News from the USFWC
The Industrial Commons Awarded Millions In CHIPS And Science Act Funds To Lead NSF Innovation Engine Aiming To “Revolutionize” Carolinas’ Textile Economy
USFWC member The Industrial Commons is leading the National Science …
Get Worker Co-op Support from Experienced Business Owners like Octavia Cordon
Get expert support for your worker co-op from Octavia Cordon …
USFWC Member Councils & Peer Networks – Cooperators In Action
Our Member Councils and industry / topic-based Peer Networks are shaping the …
UPCOMING EVENTS
Cannabis Co-ops Peer Network Meeting丨 Reunión de la Red de Apoyo de Cooperativas de Cannabis on Thursday, June 18, 2026 | |
| on Monday, June 22, 2026 | |
Union Co-ops Council Meeting | Llamada Pública del Consejo de Cooperativas y Sindicatos on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 |
WHAT WE DO
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Technical Assistance
The Co-op Clinic is our technical assistance and training program providing culturally-affirming services to worker cooperatives and traditional businesses converting to worker-ownership.
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Advocacy
The USFWC represents the interests of worker cooperatives with federal agencies and elected officials. In addition, our staff and Board support national, state, and local advocacy initiatives.
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Health
Healthcare is a human right. The USFWC explores ways to effect systematic change for small businesses everywhere, while also offering a robust Worker Benefits program to provide more affordable health benefits to our members.
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Education and Engagement
The USFWC provides education about the worker co-ops and convenes cooperators through our Member Councils and Peer Networks.
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"I couldn’t believe I was somewhere where I was valued and that the work I was putting in actually mattered"
Emma Le, A Slice of New York Pizza
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"Worker cooperatives can be part of the solution in building a working class and the middle class in this country."
Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17)
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"The physical nature of the work lends itself to goal-setting and tangible achievements, which I think provides a really strong foundation for humor, love, and genuine connection to shine through as we all build this business together."
Cam McCuskey, Root Volume
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"I believe in liberation and I think that business-as-usual operations don’t win toward liberation at all."
LaTierra Piphus, Womxnist Liberation Collaborative
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"The company’s focus on a healthy work culture, as emphasized in a cooperative, really aligned with my own values"
Casey Nakamura, SymbiOp
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"Working Class Desire Is For More Control And Even To Own The Place You Work"
The Drivers Cooperative Co-Founder Erik Forman
Worker Co-ops in the News
The Industrial Commons Awarded Millions In CHIPS And Science Act Funds To Lead NSF Innovation Engine Aiming To “Revolutionize” Carolinas’ Textile Economy
Get Worker Co-op Support from Experienced Business Owners like Octavia Cordon
USFWC Member Councils & Peer Networks – Cooperators In Action
Nominations are open for the 2026 Worker Co-op Awards
Strengthening economic democracy in the US through International solidarity
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Member Highlight
Quetzal Community Real Estate
In the midst of a nationwide affordable housing crisis, Quetzal Community Real Estate is demonstrating that the housing industry can deliver affordable housing, worker power, and democratic community control—by setting aside the traditional landlord-tenant roles and operating on a human-to-human level.
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Member Highlight
Rainbow Grocery
A worker-owned grocery story in San Francisco’s Mission District, offering organic and locally sourced products. Rainbow Grocery is also a resource for our community to exchange information about the health and sustainability of the foods we eat.
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Member Highlight
Opportunity Threads
Worker-owners at Opportunity Threads, an industrial-scale custom sewing and fabric recycling worker co-op, are keeping the Southern textile economy local and environmentally sustainable. They form part of a network of cooperatives developed by the Industrial Commons in North Carolina.