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Worker Cooperatives

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

April 13, 2020

Arizmendi's Economic Democracy Demonstrations in Food and Housing

Tim Huet discusses the Arizmendi model of worker cooperative.

April 6, 2020

Demystifying SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loans

David Hincapie of the US Small Business Administration (SBA) discusses the process for cooperatives to apply for an economic injury disaster loan to survive and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 30, 2020

Diary of an "Essential Worker" (Entry 2)

Rainbow Grocery Co-op worker-owner Gordon Edgar talks about life as an essential worker after San Francisco announced a Shelter in Place order due to COVID-19

March 16, 2020

State of the Worker Co-op Sector

Covering six years of business progress, the 2019 Worker Cooperative State of the Sector is a report on worker-owned business in the United States. This report is a co-production of Democracy at Work Institute and U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives, drawing upon the latest developments in the field, and deepens our understanding of the sector.

March 5, 2020

7 Lessons on the “Sovereignty of Labor”

Seven thing the author learned about the principle of the Sovereignty of Labor while visiting the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation in the fall of 2019.

February 3, 2020

MadWorC's Regional Rendezvous is Coming Up!

Members of Madison Worker Cooperatives discuss the upcoming Regional Rendezvous.

January 13, 2020

The Developmental Services Worker Co-operative

DSWC works with people with developmental disabilities “to facilitate their participation in all aspects of their home and community life”.

December 19, 2019

Baking in the Cooperation

Interviews with four worker-owners from four of the Arizmedi Bakeries

December 2, 2019

Jamila Medley

An interview with Jamila Medley of the Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance.