workers / Carta de Solidaridad con el Pueblo Chileno
Para español, continue hacia abajo On behalf of the United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives we want to express our heartfelt solidarity with the Chilean people and with TRASOL – […]
Read More >Equal Exchange to Buy City Feed, Create Worker-Owned Co-op Under Proposed Deal
A proposed deal would transfer City Feed and Supply’s alcohol license to Equal Exchange, which would also purchase both locations of the popular neighborhood market. Read more on Jamaica Plain […]
Read More >Two USFWC Members receive The Workers Lab 2019 Innovation Fund grant
Today, The Workers Lab announced the winners of its 2019 Innovation Fund, which provides $150,000 to innovators to test new ideas that will build power for workers: Migrant Justice / […]
Read More >This Trans-Owned Beauty Co-op Wants To Be A Safe Space For Latinx And LGBTQ Workers
It’s karaoke night at the LGBT Network’s communal meeting space, the Q-Center in Long Island City, Queens, but it takes more than Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” blasted through an office wall […]
Read More >Webinar: USFWC – Working for the Worker Co-op Movement
Learn about the USFWC’s grassroots organizing work, and how it is making the most of this pivotal moment in the history of the movement. Hear about our wide array of […]
Read More >ECWD Press: Fighting Apartheid By Taking Ownership of Land and Time
City residents are fighting a history of exploitation through collective ownership of food, labor, and land, showing that another world is possible. Read more on The Real News Network
Read More >CICOPA Congress statement on peace in Northern Syria
CICOPA Congress statement on peace in Northern Syria Kigali, 13 October 2019 CICOPA, the International organisation of Cooperatives in Industry and Services, meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, on 13 October 2019 […]
Read More >#WWCC19Olympia Recap
Thank you to everyone who attended #WWCC19Olympia! We were thrilled to host nearly 60 attendees at the first Western Worker Cooperative Convening in Olympia. More info to come; in the meantime, […]
Read More >Save the Date for the July 20th Western Worker Cooperative Convening in the Bay Area
The U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives and the Network of Bay Area Cooperatives invite you to a day of skill-building and networking for worker co-ops and members of democratic workplaces in the […]
Read More >Bernie Sanders backs 2 policies to dramatically shift corporate power to U.S. workers
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will push new policies aimed at giving workers a greater ownership stake in companies, moves the 2020 presidential candidate is pitching as a dramatic transfer of […]
Read More >Save the Date for the Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy – Oct 18-20th!
Today, following International Workers’ Day, we’re thinking about the successes of our movements, the power of workers’ solidarity when our grassroots join together, and the road ahead to democratize ownership […]
Read More >Explosion of Interest in Worker Cooperatives Drives Economic Changes
It’s been more than 10 years since the financial crisis of 2008, and working people are still being hammered by its effects — stagnating wages, a widening gap between the […]
Read More >Jarrett announces bid for Ward 5 council seat in Northampton
Alex Jarrett says he’s hopeful about the city’s future, and he’s running for the Ward 5 seat on the City Council to enact policies that will keep it on that […]
Read More >Last Week Tonight features housing co-op work
Watch this Last Week Tonight spotlight on manufactured housing, featuring the great work of members and partners like the Northwest Cooperative Development Center:
Read More >Devastating fire at the Highlander Research and Education Center
We are deeply saddened to share that our dear friends at Highlander Research and Education Center have experienced a devastating fire at their education center. Knowing that our work must […]
Read More >Register today for the 5/18 Western Worker Co-op Convening in Olympia! ¡Inscríbase para el Encuentro en el Oeste!
The U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives and the Northwest Cooperative Development Center invite you to a day of skill-building and networking for worker co-ops and members of democratic workplaces in the […]
Read More >Co-ops: A vision for workers to be their own bosses
Las Visionarias is an all-female catering cooperative in Chicago where workers are also the owners of the business and share in its profits. Created by the Chicago Reporter
Read More >CCCD announces 2019 Cooperative Conference
The California Center for Cooperative Development will host its 10th annual co-op conference at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 6151 H St. in Sacramento, on Sunday, April 28, and Monday, […]
Read More >Berkeley Sets the Bar for Municipal Support of Worker Cooperatives
Last night, Berkeley City Council unanimously adopted a set of recommendations provided by the Sustainable Economies Law Center (Law Center) and a coalition of worker coop members and advocates. In […]
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