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Worker Cooperatives

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

October 12, 2020

One Member One Vote

Profiles of two co-op leaders: Carol Zippert of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund and Tim Huet of the Arizmendi Association of Cooperatives.

July 30, 2020

The Sweet Sound of Cooperation

Josh Davis interviews members of the New York Music Co-op about the benefits of being in a worker co-op, how they got started, and how they've adjusted to the realities of COVID-19

July 16, 2020

Cooperating Through Crisis

Gordon Edgar of Rainbow Grocery Co-op in San Francisco discusses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their business.

July 13, 2020

Advancing Latina Economic Empowerment for the Benefit of All

The LIFT Economy podcast interviews Claudia Arroyo of Prospera about how that organization works to empower Latina women through small business and cooperative values.

July 2, 2020

How to Turn Your Non-Profit into a Worker Co-op

Kim Grveles tells the story of how disgruntled workers at a Wisconsin non-profit formed a worker co-op to do the same work they were doing as employees, but with all the benefits of ownership.

June 11, 2020

Making Worker Co-ops "Antifragile"

The principle of spreading losses is important to expand upon to make the worker co-operative movement resistant to, and even benefited by, economic disruptions.

May 21, 2020

Shared Capital and Solidarity

Executive Director of Shared Capital Cooperative, Christina Jennings, discusses how Shared Capital operates and how they have been acting to serve their members and the wider cooperative community during the COVID 19 pandemic.

May 7, 2020

The Up & Go Story

A short film about the Up & Go cooperative home-cleaning app that is co-owned by three worker co-ops in New York City.

May 4, 2020

Worker-Owned Streaming Service Launches

A co-founder of Means TV answers questions about their worker co-op.