The worker cooperative—a democratic form of business ownership—has struggled to take hold and grow to scale in the US. Though the US economy has a large cooperative sector, most of these co-ops […]
Read More >June 2018
Making a difference: Social care from Australia’s Co-operative Life
Co-operative Life is Australia’s first worker-owned social care co-op – and it is making a vital difference to its sector by empowering employees. There are over 2,000 aged care service […]
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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 […]
Read More >Solar Design and Installation Company Empowers Employees to Be Owners
PV Squared, located in Greenfield, Massachusetts, was born out of a desire to create sustainable renewable energy jobs for the displaced workforce in Franklin County. “Our founders saw a lot […]
Read More >Addressing Economic Inequality and the Future of Work, Rutgers University Appoints 22 Research Fellows to Study Employee Share Ownership and Profit Sharing
PISCATAWAY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing at the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, the world’s first academic institute dedicated to researching […]
Read More >Baltimore Worker Cooperative Continues Expanding and Evolving
It was a real struggle for Red Emma’s the first time they were looking to finance a new, larger location for their bookstore and café space. What began as a […]
Read More >Fellowship teaches the business of cooperative economics
Community development organization Nexus Community Partners has opened the application process for the third session of its North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship. The six-month cohort-based program is aimed at helping […]
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Workers to Owners: The Story of Metis Construction
Metis Construction of Seattle is making its employees owners as it grows, building ownership-quality construction jobs. One in three small business owners will retire in the next fifteen years. This […]
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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 […]
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Workers to Owners: The Story of A Yard and a Half
A Yard and a Half Landscaping employees bought the business from a retiring founder. Now it’s a thriving worker cooperative in Boston. One in three small business owners will retire […]
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 […]
Read More >Co-op start-ups: Five tech firms run by their workers
As big tech firms run foul of public opinion and authorities, co-operative start-ups are turning their minds to ethical services – while also democratising businesses by giving more power and […]
Read More >A Reparations Map for Farmers of Color May Help Right Historical Wrongs
When Leah Penniman and her family founded Soul Fire Farm, in Petersburg, New York in 2011, they had a vision of a multi-racial, sustainable farming organization that would run food […]
Read More >Making business democratic: The Cooperation Group gives Detroiters avenues for collective ownership
B. Anthony Holley and Lisa Stolarski have vivid memories of their first time meeting. Stolarski, who had been the executive director for the National Cooperative Business Association’s domestic development program […]
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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 […]
Read More >Worker-owned Co-ops are Coming for the Digital Gig Economy
A domestic cleaning worker in New York City faces a choice. She might decide to register on a platform like Handy or Taskrabbit, where she can accept jobs on a […]
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