Our Member Councils and industry / topic-based Peer Networks are shaping the future of the worker co-op movement in the U.S. Here are the latest highlights from some of our Councils & […]
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Nominations are open for the 2026 Worker Co-op Awards
For years, the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives Worker Co-op Awards has been a ceremony to recognize the worker-owned businesses and worker-owners who are using their collective power to make our […]
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Strengthening economic democracy in the US through International solidarity
We are living through multiple crises. Economic and political challenges – from climate catastrophes to corporate dominance – are unfolding at the same time. In this context, international solidarity is […]
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Join the Worker Co-op Conversation on Bluesky!
Hey everyone! My name is Raquel Navarro, and I’m your Communications Coordinator at the USFWC. You may or may not know me personally, but I work behind the scenes on […]
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Cannabis Cooperatives: Addressing Historical Injustice Through Social Enterprise
The legal cannabis industry is new and fertile ground for cooperative organizing, offering both opportunities and challenges. In 2024, we launched the Cannabis Co-ops Peer Network, creating space for members […]
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Run for the USFWC Board of Directors!
As a USFWC Board Director, you’ll get to Be a key part of building the worker co-op movement in this country Network with other co-op and economic justice organizations Travel […]
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What can co-ops do for May Day 2026? USFWC signs onto May Day Strong call to action
Taking part in May Day? Share any notes or pictures with comms@usworker.coop so we can feature it! On May 1st, 1886, labor unions in the United States led a general […]
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Capital Homecare Cooperative redistributes thousands in profits to their worker-owners
Caring for our aging loved ones and loved ones with disabilities is fundamental work that has historically been undervalued and exploited. Union-cooperative-led campaigns like Fair Pay for Homecare are advocating […]
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Reach out to your Representatives to support worker ownership in the FY27 federal budget
Each year, each office of Congress puts in appropriation requests. In an election year, Members of Congress might be looking for easy wins with constituents – this is an opportunity […]
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Black Cooperators: Building Connection And Leadership Across The Movement
The USFWC is a driving force in ensuring the promise of worker-ownership is accessible to communities of color. Black workers in particular face entrenched barriers to economic security, from the […]
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Owning Our Future – Worker Cooperation for Self-Determination
If you’re using your strengths to build a sustainable business that provides for your community, don’t re-invent the wheel. Dalaeja Foreman and the rest of the Co-op Clinic Peer Advisor […]
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Peer Advisor Fellowship: Growing Technical Assistance For And By Communities Of Color
For worker co-ops to be a force for racial and economic justice, working class communities of color need equitable access to the tools of cooperative development. As interest in worker […]
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Update on SBA loans affecting green card holders, California and Minnesota businesses
Recently, the SBA announced the suspension 111,620 California Borrowers. Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced that the agency has suspended California borrowers because of alleged fraudulent activity across SBA pandemic-era loan programs. […]
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Get your worker co-op certified as a Minority or Women -owned business
The USFWC is excited to offer a new pilot certification option for minority-, women-, or socially and economically disadvantaged businesses through a partnership with the National Center for Employee Ownership […]
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Co-ops: Pledge your commitment to labor neutrality
Sign the Pledge here In 2025, the USFWC membership voted unanimously to endorse labor neutrality as a standard for the cooperative sector. (Read the resolution here.) Labor neutrality is when […]
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Obvious Agency: Aligning Structure With Purpose
With the help of USFWC’s Co-op Clinic, Obvious Agency built an organizational structure and work culture that reflects their purpose of imagining new ways of being and creating When the […]
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Minneapolis Co-ops’ Mutual Aid Amid Federal Occupation
Photo by John Flores The deployment of thousands of federal agents in Minneapolis has sparked a siege of violence and sowed fear across the Twin Cities since the new […]
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Take Action: Tell Congress that Defending the Free Market Means Defending Civil Rights
The USFWC is a founding signatory of a national business & investor joint sign-on coordinated by the American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN), calling for the restoration of the rule of […]
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