Saint Paul, MN – National Co+op Grocers (NCG) and its 165 member co-ops raised more than $139,000 in recent weeks for the North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NĀTIFS), a nonprofit dedicated to revitalizing Indigenous food systems and promoting cultural preservation within Native American communities.
BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- When the owner of a Berkeley apartment building passed away, tenants worried their building would be bought and flipped into an unaffordable luxury property.
So, the residents of the 12-unit building banded together and got help from a community partner to turn this building in South Berkeley into an affordable housing cooperative.
The residents led the effort by convincing the city council to allocate funding for the co-op to the city's small sites program.
NCBA CLUSA and the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC) are pleased to announce a new partnership funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Cooperative Development Program (CDP).
On Tuesday, January 7th, people in Los Angeles County, California began receiving a high wind advisory and risk of fire notice. Come nightfall, heavy winds were underway and several fires had broken out, engulfing the city of LA in the worst disaster the city’s history. The fires became so intense that the freeways were lined up with abandoned cars stretched out for miles after people left their vehicles to flee. The city ordered mass evacuations, and thousands of Californians were displaced from their homes within hours.
Eligible candidates include individuals who are bringing new energy to existing labor unions, leading collective action at their own workplace, or advancing worker power in worker centers, co-ops and other models outside traditional unions. Individuals may self-nominate.
Nominations will be evaluated by a panel of veteran labor leaders, scholars and organizers.
Nominations open January 16, 2025
As the cooperative movement gained momentum, Vermont established a state commissioner of agriculture in 1909, with Orlando Martin leading vital educational initiatives for farmers. The federal extension service played a critical role in bolstering local agricultural support.
Having a say in your career and its future is important to you, right? Of course, it is. But what if you could take that a step further and have a true say in the direction your company was taking? It’s not just a pipe dream – nor must you start your own business or make a huge investment in another one to achieve this goal.
Lulu Hernández said when she first started working as a cleaner in Vancouver, she just accepted the long hours and low wages that were the industry standard.
But two women she met on the job helped her realize her workday could be different, Hernández said.
“We were just dreaming about having a company where we are all women and fairly paid and a community,” she said. “We had all these ideas, but we didn’t know what we were creating until we put the name on it.”
