“In this context, financial empowerment is about a transformative process to give people more agency over their finances, their job, their career and their business,” adds Hammer. “That sort of […]
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Regarding this election: we hear you, we understand, and we are with you.
[Continúa la Versión en Español] Dear worker cooperative members, supporters and allies, We’ve heard from so many of you how this election is terrifying, and want to open by saying […]
Read More >USFWC da la bienvenida a nuevos miembros en 2016
La US Federation of Worker Cooperatives está creciendo Nuestra red está creciendo, nuestros nuevos miembros tienen una variedad en términos de misión, objetivos, y se encuentran a lo largo de […]
Read More >Welcome to our newest members!
The US Federation of Worker Cooperatives is growing Our network is growing our newest members have a variety of missions, goals, and are spread across the US. We invite you […]
Read More >Dental Update
Hello Cooperators! We have had an amazing response from everyone for our dental plan. Lots of questions have been raised and answered. But to give more time to deliberation in […]
Read More >Cuba 2016 Webinar
A fascinating “experiment” is underway just 90 miles from the coast of Florida. In 2014, the Cuban government created a provisional mechanism for the first privately owned businesses in its […]
Read More >Webinar en Español 10/19 ¡Beneficios de la Federación : Seguro Dental para tí! [en español]
Estamos muy emocionados por echar a andar nuestro plan de beneficios dentales para nuestros miembros. El costo es mucho mejor y más barato y accesible entre todos juntos. Queremos que […]
Read More >October is Co-op Month!
This month we are celebrating Co-op Month! In October we are raising awareness of the more than 40,000 Cooperative businesses in the United States. These cooperatives generate $514 billion in […]
Read More >Dental Enrollment
Our collective purchasing power is stronger than most of our independent workplaces could hope manage. Together we can have a plan… where in or out of network will not be […]
Read More >Attention all USFWC members we have dental!
We are excited to announce that we are rolling out a dental benefit plan for our members. We are working with a broker from Diversified Human Solutions to develop our dental plan. […]
Read More >Social Cooperatives International School – SCIS2016
Spanish | French below Social Cooperatives International School – SCIS2016 Naples (Italy), 20-23 October 2016 The CICOPA Italian member Federsolidarietà – Confcooperative, the biggest federation of social cooperatives in Europe […]
Read More >Annual Enterprise Survey: Request for Participation by Oct. 7th
–Español debajo– It’s that time of year when we ask all worker cooperatives and other democratic workplaces to participate in our annual survey to help study the economic impact and […]
Read More >RSVP for 2016 Member Meeting 7/30 & 7/31 (virtual participation available)
All USFWC members – workplaces and individuals, voting and non-voting – are encouraged to RSVP to attend (in-person or virtually) our annual Member Meeting. This year, we have a two-part […]
Read More >This is How a Taxi Co-op Would Work in Austin
Taxi cooperatives are on the rise. Another story about how this industry can be worker-owned, featuring quotes from our own Nicole Reneau from USFWC member workplace, Black Star Coop Pub […]
Read More >Register: Worker Cooperative National Conference, July 29 – 31
Join us for our Worker Cooperative National Conference, July 29th – July 31st 2016 in Austin, Texas! 400+ inspired participants, building a new economy based on shared ownership and real […]
Read More >Knight Cities Challenge Funds the Development of 20 New Philly Cooperatives
By ALAINA MABASO “There are many different expressions of cooperation and mutual aid in Philadelphia, among very diverse groups of people,” explains Caitlin Quigley of the Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance […]
Read More >Registration Now Open for Home Care Cooperative Conference, Sept 2016
Home care worker cooperative members and developers from across the country will gather September 12-14, 2016 in Dulles, VA at the inaugural Home Care Cooperative Conference. The conference is organized […]
Read More >CICOPA Member Newsletter: Worker Co-op news from around the world
Learn more about the international worker cooperative community through this newsletter from our global partners at CICOPA. The International Organisation of Industrial and Service Cooperatives, or CICOPA, has been a […]
Read More >The Next Boom for Worker Co-ops?
From ShelterForce, a publication from the National Housing Institute. By Keli A. Tianga Baby boomers are the largest percentage of business owners, and they’re headed toward retirement. The worker cooperative […]
Read More >Ours to Share: How Worker-Ownership Can Change the American Economy
“Ours to Share,” a new report published by the Surdna Foundation, examines worker-owned firms and analyzes their potential to create a productive, stable and equitable economy as compared with traditionally […]
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