As the national membership organization for worker cooperatives and democratic workplaces, the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives applauds this bipartisan effort to improve small business loans and outreach for employee […]
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Esteban Kelly featured on The Next System Podcast
We’re so excited to share this episode of The Next System podcast, where Esteban is featured in conversation with Adam Simpson of the Democracy Collaborative. Check out the full episode […]
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The 2016 Worker Cooperative State of the Sector is now available!
The U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives is pleased to share this State of the Sector report, co-produced with our sister organization, the Democracy and Work Institute, covering research on worker-owned enterprises […]
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The WWCC and ECWD have found a new home! ¡La WWCC y la ECWD han encontrado un nuevo hogar!
We are very excited to announce that the Western Worker Co-op Conference (WWCC) and Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy (ECWD) have each become a program of the US Federation of […]
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Join the USFWC Board of Directors
Did you know that the USFWC board strategically represents regions across the country? Each year, the USFWC hosts an annual election for the Board of Directors. On odd years, we […]
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USFWC speaks at press conference with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Nydia Velázquez
The House of Representatives passed the Main Street Employee Ownership act (HR 5236), now it’s on to the Senate! Our Executive Director Esteban Kelly participated in a press conference on […]
Read More >See you at Commonbound!
CommonBound 2018: Owning Our Power is coming up! We’re pumped to see many members and friends next week in St. Louis, to jam on how we can build the new […]
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Worker Co-ops–A solution for an economy in crisis
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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Radix Media’s AFTERMATH is now available with a “coop” discount!
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
“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 […]
Read More >Ways to recognize May Day, today and every day
Today we recognize May Day and labor movements around the world, particularly the worker-owned and democratically governed businesses that make up our membership. New to worker co-operatives? Listen to this […]
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Member Spotlight: Pa’lante Green Cleaning Co-op
“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 […]
Read More >Worker Ownership and The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2018
The report on the March 23rd Omnibus Appropriations Act includes language on worker ownership. Last Friday, President Trump signed into law the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018“. Why is this special […]
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“Co-op means Opportunity!”: Welcoming “Echo Adventures” to USFWC
“Is it too dorky to say, “[being a cooperative] is so much easier than it seems?” We’re constantly telling people that.” Worker-owner Elisabeth Barton insists on the cooperative model for […]
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Watch this video celebrating 10 Years of the Union Co-op Council
We’re so excited to announce that the Union Co-op Council is celebrating its 10 year anniversary with the release of some videos produced by Future Focus Media Cooperative, a […]
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Member Spotlight: Check out Radix Media’s new anthology, AFTERMATH
“Being a coop has changed the way I work and the way I view work. Doing the work is much more fun and fulfilling, you feel like you have an […]
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Member Spotlight: Design Action Collective
Today we’re uplifting the exciting work of Design Action Collective, a worker-owned and managed cooperative and union shop which provides professional graphic design and web development services to a diverse […]
Read More >Listen to this podcast, Everything Co-op with our board member, Mai Nguyen
Vernon Oakes interviews Kim Koontz, and Mai Nguyen, of the California Center for Cooperative Development and USFWC Board Member. Everything Co-op is a Talk Show that airs on WOL 1450 AM, […]
Read More >Say hi to our new Operations Manager, Laura Smoot
With Fall comes change. Our recent changes bring bittersweet news of comings and goings in our staff. On November 1st, Foresta Sieck-Hill stepped down as Operations Manager in order to […]
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