The Worker Ownership State Advocacy Fellowship (WOSA) is a program of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives that equips and supports worker owners as advocates and spokespeople for worker co-op […]
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How a Worker-Owned Business Model in Spain Is Keeping Inequality in Check
An increasing number of workers and business owners in the US are looking to a small town in northern Spain as a model to tackle wealth and income inequality. Read […]
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Arial Guarco re-elected President of the ICA at the General Assembly in Seville
A new Board of Director was also elected The members of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) have renewed the mandate of Ariel Guarco for the next four years. From a […]
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Nominate for the 2022 Worker Co-op Awards
For years, the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives Worker Co-op Awards has been a ceremony to recognize the worker-owned businesses and worker-owners who are using their collective power to make […]
Read More >Worker Retention in Homecare: Could Cooperatives Be the Solution?
The current and future worker shortage is fueled in large part by a problem well known to the industry: high turnover. One underexplored solution to this problem may be homecare […]
Read More >Member Meeting Call for topics
Do you have a topic you would like to suggest for this fall’s Annual member meeting? We are updating the structures for how member suggestions are addressed through clear governance […]
Read More >The new Membership Cycle has begun as of June 1, 2022
The new Membership Cycle has begun as of June 1, 2022. This means if you haven’t renewed, your membership has lapsed. Please pay your dues here. E-mail membership@usworker.coop if you need an invoice. Had a […]
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Policy Roundtables are coming up!
Para leer esta entrada en español, haga clic aquí In the coming months, we will continue our roundtables to gather feedback on the USFWC’s policy position on a topics relevant […]
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Highlights from our Member Councils & Peer Networks — June 2022
Haga clic aquí para leer esta entrada en español Our Member Councils and Peer Networks are shaping the future of the worker co-op movement in the U.S. through mutual aid exchanges, collective education & […]
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Worker Co-ops In DC Provide Mutual Aid to Stranded Asylum-Seekers
Para leer esta entrada en español haga clic aquí During our Spring Member Meeting, Bianca Vazquez of Beloved Community Incubator shared how immigrant-led worker cooperatives are supporting recent migrant families from Colombia, […]
Read More >EXCITING UPDATE ON SB 1407, THE CA EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP ACT!
We have exciting news: SB 1407, the CA Employee Ownership Act, has been passed out of the California Senate with unanimous support! This is an exciting step toward the expansion […]
Read More >Brightly, first U.S. franchised immigrant co-op, expands in New York and Philadelphia
Salvation, for Aguilar, came from a perhaps unlikely place: a business model best known to fans of McDonald’s. She’s now a franchisee. Two years ago, alongside nine fellow immigrants, Aguilar […]
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