The USFWC is dedicated to building health equity and mobilizing our membership to create better, more affordable options for health care. We’re excited to announce that we are able to […]
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We “hiked the hill” with the American Sustainable Business Council
This week the American Sustainable Business Council held its annual #SustyBiz Conference, bringing together sustainable and socially-minded businesses from across the country together to talk policy. The USFWC has maintained […]
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Fuel the movement – Participate in the 2017 Worker Co-op Enterprise Census
Together, let’s show off the worker cooperative movement The US Federation of Worker Cooperatives and the Democracy At Work Institute invites you to participate in our annual census to study […]
Read More >Meet USFWC’s newly elected board members
To all of our members: thank you all for the strong participation in our 2017 elections. Democratic voice is the keystone of our sector and drives the spirit of the […]
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Hurricane Harvey – How you can help
The effects of Hurricane Harvey will be felt for a long time, and we encourage all of our members and community to continue supporting organizations on the ground, especially those […]
Read More >Congress, we urge you to support immigrant workers — The U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives denounces the decision to end DACA
This week the Trump administration moved to cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. We call for Congress to preserve this program, which grants temporary work permits and […]
Read More >Say hello to our new Programs Manager, Morgan Crawford
I am thrilled to announce that Morgan Crawford will be joining the USFWC staff as our new Programs Manager for the USFWC. Having most recently served as NASCO’s Director of […]
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Interview with our Esteban Kelly on race and food co-ops
Everyone Welcome? Personal Narratives about Race and Food Co-ops By Jade Barker and Patricia Cumbie Everyone Welcome? Personal Narratives about Race and Food Co-ops presents a variety of perspectives on what can be […]
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A reflection from our QVS Fellow, Liz Anderson
Last week we bade farewell to our Quaker Voluntary Service fellow, Liz Anderson. Over the last year, Liz has been instrumental in building the capacity of the USFWC, heading our newly […]
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Member Spotlight: Mandela Foods Cooperative
This week we’re in Oakland, CA visiting members in around the Bay Area. Here’s a look into Mandela Food Co-op, a worker-owned grocery store in West Oakland. Mandela, which opened […]
Read More >Our Roundup of the Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy
Last weekend we were excited to spend time with cooperators from all over the east (and beyond!) at ECWD in NYC. It was a full weekend, hosting sessions on a […]
Read More >Now Available: 2017 Worker Co-op & Democratic Workplace Directory, our 2015-2016 Annual Report, and our Spring Newsletter
Published this month we have our Spring/Summer Newsletter downloadable here in both English and Spanish. 2017 Spring Newsletter EN 2017 Spring Newsletter ES We also have released our […]
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Virtual Town hall with 2017 Candidates
[vimeo 220360139 w=640 h=289] Virtual Town Hall from U.S. Federation of Worker Co-ops on Vimeo. This is a virtual opportunity to meet our nominated candidates. This video features: Maru Bautista, Pablo Benson-Silva, […]
Read More >May 2017 Policy Webinar
United in Advocacy: How We’re Organizing for Worker Co-ops from U.S. Federation of Worker Co-ops on Vimeo.
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6 May Day Actions in the Worker Co-op Community
Workers are organizing have been for months for this particular Monday and for decades to protect workers rights. The USFWC is proud that our members, our allies, and our team […]
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2017 California Co-op Conference
On April 28 & 29 in San Francisco is the 2017 California Co-op Conference! It celebrates cooperatives by sharing successes and providing you with the most effective ways you can help strengthen your cooperative […]
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In Memory of Frank Adams
Honoring of Frank Adams 1934-2017 The U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives and the Democracy at Work Institute deeply mourn the passing of Frank Adams. Frank was a tremendously influential worker […]
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New Members
WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS! The Peoples Gardening Collective The former employees of City People’s Landscaping, will be organizing as a worker cooperative, just as the business was originally founded. […]
Read More >Member Highlight: Maharlika Cleaning Cooperative
Why did you become a worker co-op? Maharlika Cleaning Cooperative is the first worker cooperative of Filipina domestic workers in the US, predominantly human trafficking survivors. We organized as an […]
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Cleaning Co-op Development Intensive
Our Members Teamworks Development Institute are putting on an intensive 3 day gather for Cleaning co-ops. Check out their site to register. The Intensive is for everyone involved in planning, […]
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