Grassroots Economic Organizing

Catalyzing worker co-ops & the solidarity economy

Worker Cooperatives

Businesses that are owned and democratically controlled by their workers/employees (called "worker-owners").

May 26, 2021

A Very Funny Co-op Bill in California

A bill in California would create a very strange kind of worker co-op federation.

May 17, 2021

A Tight-Knit Worker Co-op

Michael Johnson interviews Gail Haines about life and work at the Green Mountain Spinnery.

Manufacturing Worker Cooperatives
May 6, 2021

The Conversion of Oxbow Design Build

An interview with Carl Woodruff.

Construction & Repair Worker Cooperatives
April 19, 2021

Governance in Home Care Cooperatives

Introduction and refresher on board, management and member roles, building engagement and more.

Healthcare Worker Cooperatives Democratic Dialog & Deliberation
April 13, 2021

Cooperative Special Effects

An interview with Anthony Kramer and John Baer.

Arts & Cultural Creation Worker Cooperatives
April 5, 2021

Subchapter T & How Money Flows Through a Cooperative

The SELC's Director of Economic Democracy, Ricardo Nuñez, and SELC Staff Attorney, Gregory Jackson, provided an introduction to the powerful way that worker cooperatives equitably distribute wealth and why it matters for your cooperative’s taxes.

Accounting Worker Cooperatives
March 25, 2021

Enjoying the Fruit of Collective Labor

An interview with Pelham Auto co-founder Louis Hasbrouk

Construction & Repair Worker Cooperatives
March 11, 2021

Finance Options for Worker Co-ops

Find out your options and learn about the finance institutions that have experience with worker-owned businesses.

Worker Cooperatives Financing
March 8, 2021

The Rest of Our Working Lives

Kim Pinkham talks about the PV Squared worker cooperative in this interview from 2008.

Utilities (Electric, Water, Phone, Internet) Worker Cooperatives United States