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Worker Cooperatives

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

July 8, 2021

Feeding the Soul of DisCOs

DisCOs are a possible and plausible catalyst for slipping out of today’s decaying economy, and creating true ecology within the economic framework.

June 24, 2021

How to Strengthen the Cooperative Community

E.G. Nadeau discusses what the cooperative movement could do to strengthen co-op development around the world.

June 17, 2021

Raising Cooperative Capital for Worker Co-ops

How can cooperatives raise capital that aligns with their values and do it legally?

June 10, 2021

Worker Co-ops vs. COVID

We speak with worker-owners at 8 co-ops in 4 states about the unique benefits, struggles, and limitations of of the worker cooperative model.

June 3, 2021

Bringing Dignity to Caregiving

The home care crisis isn’t new, but it is receiving renewed attention. In several communities across the country, home care workers have come together to form worker cooperatives.

June 1, 2021

Creando Conciencia: A Cooperative Story

How the workers of Creando Conciencia formed as a worker's cooperative for recycling workers in Benavidez, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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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.

April 19, 2021

Governance in Home Care Cooperatives

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