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Each year, the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives Worker Co-op Awards recognizes a range of worker-owned businesses and cooperators at the forefront of the movement to create stable, empowering jobs through worker-ownership. Over the years, the awards have celebrated the worker-owned businesses and cooperators who are using their collective power to make our economy more just and our world a better place to live.
Here we present the Worker Co-op Awardees throughout the years:
2024 Awardees
Cooperators of the Year
Marcelino Martinez, Cooperator of the Year
Rek Kwawer, Ecosystem Builder
Emma Le, Emerging Youth Cooperator
Co-ops of the Year
Chispas/Quetzal Community Real Estate, Industry Disrupter
Rock Steady Farm, Solidarity Economy Advocates
Red Emma’s, Movement Builder
2022 Awardees
Cooperator of the Year
Zenayda Bonilla
Co-ops of the Year
Alliance Collective – COVID Resiliency
PODER Emma – Commitment to Community
ChiFresh Kitchen – Essential Crisis Responders
Voces de Nashville – Language Justice Leaders
CLEAN Wash Mobile – Industry Disruptors
Collective Uprising LCA – Solidarity Economy Advocates
2021 Awardees
Cooperators of the Year
Maria Cruz, Ecomundo Cleaning Worker Cooperative – Cooperator of the Year
Catherine Murcek – Co-op Policy Advocate of the Year
Co-ops of the Year
Ward Lumber Worker Cooperative – Legacy Co-op Conversion
tilde Language Justice Cooperative – Language Justice Leader
Union Technology Cooperative – Principle Six Cooperator
The Drivers Cooperative – Industry Disruptor
Boston Cleaning Collective – COVID-19 Resiliency
Action OSH LLC – Essential Crisis Responder
Third Root Community Health Center – Commitment to Community
2020 Awardees
Cooperator of the Year
Emerging Leader in a Conversion: Clare Follmann, Orca Books, WA
Advocacy Torchbearer: Kirk Vartan, A Slice of New York, CA
Cross Sector Champion: Gregory Jackson, East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative, CA
Co-op of the Year
Health Justice Champion: ActionOSH (NYC)
Emerging Worker Cooperative: Chi-Fresh Kitchen (IL)
Champion Advocate: Childspace Daycare Centers
Special Recognition: Opportunity Threads, Cooperative Home Care Associates, and The Industrial Commons
2019 Awardees
Cooperators of the Year
Kate Khatib – Champion advocate of worker cooperatives
Adria Powell – Torchbearer inspiration for the movement
Co-ops of the Year
Mirror Beauty Cooperative – Social justice commitment
Brightly Cleaning – Innovation in the Movement
New School of Montpelier – Champion of the Movement
2018 Awardees
Cooperators of the Year
Yassi Eskandari-Qajar – Champion advocate of worker cooperatives
Elizabeth Arredondo – Long time commitment to & leadership within the movement
Mai Nguyen – Torchbearer inspiration for the movement
Co-ops of the Year
Caracol Language Cooperative – recognized for their Social Justice Commitment
PV Squared – Long time commitment within the movement
Metis Construction – Emerging worker cooperative
2017 Awardees – No Awards
2016 Awardees
Cooperative of the year: Opportunity Threads, North Carolina
Cooperator of the Year: Rebecca Kemble
We thank all of the awardees for their dedication to their communities and to the co-op movement.