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Addressing Economic Inequality and the Future of Work, Rutgers University Appoints 22 Research Fellows to Study Employee Share Ownership and Profit Sharing

Posted on June 22, 2018June 22, 2018

PISCATAWAY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing at the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, the world’s first academic institute dedicated to researching […]

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Baltimore Worker Cooperative Continues Expanding and Evolving

Posted on June 21, 2018June 21, 2018

It was a real struggle for Red Emma’s the first time they were looking to finance a new, larger location for their bookstore and café space. What began as a […]

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Fellowship teaches the business of cooperative economics

Posted on June 21, 2018June 21, 2018

Community development organization Nexus Community Partners has opened the application process for the third session of its North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship. The six-month cohort-based program is aimed at helping […]

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Co-op start-ups: Five tech firms run by their workers

Posted on June 14, 2018June 14, 2018

As big tech firms run foul of public opinion and authorities, co-operative start-ups are turning their minds to ethical services – while also democratising businesses by giving more power and […]

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A Reparations Map for Farmers of Color May Help Right Historical Wrongs

Posted on June 14, 2018June 14, 2018

When Leah Penniman and her family founded Soul Fire Farm, in Petersburg, New York in 2011, they had a vision of a multi-racial, sustainable farming organization that would run food […]

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Making business democratic: The Cooperation Group gives Detroiters avenues for collective ownership

Posted on June 14, 2018June 14, 2018

B. Anthony Holley and Lisa Stolarski have vivid memories of their first time meeting. Stolarski, who had been the executive director for the National Cooperative Business Association’s domestic development program […]

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Worker Co-ops–A solution for an economy in crisis

Posted on June 8, 2018June 8, 2018

  We are standing at a pivotal time for the political and economic future of the country, and worker cooperatives are a solution to many of country’s issues. These businesses […]

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Worker-owned Co-ops are Coming for the Digital Gig Economy

Posted on June 4, 2018June 4, 2018

A domestic cleaning worker in New York City faces a choice. She might decide to register on a platform like Handy or Taskrabbit, where she can accept jobs on a […]

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Evergreen Cooperative Laundry to manage second plant

Posted on May 30, 2018May 30, 2018

Cleveland’s Evergreen Cooperative Laundry will triple its workforce after taking over management of the Cleveland Clinic’s laundry facility. The new plant will brings more than 100 new employees into the […]

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Want Better Working Conditions in Restaurants? Build a Co-op

Posted on May 21, 2018May 21, 2018

At Blue Scorcher in the seaside town of Astoria, Oregon, customers count on a few things. There’s, of course, the golden braids of challah and the crisp loaves of sourdough, […]

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More U.S. businesses are becoming worker co-ops: Here’s why

Posted on May 21, 2018May 21, 2018

In 1982, Linda and Gregory Coles were struggling to find a sitter for their 18-month-old daughter. After a year of searching, they just decided to open their own daycare, and […]

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Radix Media’s AFTERMATH is now available with a “coop” discount!

Posted on May 9, 2018May 9, 2018

Earlier this year we spotlighted Radix Media in anticipation of their release of AFTERMATH: Explorations of Loss and Grief. AFTERMATH is now here! We’re thrilled to celebrate this anthology again […]

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Member Spotlight: Honoring Community Builders Cooperative

Posted on May 9, 2018May 9, 2018

“People performed outstandingly because they want to, not because they have to.” –Marc Rudnick on Community Builders Cooperative We recently talked to Marc Rudnick about the history of Community Builders […]

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Worker Owned: In Their Own Words

Posted on May 7, 2018May 7, 2018
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This Way Out: A Guide to Starting a Worker Cooperative

Posted on May 7, 2018May 7, 2018
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Shift Change Preview

Posted on May 7, 2018May 7, 2018
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Member Spotlight: Pa’lante Green Cleaning Co-op

Posted on April 19, 2018April 19, 2018

“I would love people to understand better is what it means to work in a cooperative and to be a worker owner specifically. Being a worker-owner is a really powerful […]

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Rock City Coffee Roasters in Maine Is Now a Worker-Owned Cooperative

Posted on April 19, 2018April 19, 2018

When one of the owners of the Rock City Coffee in Rockland, Maine, sadly passed from cancer in 2010, the remaining partner in the business, Susanne Ward, then in her 60s, began […]

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Health co-operatives are on the rise, IHCO report finds

Posted on April 18, 2018April 18, 2018

A new report by the International Health Co-operative Organisation (IHCO) has found that the sector has grown in importance over the past 20-30 years. The research, which looks at co-operatives from 13 […]

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Contributors Worker cooperatives can be a boon for rural Maine’s economy

Posted on April 13, 2018April 13, 2018

Last winter while talking with a friend, the conversation turned to the lack of employment opportunities in central Maine. A parent with an advanced degree in physics, he poignantly remarked, […]

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