Need financial assistance to attend the 2024 Worker Co-op Conference, happening September 12th through 14th in Chicago? We got you! We’ve made available full and partial Registration Scholarships as well […]
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SBA adopts new guidance making loans to cooperatives easier, but provisions are still needed to make small business loans realistic.
Last week, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released new guidance regarding their loans: Allow SBA Lenders to process loans to a cooperative or an eligible small business owned or controlled […]
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Highlights from our Member Councils and Peer Networks – June 2024
USFWC members join the REI workers union for a rally in New York to demand that REI negotiate in good faith with their workers and bargain a fair contract before […]
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Worker-owner spotlight: Emma Le, A Slice of New York Pizza
SAN JOSE, CA — I was fresh out of high school when COVID hit, and there was a tighter leash on job opportunities. I had heard horror stories from other […]
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USFWC Board Nominations Are Now Open!
Are you ready to lead the USFWC’s mission to build a thriving ecosystem for worker cooperatives and their leaders? Run for the USFWC Board of Directors! Nominations for the USFWC […]
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USFWC Launches Fellowship For BIPOC Worker Owners In Response To Growing Need For Technical Assistance For And By Communities Of Color
The US Federation of Worker Cooperatives launched the Peer Advisor Fellowship, a new program to equip worker co-op members with the essential skills, tools, and support system to be effective […]
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Highlights from Member Councils & Peer Networks – May 2024
Para leer en español, haga clic aquí Our Member Councils and Peer Networks are shaping the future of the worker co-op movement in the U.S. through offers and needs markets, collective education & […]
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Request for $1.5 million to fund the Employee Ownership Hub within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.
The Worker-Owned Recovery California (WORC) Coalition needs your help in asking the State of California to invest in employee ownership! In 2022, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1407, […]
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Highlights from our Member Councils – April 2024
Para leer en español, haga clic aquí Our Member Councils and Peer Networks are shaping the future of the worker co-op movement in the U.S. through offers and needs markets, collective education & […]
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The USFWC is proud to support America’s SBDCs and the 8th Annual #SBDCDay
As we celebrate the passage of the National Worker Cooperative Development and Support Act, we are pleased that this dovetails with the 8th Annual #SBDCDay and our vision of a […]
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The National Worker Cooperative Development and Support Act shines a light on strong, high-road cooperative jobs with federal agencies
The USFWC applauds Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA-17), Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY-16), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) on the introduction of the National Worker Cooperative Development and Support Act (HR 7721), […]
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Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power hosts successful advocacy day in Massachussetts
The Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power hosted a beautiful Advocacy Day at the State House with 29 advocates for Worker Ownership talking with their legislators! COWOP had 50+ in-person […]
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Let’s make sure the Chief of the DOL’s Division of Employee Ownership is a cooperator
The Worker Ownership and Readiness and Knowledge Act (WORK Act) passed last year, creating the Division of Employee Ownership at the Department of Labor (DOL). The DOL is currently putting the […]
Read More >2023 in review: What we accomplished together
Ver este contenido en español aquí Dear USFWC Community, Thank you so much for your support to the USFWC this year. Here’s what we accomplished in 2023 with your support: […]
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Highlights from our Member Councils – December 2023
Para leer en español, haga clic aquí Our Member Councils and Peer Networks are shaping the future of the worker co-op movement in the U.S. through offers and needs markets, collective education & […]
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The Corporate Transparency Act and what it means to your worker co-op
Para leer español, haga clic aquí Alerts (last updated 02/19/2024) The Corporate Transparency Act is back on – see the notice issued through FinCEN. FinCEN has also announced that it […]
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Service From The Heart: Acknowledging Outgoing Board Members Lucha and Emmanuel
At November’s Board of Directors meeting, we said farewell and see you soon to Emmanuel Pardilla of the New York City Network of Worker Co-ops and Lucha Luisa Silva of […]
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Worker Cooperative Policy Pulse – November 2023
The Worker Co-op Policy Pulse is a quarterly, bilingual (English/Spanish) space to hear advocacy updates from the USFWC network. You will learn about advances made in our advocacy work, new […]
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The USFWC joins The Rising Majority’s call to action to demand a ceasefire and stand in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza
The USFWC powers movements for racial justice and economic democracy. We recognize the intersectionality of this work and the pursuit of liberation and justice for all oppressed people. We believe […]
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