USFWC Member Councils are member-led groups united around collective learning and action to advance social justice within the worker cooperative movement. Each council brings member cooperators together to educate and organize around crucial issues for the worker co-op sector and create resources to build a more just and collaborative future.
Union Co-ops Council
About the Council: A member-driven council working to build bridges between worker cooperatives and organized labor. Check out their website at unioncoops.org.
Watch a series of videos on union co-ops in the U.S. as a part of the 10-year Anniversary of the Union Co-ops Council here!
Meeting times: Meets via video conference call on the 2nd Friday of even months at 1pm Eastern time.
How to Join: Members can learn more & register for the next meeting here.
Policy and Advocacy Council
About the Council: A member-wide council forwarding worker ownership and worker-centered values through legislative and government relations work at federal, state, and local levels.
Meeting times: Meets via video conference call for members-only strategy meetings on the 1st and the 3rd Thursday of each month at 1pm Eastern time.
How to Join: Members can register here for the meeting and contact policy@usworker.coop with any questions.
Movimiento de Inmigrantes en Cooperativas (MIC)
About the Council: This council is a space to organize and generate mutual support among cooperatives from the immigrant community.
This council will be relaunching in 2023. Come to our next member meeting to learn more and join.
Racial and Economic Justice Council
About the Council: A member space which serves as a conduit between national worker coop networks and the communities doing grassroots economic and racial justice work rooted in racial, gender, economic, environmental, and disability justice; trans and queer liberation; and anti-capitalism and anti-imperialism.
This council will be relaunching in 2023. Come to our next member meeting to learn more and join.
International Council (In Development)
About the Council: Currently in development, the International Council will be the USFWC membership’s forum for connecting with the international cooperative movement and advising the USFWC’s international programs. The council’s purpose is to strengthen relationships across geographies and sectors, and foster spaces to learn from and share experiences across borders and continents with the goal to expand and strengthen our cooperative movement internationally.
This council is still in development and will soon be recruiting members to help guide the direction of this council. Come to our next member meeting to learn more and join.
