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Worker Cooperatives

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

March 29, 2024

Reflecting on the Movement: A Survey for Worker Cooperators

A survey for cooperators, reflecting on the worker cooperative movement on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the founding of the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives.

October 3, 2016

A Cooperative Manifesto

Cooperative development is the most important social change work that a person can do.

July 17, 2025

B Corps Are One Piece of a Complex Puzzle

B Lab’s research suggests that certification has at least struck a chord with consumers. While worker co-ops seem to perpetually struggle with a lack of “awareness” around the model, one in three consumers in Canada and the US reportedly understand the B Corp label.

July 14, 2025

What It’s Like to Farm as a Co-op

In this video farm tour, we visit Ferme Coopérative Tourne-Sol, a thriving co-op farm just outside Montreal, Quebec. Farmers Dan Brisebois and Emily Board walk us through their seed-growing operation, discuss how their worker co-op farm was founded, and share how it functions today.

July 7, 2025

Cecosesola and the Art of Commoning within Capitalist Markets

Cecosesola is a remarkable federation of Venezuelan cooperatives that artfully manages multiple ventures as commons while deeply immersed within a system of capitalist markets. 

July 3, 2025

Drivers of Higher Care Quality at Home Care Cooperatives

Increasing the prevalence of perceived quality drivers through the expansion of home care cooperatives, the adoption of cooperatives’ practices by traditional agencies, and the implementation of industry-wide policies that facilitate them may significantly improve care quality across the home care sector. 

June 5, 2025

Reshaping Work and Life Through Co-Operative Models

 In this conversation with John Abrams, author of From Founder to Future, we explore how founders can strategically pave the way for a more equitable future through the worker co-op model and how work can influence every area of life.

May 26, 2025

Overcoming Financial Difficulty for Co-ops

Ai Van Kok explains how she has used "The £1 Model" to help worker co-ops in the UK better understand, and take control of, their business expenses.

May 19, 2025

As the Latrobe Valley Moves Away from Coal Jobs, Could a Green Worker Cooperative Offer a Solution?

In recent years, there’s been renewed interest in the worker co-op model. The Earthworker cooperative network focused on Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. The goal: find new types of employment and products in a coal area undergoing transition.

May 15, 2025

Ready for a Worker Owned Co-op?

Are you a business owner who is retiring or transitioning out? Don’t just close the door—pass the torch.